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Glass-hearted netizens ask 'Isn't Taiwan good enough?' Chiu Hsin-yi rare outburst: Why assume it's about you?

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Actress and mother Chiu Hsin-yi expressed frustration on Facebook over negative comments she receives when sharing her experiences living in the United States.
  • She questioned why some people react defensively or interpret her sharing as criticism of Taiwan, emphasizing that she simply wants to share her life as a้™ช่ฎ€ (accompanying-to-study) mother.
  • Chiu stated that every place has its own good and bad aspects, and appreciating other places does not diminish one's own.

Actress Chiu Hsin-yi has voiced her frustration on Facebook regarding the negative reactions she encounters when sharing her experiences living in the United States. Chiu, who has been living in the U.S. for two months with her children, expressed bewilderment at the immediate defensiveness some people display.

Why do you have to immediately assume it's about you?! I completely don't understand.

โ€” Chiu Hsin-yiChiu expressed her frustration on Facebook about how her sharing of American life is often misinterpreted.

"Why do you have to immediately assume it's about you?! I completely don't understand," Chiu wrote. She explained that whenever she shares a bit about her American life, some individuals interpret it negatively, asking questions like "So America is better?" "Isn't Taiwan good enough?" or "Why keep praising America?"

So America is better?

โ€” Unspecified commentersChiu cited examples of negative interpretations of her posts about living in the U.S.

Chiu questioned why seeing the good in other places makes some people so uncomfortable. She believes that individuals with strong psychological resilience do not need to put down others to prove their own worth. "America has its good and bad, and Taiwan has its irreplaceable good," she stated. "Japan, Korea, Europe, every place in the world has small aspects worth seeing, learning from, and liking."

Isn't Taiwan good enough?

โ€” Unspecified commentersChiu cited examples of negative interpretations of her posts about living in the U.S.

She clarified that her sharing is simply because she is currently living in the U.S. with her children for the summer. She intends to share the realities of being a "้™ช่ฎ€" (accompanying-to-study) mother and her firsthand observations of the world. "It's that simple!" she concluded.

Why keep praising America?

โ€” Unspecified commentersChiu cited examples of negative interpretations of her posts about living in the U.S.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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