My Mom's Strict Sense of Rightdoings

The thing started with the location of my aunt and uncle's hotel booking. It was located in the west end of Taipei city, used to be the most prosperous area in the 70s, however, the glory had faded with the development of of east side of Taipei. The area is very close to the Taipei central station. Streets are narrow, many of the buildings are old were built in the Japanese colonial time. The composit of inhabitants are more complex. People came from the village found their first foot hole here.

My mom's first reaction to the address is that's a area filled with prostitutes. She always draws the line between good and evil women very strictly. In her mind, those women who work in pubs, nightclubes are all classified as prostitutes, regardless whether she is the manager, janitor, or hostess. They should be all condemned for making money by selling their bodies.

That's very harsh generalisation. I think this area can better present Taipei's past and present comparing to the multi-national hotel chain. Not to confront my mother, I told my aunt and uncle that the area has a lot of historical buildings, many nice eataries with stories and Taiwanese flavor. Indeed, there are hostess bars and pubs around, but if not hanging out too late at night, I think you are safe.

We all make our living one way or another, there is no clear cut of what type of job is superior than the other. If there is demand, supply follows. Actually, I even admire those who can survive in this tough environment. I don't quit understand why is she so hostile toward this industry, is it threatening her life at one time? It shouldn't be now.