There were often stereotypes the two sides held about the other. Taiwanese often thought mainlanders live on a diet of "garlic, hot peppers, and dog meat," and have short fuses. Meanwhile mainlanders have thought of Taiwanese as "male chauvinists," or as "crude."
一來兩者之間互有刻板印象，「本省人」認為「外省人」「都愛吃大蒜、辣椒和狗肉」、「脾氣很壞」；「外省人」認為「本省人」「有大男人主義」、「比較土氣」… …。