Cheng Tien-chueh, a trader who often travels to Europe and North America on business, observes that the younger generation in all cities share the features of following trends and trying to stake out a unique position for themselves. But compared to the youth of Europe and North America, Taiwan's young people still lack the willingness to accept the responsibility for their own lives.
常常因商務所需到歐美旅行的貿易商鄭天爵觀察，崇尚流行、喜歡標新立異是所有大城市新新人類的共同特徵，但與歐美比較起來，台灣的青少年缺乏承擔生活的責任感。