While it is possible to see it as the awakening of a consumer consciousness, the incident would not have occurred if Taiwanese were not spending huge amounts of money abroad. On this occasion, members of that ill-fated tour group were buying Rolex watches.
說是消費者意識覺醒，當然沒錯；不過探究起因，和國人出國喜好購物的習性不無關係，這次是為了買價值不菲的勞力士表。