However, "They have richness within," avers Professor Hsu Yi-chung of NDHU's Institute of Tourism and Recreation Management. When studying in North Carolina, he noticed that many people in small towns or rural areas had a good understanding of the local natural environment, and could talk knowledgeably about local culture and history. Although they had never been abroad, they lived full and rich lives.
然而「他們卻有富足的內在，」東華觀光所副教授許義忠說，他在美國北卡州念書期間，觀察到許多住在鄉間小鎮的民眾，對當地的自然環境瞭若指掌、人文歷史如數家珍，雖然從未跨出國門，卻生活得飽滿而豐富。