"In the past no one was afraid of earthquakes and fires, and they weren't worried about having to replace their thatch roofs every three years either," Tsai points out. Three days after a fire, the new building would be up again with the help of your neighbors. A little incident would become an "excuse" for everyone to get together and have a good time.
「以前沒人怕地震、火災，對三年就要翻新的茅草頂也不擔心，」蔡義昌舉例，火災過後三天，新屋就在左鄰右舍協助下重新矗立，一點小事反倒成了大家聚會的「藉口」。