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本帖最后由 rlsrls08 于 2009-10-6 04:14 编辑
Well, here's a long-winded one...
I'm 62, have traveled every continent except Antarctica, although I was close once, in Ushuaia, Chile. I'm French, Canadian. I sing in Chinese, have a Chinese wife, been there and most every other Asian country...Japan, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, and on and on. I was struck by the nature of the responses, some intelligent, most ignorant (and I mean that in the true sense of the term, "lacking in knowledge or training") and some quite combative. Although several people did make astute points.
The invitation to go to China before offering an opinion is most appropriate. One will find China to be exciting and a load of fun! That is, if you are open minded enough to step a little out of your own cultural rules.
On one hand, there is pushing and shoving which westerners find offensive. There is spitting out of food onto dinner plates in restaurants, which we
find disgusting. There are poor people with dirty bare feet and blackened teeth which we define as, well, you make up a word for this.
On the other hand, you will find factories that one could eat off the floors. Cordiality of offering tea and food with every new introduction. In the cities, fashion rules! Well-dressed and well groomed beautiful people are all around. Truly innovative architecture, not the 2,000 year-old stuff, but modern buildings that rival anything anywhere in the world.
I have found the Chinese to be curious, fast learners with a verified average IQ 5 points higher than the average caucasian. Although my experience is that they tend to argue and disagree amongst themselves, they are also quick to forgive and forget. This also is only from my personal observation, and founded on generalities; Chinese people are not prone to violence! Yes, there are those in every culture, including Chinese that are, but for the most part, I don't think we, as Westerners need to worry about China pressing that RED "WAR" BUTTON any time soon, if ever. Although wars with India, Vietnam, Tibet, Mongolia, have been fought, it remains a fact that China has never invaded another country.
The real threat (if you can call it that) from China is merely economic. They make things for less, therefore they sell more and there's really not much the rest of the world can do about it. It is a unique mix of capitalism and communism that is working extremely well for them.
Also, as a foreign visitor, your are safer in China than in any western country. There are severe punishments for harming a foreigner, even going so far as the death penalty.
Yes, the photos are impressive! And, looking at the juxtaposition of all the marchers, it may look militant to a Westerner, but I would say that most (not all) Chinese will perceive this well-organized procession as beautiful and amazing to watch. Something to be VERY proud of.
嗯,我这是一个长留言..
我62岁,世界五大洲我去过四个,只除了南极洲,尽管有一次我都到了附近的智利乌斯怀亚。我是加拿大的法国人。我会唱中文歌,有一个中国太太,我去过中
国和大多数的亚洲国家...日本,韩国,菲律宾,越南,台湾,等等。我对大家自然的反应感到震惊,一些人是聪明的,而大部分是无知的(我指的是真正意义上的无知--“缺乏知识或训练”),和一些人非常好斗。虽然有几个人的观点非常精明。
最恰当的说,如果你要发表意见,你要先去中国。那将是一个发现令人兴奋的中国和充满乐趣的旅行!也就是说,如果你有开放的胸襟,愿意走出自己的文化规则一点点。
一方面,那里有西方人感到厌恶的推挤,有往食物上吐痰的餐馆,让我们觉得恶心。还有那些穷人,光着肮脏的脚,牙齿发黑,我们说他们。。。呃,你自己想一个形容词吧。
另一方面,你会发现工厂里头人们坐在地上吃饭。第一次见面就亲切的递给你茶和食物。在城市,时尚流行!衣着体面,打扮漂亮的人到处都是。真正的创新建筑,不是二千年历史的东西,而是在世界任何地方都能看到的现代建筑。
我觉得中国人很好奇,学习非常快,平均智商比一般白种人高5个点,学得很快。虽然我的经验是,他们经常争吵和存在分歧,他们也很快就原谅和忘记。这也只是我个人的观察,并发现具有普遍性;中国人不倾向暴力!是的,有各个文化都有那样的人,包括中国人,但在大多数情况下,我不认为我们作为西方人有必要担心中国很快会按下红色的“战争”按钮,如果有的话。虽然中国曾经与印度,越南战争,西藏,蒙古打仗,但中国从未侵略过其他国家,这仍然是一个事实。
来自中国的真正的威胁(如果你能这么叫的话)仅仅是经济。他们用较低的成本制造东西,因此他们销售得更多,世界上没有几个其他国家可以这样做。这是资本主义和共产主义的混合体,但在中国非常管用。
另外,作为一个外国游客,您在中国比在任何西方国家更安全。对伤害外国人处以严厉的惩罚,甚至死刑。
是的,照片(译者注:阅兵式)令人印象深刻!而且,所有的游行者列队,西方人看起来可能会觉得中国人好战,但我要说,大部分(不是全部)中国人会觉得这个组织严密的游行是美丽和惊人的,是值得自豪的。 |
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