Hu Chen-ni's parents, on the other hand, did not have much objection to her marrying a foreigner. "In fact," says Hu, "they felt that I would have fared very badly had I married a Taiwanese man because I'm a total klutz with household chores." The biggest problem in her marriage has stemmed from differing Western and Chinese attitudes toward family affairs.
對於女兒嫁給外國人，胡珍妮的爸爸、媽媽並沒有太多意見，「他們反倒認為，我嫁給台灣人下場會很慘，因為我不會做家事」，胡珍妮說，比較麻煩的倒是中西方對家庭的觀念不同。