unique culture

To celebrate all kinds of festivals, people in Taiwan love to have a lunch or dinner together. Like wedding and funeral is a good time to let the whole family and friends to get together. The most special part is the place people have a dinner party. It is not at a restaurant or someone’s home. This party always holds on the street. You don’t misunderstand. We are really have a lunch outside. People build a canopy with canvas and iron tube for temporal purpose. Yes. It is the party place. That is the unique culture by the name of “Ban-Juo” (辦桌) in Taiwan.

Generally, you may not know who will sit near by you. That is the reason why I don’t like the situation like that. When I have a lunch with strangers, l always feel uncomfortable. People with bad table manners will make me lose my appetite. In addition, I can’t have a lunch without air-container in summer. And it is the thing “Ban-Juo” won’t have. You have to eat your food and wipe your sweat at same time. What’s worse, the surrounding will become very dirty.

There is no denying that it has some drawbacks. However, we can’t overlook its advantage. When strangers sit down together and have lunch, they may make friends with each other. There is a kind of human touch. Besides, open areas allow people to talk freely as well as sing happily. What’s more, people will get high because of the free and easy atmosphere. I think it is a way that our ancestors teach us descendants to keep in touch and maintain the relation ship with each other. We have to pass down the culture. I hope our ancestors’ wise can be passed down.