A: All these rollers and spatulas, the printing ink and all types of plate engraving tools give a real feeling of traditional techniques.
B: I know what you mean. When it comes to drawing, designing and composition, we now do all of this on the computer. Who still does things the traditional way?
A: So why do you insist on doing things by hand?
Photo: Tania Chou, Taipei Times 照片：台北時報周姲醇
B: I guess I’m a bit old school, ha ha. And I like the feeling I get from handmade things. Things mass-produced by machine just don’t have the same feel.
A: Now, that I understand. That’s why handmade dumplings always taste so much nicer than factory-made ones!
A: 看到這些滾筒、刮刀、油墨，和各式各樣的版畫雕刻工具，覺得好「復古」喔！
B: 我知道你的意思。說到繪圖、設計、版面構成，我們現在都用電腦做，有誰還在土法煉鋼啊？
A: 那你為什麼堅持手工呢？
B: 可能我是比較老派的人吧，哈哈。而且我喜歡手做的溫度，那是機械複製沒辦法比擬的。
A: 這個我了解。這就是為什麼手工水餃比用機器做的水餃要好吃得多！
(Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱)
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