Remarking on the quick pace of life in Taipei, Chang Chieh-lung, president of Ilan Community College, quips: "Everything changes so fast in Taipei, I've got to update my image of the place every time I go there. And there are so many sounds, so many flavors, and so many people, it's enough to turn you into a manic-depressive!"
對於總以一股激昂的律動運轉著的台北，宜蘭社區大學校長張捷隆就說，「台北速度太快，每次上台北都要隨時更新自己對台北的記憶」，他笑著表示：「而且台北聲音多、味道多、人多，令人躁鬱！」