Says Hartzell, "Americans may have big yards, but your neighbor will tell you: 'Keep off my property.' In rural Taiwan, by contrast, the neighbors still enjoy very warm relations. When you pass by someone's home in a rural area, they'll invite you in for tea."
「美國人雖有很大的庭院，但是鄰居卻會告訴你：腳不要踩在我的土地上」，何瑞元認為，台灣的鄉間還很有人情味，路過鄉村人家，會被熱情的邀請進去喝茶。