What's more, "Though people in Ilan and Hualien may earn less money and have fewer facilities and less variety of activities, they also enjoy a lower cost of living, a more relaxed pace of life and clean air," notes Ou. Different cities serve different functions. They can't be expected to be similar in every respect.
再說，「宜蘭人、花蓮人或許建設少一點、賺得少一點、活動的花樣也不夠多，卻享有低廉的物價、悠閒的心境和新鮮的空氣」，自小在東部鄉下長大的歐晉德說，城市各有功能，何必齊頭平等？