"In Taiwan among friends we are all about honor and commitment. A sentence or two and the deal is done. But in China friendship is 'quantified.' You basically look at what use you are to the other person to determine the level of friendship.
「在台灣，朋友間講的是義氣與承諾，一句話交易就成了；可是在大陸，朋友的交情是被『量化』的，交情深淺端看你的利用價值。