Because he and his Taiwanese friends alike enjoy a legacy of Minnan (Southern Fujianese) culture, and because they have alike been deeply influenced by Japanese and American culture, Cai can talk to them about the modern and the traditional, and about expansive topics such as how Oriental culture can be extended to have a broader global appeal. "To a certain extent, I regard Taiwan as my cultural home."
因為他和台灣朋友一樣，同屬閩南文化，又同樣受到日本和美國的深深影響，在台灣藝術圈，他可以談現代、談傳統，也可以談東方藝術如何跨入世界的大命題，「某種程度來說，「我把台灣當成了文化的故鄉，」蔡國強表示。