"In the past, it was always said that I didn't know the official school in Beijing, and I didn't know the lack of money in Dongguang, but now I can add that if I don't go to South Africa, I don't know how good our China's public security is!"

Lao Lu patted his thigh and sighed sincerely. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

As a veteran police officer, Lao Yuan had enough reason to be proud, and said indignantly: "Those people in China who say that the public security eat idle food should really come to South Africa to have a look." I don't know about other places, at least in our Sigang, you can go shopping at night, you can go out boldly at night, and you don't have to worry about someone blocking the road and robbing, let alone someone robbing with a gun. ”

"This is now, and it used to be quite chaotic, so it is still necessary to crack down. "Lao Lu looks at the problem very objectively, has always supported the strike-hard campaign, and misses the public arrest, public trial, and public judgment conferences of the year.

Sometimes I can't really talk to them as cadres, and I don't leave their profession in three sentences.

This time I'm here to play, not to study law and order in South Africa.

Mr. Han changed the topic again and asked with interest: "Xiaobo, I heard that the money boss who makes sanitary ware said that South Africa's money is easy to make, is it true?"

"Compared with China, the business here is very good. Many goods in South Africa rely on imports, and South Africans have no sense of crisis, earn as much as they spend, dare to consume, we Chinese bear hardships and stand hard work, do a good job here, almost all of them are bosses, basically can make money. ”

Li Xiaolei has been in the embassy longer than her husband, and has been influenced by the embassy leaders more than her husband, and said with a smile: "We can't think that South Africans are lazy, the values of people in each place are different, the pace is slow, and the optimism is this people's way of life, which can be said to be a simple happiness." ”

"yes, why do you work hard to make so much money. ”

Mr. Han is worth tens of millions, and he is definitely qualified to express such feelings, but after thinking about it, he regretfully burst out of the sentence: "This is old, if I am twenty years younger, I would like to come over and break through." ”

"Dad, you're fortunate to be old, if you're twenty years younger, if you really come to South Africa to do business, you'll worry us to death. The money here is quite easy to make, but it is all earned at gunpoint, and no Chinese in South Africa have been robbed. ”

I went around and around and went around to the topic of law and order!

Finally organized a tour, Mr. Han didn't want his old friends to think that he was reluctant to spend money, reluctant to take them to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand or European and American countries, so he diverted the topic again: "Xiaolei, you are now our tour guide, and you will introduce us to South Africa." ”

"Okay, I'll talk about the itinerary first......"

Taking advantage of his wife's explanation, Han Bo naturally hugged his son, but this time the little floc did not break away, and he played with the toys that the policeman's father had painstakingly prepared for him.

"By the way, the hotel we stayed in was not as good as the domestic service, and it would not try to meet everyone's requirements. A few days ago, our embassy received a provincial business delegation in China, also in Hilton, they held a meeting in the banquet hall of the hotel, because to carry out some equipment furnishings, the hotel needs to coordinate, when communicating with the hotel, the waiter first asked them to wait for 20 minutes, as a result, they waited for two hours and did not follow. ”

"Another example is the hotel's wake-up service, we set it at six o'clock in the morning, maybe we don't hear it until half past six, and there may never be anyone to remind us, not only the hotel is slow, but also other places. That's why we often joke that South Africa's slow efficiency may have something to do with the president's lack of a proper name. ”

"What does it have to do with the president's name?" Mr. Sha asked with a smile on the back of his chair.

"The former president's name is Mandela, isn't it 'slow'; the current president Mbeki, isn't it 'don't worry'!"

As soon as Li Xiaolei's words fell, everyone immediately burst into laughter.

Aunt Lu's retirement life is the richest, her son immigrated to the United States, her daughter married in Australia, and she spent more time abroad than at home, and asked curiously: "Xiaolei, do South Africans know about us China, and South Africans do not discriminate against us Chinese?"

This question is really the right person, Li Xiaolei has worked in the consular department of the embassy, and often participates in the activities organized by the embassy (mainly to help), and talks about these treasures.

"For the vast majority of South Africans, distant China has always been shrouded in mystery. All you know about China is about the delicious Chinese food, the world's unrivaled kung fu, and the fact that China is the most populous country in the world. The main reasons for this phenomenon are, first, that we did not implement the policy of reform and opening up in the past, and second, that South Africa implemented the apartheid system in the past, and that the distance between the two countries has formed a gap of mutual understanding, and the people are naturally alienated from each other. ”

Moreover, South Africa's newspapers are largely controlled by white newspaper groups, which have no correspondent stations in China, and their coverage of China is influenced by Western views, and some reports simply use Western news agency articles. This approach of understanding China through the 'diorama' naturally reports mostly negatively, either to say that Chinese have a poor human rights record, or to fabricate that a certain ethnic minority is living in dire straits. ”

"Due to the lack of understanding and one-sidedness, the South African news media rarely discuss China's economic development, and even the reports are small and lack depth. For the SARS outbreak in China a few years ago, the South African media basically used the manuscripts of Western news agencies......"

