"He said he lived in Kaohsiung. Over there we all know about Kaohsiung, a big city. I never realized I was coming to the middle of nowhere," complains "Hsiao Mei" (assumed name), who lives in a traditional courtyard-farmhouse surrounded by fields and banana orchards. It is a far cry from what she had imagined, and there is nothing to do for entertainment.
「他說是住在高雄，高雄在我們那裡名氣很大，我們都知道是大城市，誰知道是嫁到這麼偏僻的鄉下」，住在田疇蕉園角落一家三合院裡的曉梅（化名）抱怨，這跟她原來勾勒的生活環境差太多了，要玩都沒地方玩。