Rather this kind of thing is a "trademark" that has become attached to Taiwanese drama over the course of its history. As a result, even though "nativist drama" has escaped the stereotypical setting of the Taiwanese countryside of the past and increasingly focuses on contemporary urban life, such provocative scenes-playing to elemental emotions to pull on the heart-strings-are still common.
倒不是台灣人到現在普遍還有體罰小孩的現象，而是八點檔鄉土劇特殊的發展過程所形成必備的戲劇元素，即使現在劇型已經演進到以描繪都會生活為主，在提及過去生活的片段時，仍然會出現如此煽情的情節。