Western countries look down on China, but I didn't expect that South African blacks are also a little.

Lao Lu was very unhappy and muttered: "We have successfully bid for the Olympics and are about to host the Olympic Games, they don't know China, don't they know the Olympics?"

Speaking of the Olympic Games, South African National Radio reporters really went to the embassy to interview, they expressed incomprehension of Chinese eating dog meat, and asked Counselor Yu whether Chinese would continue to eat dog meat if China would hold the Olympic Games soon. To this sudden question, Counselor Yu gave three answers: the cultural differences between China and the West are obvious, Chinese and foreigners, especially Westerners, have different views on dogs, you think dogs are pets, but most Chinese are not, they raise dogs to take care of the home; eating dog meat is not common in China, limited to some people in some areas; as far as that part of the people is concerned, they do not eat dog meat every meal. ”

He is worthy of being a diplomat, and he answers questions in a very organized manner.

Everyone nodded in unison, thinking that the Counselor Yu, who had never met before, was very reasonable.

Li Xiaolei smiled and continued: "It should be said that the reporters of South African National Radio have a certain degree of literacy, and they can ask this question, which shows that South Africans really don't know much about China. Most South Africans who know a little bit about China can speak a sentence or two in Chinese, such as 'hello' and 'thank you'.

However, there is no shortage of people of insight in South Africa who have a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of China, and the two presidents of the new South Africa have a good understanding of China. Mandela had read Chairman Mao's writings and studied Chairman Mao's thoughts, mass line, and guerrilla tactics. Knowing the Long March of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, when the South African Chinese Art Troupe was rehearsing a program at the Chinese school next to his official residence, he heard the sound of music and took the initiative to come to his door and asked the members of the art troupe to sing the "Long March Group Song" for him. ”

Nelson Mandela, the great man, is almost universally known in China.

Aunt Lu asked excitedly, "Really?"

"Yes, he really knows us about China. The current president, Mbeki, is also well versed in the history of China-Africa friendship, and at the opening ceremony of the Joburg branch of the CCB, he told the story of King Malindi presenting a giraffe to the Ming emperor centuries ago. ”

Everyone looked elated, and Li Xiaolei changed her words: "The former president knows us China, we Chinese know him better, there is a singer in Hong Kong who even wrote a song for him, but not everyone in South Africa likes and respects him." Many poor people complained that they lived in slums and did not have a decent home, but Mandela spent 100 million yuan to build a mansion for himself in Joburg. ”

"Really?"

"I don't know. ”

This topic is very embarrassing and subverts Lao Lu's perception of great men.

He looked back at Han Bo, who was playing with Xiao Su, and asked coldly, "Han Bo, how do you feel about working and living in South Africa?"

"It's not good, the security is not good, either this kind of thing happens or that kind of thing happens, I can only be tired of running for my life, I will make an appointment with you today, negotiate with him tomorrow, and urge another one the day after tomorrow, I can't do it with energy. With the old leader who "single-handedly" pulls himself out, Han Bo has nothing to hide.

"Doesn't it go well?" asked Old Lu with a slight frown.

"It's not just me, I don't expect to work abroad as smoothly as I do at home. Now the most uncomfortable thing is not our police liaison group, but the comrades of the infrastructure department of our embassy and the Chinese-funded organization that undertook the construction of the new building. ”

"They thought it was in China, but fortunately it was their own project, and I heard Counselor Jiang say that the ministry was studying it, and there should be an additional budget, and it was impossible to do a half-pulled project. Everyone in the embassy knew about this matter, Li Xiaolei added with a smile.

"It's normal to have the final say at home, and it's normal to look up to others abroad. Old Yuan muttered.

"You can only give it your all. Han Bo sighed lightly.

"The more unpleasant it is, the more you can exercise people, and in the past few years, you have been smooth sailing, and you have basically not encountered any ups and downs. I have changed a lot of jobs, and my resume looks quite rich, so it can be said that I have taken one step at a time, but I have not been in each position for a long time. ”

Lao Lu patted him on the shoulder, and followed him step by step: "Of course, this is not your personal reason, it's not that you can't do it, it's not that you made any mistakes, it's all an organizational arrangement, in the final analysis, it's the superiors." That's a good thing, it's not entirely a good thing, and it's a bit of a pull when you think about it. ”

The more Lao Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that Lao Lu's words were reasonable, and couldn't help laughing: "If I were a leader, I would also consider these when selecting and appointing cadres, no matter how difficult this police liaison officer is, he will have to complete his term of office, you are still young, you have opportunities, what you need now is to lay a good foundation, and you can accumulate in the future." ”