[quote=“Leftywang81”][quote=“tommy525”]A TW woman killed her husband in his sleep due to repeated abuse from him. She was let off with a light sentence.
So TW women are very much fighting back. Society has changed. TW women are not softies that take punches, nor should they be.[/quote]
I disagree. The majority of them are “softies”. Of course, there will be a handful of the ones (like my exgf) who won’t take shit from anyone and the slightest bit of disrespect will trigger them into a fit of rage, but in my opinion, most of the women here are more than content with just putting them head down or and pretending it didn’t happen or they will do anything to shy away from any awkward attention. Maybe the most they will do is give you a weak crazy eye in an attempt to seem like she has the nerve to stand up for herself in public, but that is usually accompanied by some soft muttering while turning away from the confrontation. This is not a knock on the “Taiwanese woman”. But its just not “lady-like” to spout off and scream and yell in public and draw unwanted attention to yourself. Some people just dont give a damn, but most do.[/quote]
I wouldn’t define Taiwanese women as softies. When they are born, they are viewed as “mistakes”, not of the same value as a male heir. They have to justify their existence by being overachievers, whether in beauty or brains. If they have a brother, they will have to cater to him hand and foot, and watch the family resources go to him. Their parents will leave them out of inheritance to pamper the male baby. If they marry, they are considered out of the family. If they divorce, the family will not help them keep their children. So, under such conditions, of dammed if you do and dammed if you don’t, you have those reactions. The “I do not care” and must plunge on or the “I do not care and give up”.
Regarding their relationship to children, well, depends on the marriage. Motherhood is a labor of love and if you do not love the hubby but marry because of social/family pressure, that affects the situation. Then there are women who simply decide not to have kids… and those that happen by accident. Mostly, it is family pressure. Since she is a woman, she is not smart enough/good enough to raise her own kids, must defer to her elders/male relatives.
Honestly, the things you see here regarding kids make your hair stand punk style. Last night, a moron of Olympic proportions left his 3 year old in the car, alone, while he tended to other businesses. The car’s brakes gave in and then the vehicle plunged on by itself into another car. The father did not notice. A nearby store owner rescued the frightened kid, gave him some fried rice. dad finally showed up and was more concerned about the car than the kid, busy making phone calls. Cops fined him only for the car accident. He took the kid and left in the same car. In the ol country, a 4th world hellhole, he would have never seen his kid again. Does Taiwan do not have the legal figure of child endangerment? :fume: