"The Japanese call the people born after the war the 'bee generation' or the 'ant people.' That's a very accurate description of Taiwan's post-war baby boomers too," says Chai Sung-lin. When they were younger, the bee generation had very simple expectations in life: social stability, family togetherness, filial piety from their children, diligence at work and the chance to set some savings away.
「日本人稱戰後出生的那一代為『團塊世代』、或者說是『螞蟻族』，這樣的形容用在台灣戰後的嬰兒潮也很貼切」，柴松林指出，團塊世代的生命期盼原來很單純：社會安定、家庭團聚、子女孝順、勤懇工作而能留有積蓄，其他的他們不去多想。