On top of this, the traditional Chinese virtues such as industriousness, thrift, honesty and attention to study are at a premium among the easy-going people of the region. Finally, the fact that Panama's Chinese go back seven generations to the workers who built the railroad means they are a solidly established section of the nation.
此外，中國的傳統美德，如勤儉、誠信、讀書第一… … 等，在民性悠游閒散的中南美洲倍顯可貴；加上華人從一八五○年代來巴築鐵路，已傳衍了七代，根基穩固。