Why is the drama "Foreign Wife, Local Man" so popular in Guangdong?

The Guangdong TV series "Foreign Wife, Local Man" is a TV series that I like very much.

Its core charm lies in the "conflict" between local culture and foreign culture, that is, cultural differences! This cultural difference is the reason why this drama is so popular in Guangdong. Unfortunately, this core charm has now disappeared.

Someone mentioned above another popular TV series in Guangdong, "Seventy-Two Tenants". I also like watching this TV series, but this TV series is different from the previous 2006 "Foreign Wife, Local Man" ” are two completely different TV series.

It can be said that before 2006, the "foreign wife and local man" were "foreign wife and local man".

After 2006, "Foreign Wife and Local Man" lost its biggest feature and became a modern version of "Seventy-Two Tenants". ——Before 2006, I could still hear Chang Xianglan’s Mandarin, Hu Xingzi and Zeng Youmei’s Shanghainese, Diana’s English, and most importantly, the foreign culture they represented behind them!

Please note that although the current Xianglan, Niu Ge and Yumei also speak Henanese and Shanghainese, do they represent foreign cultures? Because "difference" disappears, culture is not sufficiently reflected.

What is the most important word in "Foreign Wife and Local Man"? The difference between "foreign" and "local"!

"Foreign wife" represents foreign culture, and "local man" represents "local culture".

Chang Xianglan represents Henan culture, Hu Xingzi represents Shanghai culture, and Dai Nanna represents foreign culture.

Only three of the four daughters-in-law are foreign daughters-in-law. Su Miaochan does not belong to the "foreign daughter-in-law". She represents the Cantonese culture of the "authentic Cantonese" among the four daughters-in-law. Therefore, many conflicts are caused by Su Miaochan, the second sister-in-law.

The "Foreign Wife, Local Man" before 2006 was a conflict caused by cultural differences between Henan culture, Shanghai culture, foreign culture, other cultures and Guangdong culture! This cultural difference is the greatest charm of "Foreign Wife, Local Man" before 2006, and this cultural difference is also the fundamental reason why it will never go back.