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Taiwanese YouTuber Sarah angered by strangers' comments about her son using a stroller in Taipei

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A Taiwanese YouTuber, known as Sarah, living in Taichung, shared two unpleasant encounters she had while traveling alone with her two young children in Taipei.
  • She was first verbally accosted by a man who questioned why foreigners visit Taiwan, and later by an elderly man who criticized her young son for still using a stroller.
  • Sarah expressed her frustration online, defending her decision to use a stroller for her nearly two-year-old son due to his weight.

Taiwanese YouTuber Sarah, who resides in Taichung with her husband Eric and their two children, recently shared two unsettling experiences during a solo trip to Taipei with her kids. The encounters left her feeling angered and frustrated.

Oh, he's so big, why is he still in a stroller?

— elderly manThe man's comment to Sarah about her young son using a stroller.

While walking with her children, Sarah was confronted by a man who muttered angrily about foreigners visiting Taiwan. When she looked at him, he told her to stop staring. She found the interaction baffling and chose not to engage further.

The second incident involved an elderly man who saw her nearly two-year-old son in a stroller. He loudly commented, "Oh, he's so big, why is he still in a stroller?" This remark infuriated Sarah, who later posted on social media, "What business is it of yours that my child is in a stroller?" She defended her actions, explaining to her audience, "Hello, he's not even two years old. Okay, he's big, but do you expect me to carry a 16-kilogram child?"

What business is it of yours that my child is in a stroller?

— SarahSarah's reaction to the elderly man's comment.

Experiencing two instances of unfriendliness within a single day left Sarah so upset that she had trouble sleeping.

Hello, he's not even two years old. Okay, he's big, but do you expect me to carry a 16-kilogram child?

— SarahSarah's explanation and defense of using a stroller for her son.
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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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