Taiwan's funeral business used to be a closed industry and casket bearers were notorious for wearing flip-flops, munching on betel nuts, and smoking. A few unsavory characters actually pilfered cadavers and demanded under-the-table money from mourning families, and squeezed every possible penny out of each funeral. This is the impression the general public still has of traditional undertakers.
在過去，台灣殯葬業是一門封閉的行業，穿著拖鞋、咬著檳榔、抽著煙的抬棺工人，加上少數不良業者搶屍體、漫天要價，在喪家最難過之餘索取紅包，狠狠敲詐一筆，是一般人對於傳統殯葬業者的印象。