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Schools reopen in Taiwan, and parents celebrate the day students dread most

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Schools for students through high school reopened in Taiwan after a two-month summer vacation.
  • Social media users joked that the first day back brought nationwide student frustration, traffic and crowded buses.
  • Many parents celebrated sending their children back to school, while university students noted that their term would begin later.

Taiwan’s schools reopened after a two-month summer break, prompting one social media user to call the day “the day of the most resentment in all Taiwan.”

Parents and students quickly embraced the joke. Comments described children arriving at school in a bad mood, students’ spirits falling nationwide and the collective sighing as powerful enough to generate electricity.

the day of the most resentment in all Taiwan

— Social media userThe phrase described the frustration associated with the first school day after the summer break.

Many parents said they felt relieved or openly happy to see their children enter the school gates. One parent called it “the beginning of parents’ liberation,” while another said a full-time mother could cheer once the children went inside.

Office workers also joined the complaints, anticipating renewed traffic jams and crowded buses. University students, whose classes would start on September 14, said they had avoided the immediate return to school.

the beginning of parents’ liberation

— Parent on social mediaThe comment captured the relief many parents expressed as their children returned to school.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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