Family Life in Taiwan | Easy Taiwanese Mandarin 16

Hello everyone, we are Easy Taiwanese Mandarin. I'm today's host, Emma. There's a Chinese saying, 家和万事兴, which means family and happiness, everything will be prosperous. Today, let's listen to Taiwanese family stories. Let's go. Do you usually live at home? Yes. No, I live outside. Do you live alone? Yes, I live alone. I live in a dormitory. So you live alone? No, I live in a dormitory with my roommate. We are college students. I live in Tainan. I rent a house. Because of work. Who do you live with? Who are your family members? My parents and my sister. My parents and my brother. My parents. My wife and kids. I live with my husband, a son and a daughter. I live with my husband and kids. I don't live with my parents. When did you start living alone? I'm from Kaohsiung. I lived in Tainan when I was in college. I've been living in Tainan. When I was in my early 20s. I was about 24 years old. About 2 or 3 years ago. I moved out when I was 4 years old. I moved out and lived alone for 4 years. I started living alone when I was in college. I moved out after he got pregnant. Yes, I moved out. Why did you want to move out? Because I work abroad. So I need to live in a house. Because it's more free. My family lives in Yunlin. I live in Taipei when I was in college. So I decided to live here. It's more free. You have your own space. My parents-in-law support me. They want their family to have their own space. We usually get together for dinner or weekends. We usually sleep separately. We don't bother each other. Because kids often make noise. Because of the school. The school is not near my home. So I moved out. I live near the school. Because I feel comfortable at home. My parents are good at studying. So I decided to live alone. Why can't you move out now? Because of the economy. And I'm very busy now. I need to study. Because I'm only in high school. I don't have the economic ability. What's the difference between living at home and now? The difference is... Freedom. Freedom in this aspect. And... I have my own space. I can use it. When I come back, my parents or my grandmother won't worry so much. I went to a few exams. From cooking to washing clothes. I have to make important decisions. My family is not around. I have to make decisions now. I have to be responsible. I have to learn. Do you usually contact your family? Yes. How do you contact each other? I go home directly. It's quite long. I go home twice a month. Although the frequency is high, it's quite long. I rarely contact my family. Rarely. They call me. Or I go home once a month. Rarely. I go home twice a month. Rarely. Do you chat with your family? Yes. Because we have to live together. Chat and eat together. Share life. Do you chat with your family? Yes. Of course. I chat with my family. What do you talk about? What do we talk about? We talk about our relationship. We are like brothers and sisters. We don't talk much when we are in high school. We talk a little bit on Saturdays. And at night. We don't talk much at other times. Do you know? Yes. We chat when we eat. Do you quarrel with your family? Yes. We quarrel a lot. What do you quarrel about? Sometimes we quarrel. It's just a little quarrel. We don't quarrel a lot. Sometimes we are unhappy when we talk. But we usually end it. It's not serious. We are quite harmonious. We rarely quarrel. We usually go out to play or do something. We rarely quarrel. Of course. We quarrel with my brother. But now we are older. We don't have much contact. So it's okay. We don't quarrel much. But we used to quarrel a lot when we were young. It's okay. It's just a little thing at home. We don't wash the dishes. Or something is not clean. We used to quarrel when we were young. But now we are all working. We have our own ideas. So we don't have time to discuss. Yes. What do you quarrel about? They control my stuff. I don't want to be controlled by them. Do you talk to your family? Yes. If I think it's necessary to let them know, I will talk to them. As for other things, such as when I was in college, I talked to my friends. They may not need to know. Or I can handle it myself. I may not talk about it. Sometimes I can't stand it. But other times, the more I grow up, the better. It's buried in my heart. We don't quarrel much. Unless something big happens. We don't quarrel much. Yes. Why? Maybe... Maybe our ideas are different from theirs. So it's hard to talk about something. Why don't you want to talk to them? Sometimes I want to complain to my teacher. My mom will ask my teacher about it. It's too scary. Do you have a family gathering or family trip? Not necessarily. Sometimes we have a barbecue or have a meal for a few months. Not necessarily. We are busy with work. We don't have holidays. Yes. We have a family gathering. We have time for everyone. We go to the south. We go out to have fun. Yes. For example, it's a holiday. It's a holiday. We don't travel much. Now we have more kids. So we take them out more often. We call it a zoo. It's okay. We don't go out to have fun. We go out to have fun. We go out to have fun with friends. We have a family gathering during the Spring Festival. Other than that, we go back to where we want to go. We have a family gathering and have a meal. We don't have a fixed time to travel. We go wherever we want to go. But we have a fixed holiday. We go back to Hualien once to see my grandma. What does your family mean to you? It means a lot. I think it's important to be with each other. It's enough to grow up with each other. It's enough. Yes. I can be safe. I don't have to restrict myself. I can do whatever I want. I don't have to worry about being isolated. Home is a warm shelter. It's a shelter. It's a warm place. I can be myself when I go back. Is Taiwan's family life the same as you imagined? What is your family life like? 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