The book's humorous, occasionally slapstick style has earned it a lot of attention across Taiwan, though some more "patriotic" older readers disapprove, calling it a stereotyped view of Taiwan.
這本書風趣直率又帶點無厘頭的風格，使其問世後頗受台灣讀者青睞，但也有些年紀比較大的「愛國讀者」不以為然，覺得這種內容多半是對台灣的刻板描述。