Of course he and others in his circle of overseas Chinese friends are concerned about Taiwan's future, but very few are all that passionate about politics. Most, perhaps 80 %, are just like Huang: "Unless participation is made readily available, such as through mail-in absentee ballots, then we cannot possibly participate." Guillermo Shih-min Chang, who has emigrated to Costa Rica, expresses extreme dissatisfaction.
「不可能，我那時候沒有假」，他在電話那頭表示，他們都很關心台灣的前途，但當地華人圈中，對政治熱中的畢竟是少數，百分之八十都和他一樣，「除非把選舉 makeavailable，例如舉辦通訊投票，否則我們不可能參與。」