"In comparison, men have been more fortunate," says Chung. At home the best food was always given to the males, the men were always the first to be served, and when the men had eaten their fill and settled in to chew the fat, the women would have to be cleaning up without a moment's rest.
「相形之下，男人似乎比較好命」，鍾春蘭指出，家裡有好菜都留給男人，開飯的第一桌也都是男人先食，當男人飯飽相偕到稻埕上「打嘴鼓（閒聊）」時，女人便開始醃醬瓜筍乾，做醬油豆腐，一刻沒得閒。