This question is very interesting. Fundamentally speaking, the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have great similarities. Because there are some differences between regions, here are some references for you.
Taiwan also implements family planning, which is another form of population control measures. From the early days of having three children per couple, then to the "two children just right" family plan, and now back to the implementation of three children is the best. Most children grow up with siblings in addition to playmates. There are fundamental differences from those born in the 1980s in mainland China. The post-80s generation in mainland China are generally only children. This difference means that Taiwanese people are better in terms of friendship. Taiwan's Internet popularity was earlier than that in mainland China, so the impact of the post-80s generation being flooded with information on the Internet appeared five years earlier in Taiwan. Therefore, a clear comparison should not only be made between those born in the 1980s and 1980s. Many of the Internet nouns and Internet slang we often see today are from Taiwan, such as GGYY, otaku, otaku, etc. They were originally Taiwanese, but are now given different meanings and spread on the Internet. Here there is a certain degree of difference in basic ideas. Young people in Taiwan think more broadly and quickly, and their rebelliousness is about the same on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
From the perspective of educational factors, Taiwan’s education system is somewhat different from that of mainland China. Although it is also an examination-oriented education and you also have to go through the high school entrance examination and college entrance examination (called high school joint entrance examination and university joint entrance examination in Taiwan), the scope of Taiwan's examination is wider, not 2 1. The subjects to be tested in the high school joint entrance examination are 5 subjects, Chinese, mathematics, English, society, nature. The college entrance examination has been divided into groups, but the test subjects are still the same. This situation forces students to study a wider range, which means that their knowledge will be more popular. After arriving at university, although each school is a little different, most of the principles are based on the credit system. One-third of the credits to be studied in four years are general subjects, such as Chinese, English, mathematics, modern history, etc. One-third are professional subjects and the other third are electives. Of course, there are also some required elective courses, which account for about half. The other half of the students can choose based on their own interests. It can be across departments, colleges, or even schools. I used to study information engineering in college, but I can study educational psychology in the psychology department and commercial law in the business school's corporate management department. These credits are recognized by the school. Therefore, students' knowledge is designed to be broader, and there is an absolute difference between the two sides.
Immigration to Taiwan began in the Zhou Dynasty, and there were several subsequent large-scale immigrants. The most important ones were Zheng Chenggong in the late Ming Dynasty, and Chiang Kai-shek's retreat to Taiwan. Throughout the Qing Dynasty, many people from mainland China also immigrated to Taiwan. The purpose of immigrating at that time was mostly because they could no longer survive. Whether it's because of fleeing or a natural disaster. No one is willing to take the risk of crossing the Taiwan Strait if it is not to the point of life and death. Using early sailing ships to cross the Taiwan Strait had only half the success rate. Crossing the strait does not guarantee your survival, because there are still many unknown dangers in Taiwan. Therefore, the ancestors who went to Taiwan all had an adventurous spirit. This adventurous spirit will be inherited, so people in Taiwan are basically more adventurous, daring to strive for, and daring to try.
Taiwan is a small island, and all underground resources on the island have basically been exploited. If you want to survive, you can only rely on resources elsewhere. Moreover, the market is very small. If a company wants to grow bigger, it must treat the world as its market. Therefore, most of the post-80s generation in Taiwan have accepted this concept since childhood, and their global outlook is better than that of the post-80s generation in mainland China.
As society becomes increasingly internationalized, many world-famous brands have entered Taiwan and mainland China one after another, creating a group of so-called petty bourgeoisie, or money worshipers like Mano. It exists on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and both have far-reaching impacts. There are many people in Taiwan who want to be celebrities and models. In addition to wanting to express themselves, another important factor is that they hope to join a wealthy family and live a lifetime of food and clothing after becoming famous. For example, this is the case with Peng Xuefen in the early days and Alyssa Chia recently. In addition to making policy alliances with the political world and well-matched wealthy families, wealthy families also like to find some celebrities and use the celebrity's popularity to increase the visibility of their own enterprise groups. Therefore, the luxury trend quickly affected these girls.
How many girls can really withstand the romance that money accumulates? Realistically speaking, almost none. Even if he is a dinosaur, as long as he accepts this kind of romance once or twice, he will immediately feel like Snow White. Regardless of the stage, there are many comparisons. As a result, these luxurious consumptions quickly took over people's hearts and flooded society. This phenomenon is not limited to those born in the 1980s, but is even more obvious among those born in the 1990s. In order to obtain these luxurious vanities, girls and even many boys are willing to sacrifice everything except their lives. In order to satisfy their own vanity, there is a lot of excessive consumption, and credit cards are everywhere. The result is more credit card slaves and many suicides who are unable to repay their loans.
The last item is also a more serious influencing factor. It is the impact of prices, especially the impact of housing prices. On both sides of the Taiwan Strait, if you just need to eat, wear, and travel, these basic needs can be easily met, and they will not have a large proportion in the personal economy. But housing prices are different. With the development of social economy, the increase in housing prices will always exceed the range that wages can bear. Because houses are built for rich people, not for bosses to live in. Those born in the 1980s calculated that based on their wages, they would have to live without food for 300 years to earn a house. People who don’t understand financial planning will immediately lose hope. It’s easier to muddle along. This phenomenon has already appeared in Taiwan more than ten years ago. Taking the housing prices in Taipei City's East District as an example, one square meter (approximately 3.24 square meters) of a second-hand house currently costs about NT$1.8 million. If converted into RMB, it is about NT$120,000 per square meter. The salary of working-class people in Taiwan is about NT$30,000, which is about 6,500 yuan. If you want to buy a 30 square meter house, you have to earn 150 years without food or drink. This phenomenon has also seriously affected many behaviors and performances of those born in the 1980s. The main reason is that they see no hope and no tomorrow. But as they grow older, so do their knowledge and skills. Their hope slowly emerged again, and so did the mainland. What we should pay more attention to now is that these phenomena that happened to those born in the 1980s will reappear more seriously in those born in the 1990s. We can wait and see. In the next five years, after the post-90s generation begins to join the workforce, the phenomenon of social chaos will become more serious