Chapter 354: The Clash of Chinese and Foreign Cultures
Among the many tourists in Tangjia Village, there are also a few foreigners, these blonde and blue-eyed, heterogeneous faces that speak a "ghost language" make many people feel a burst of surprise.
Some people also stop to watch and judge, making those foreigners wonder if they have been abducted and taken to the zoo, and they feel uncomfortable.
But after a long time, I got used to it, and it was not strange, but the English and half-baked Chinese they spoke were really flattering, and every time I met them asking for directions or asking questions, they could only show a helpless question.
No way, except for the group of experts and professors, who in the village understands English? It's the first time I've heard it!
And those experts stay in the research base station all day, so they don't have time to be your translators! Of course, those foreign experts who have heard the news are counted separately.
Among them, the most painful thing is the shop owner Tang Tongming, every time a foreigner comes to buy something, his eyebrows are twisted together, this business is really difficult to do!
You don't understand what others want to buy, how much you say it costs, others can't understand, the two talked for a long time, or the bull's head is not the horse's mouth.
Fortunately, after listening to it a lot, I got used to their weird accents, and I was finally able to communicate.
In fact, it is not difficult to communicate in shopping, otherwise, it would be impossible to communicate normally for a year and a half for Tang Tongming. Shopping is all about taking something and comparing how much it is, it's so simple.
But this profiteer still used it for several days before he slowly became familiar with it, which shows that it is very difficult for adults to learn a language.
Weihang also built yì he, marking each item with a price, Arabic numerals, all over the world, who reads and understands. Moreover, those regular big stores are like this, anyway, they will become bigger and stronger in the future. It is also necessary to standardize it.
At present, although he has named shopping malls, supermarkets and the like here, he does not have a single price.
And the customers didn't pay much attention to it, anyway, the prices here are extremely limited. A bottle of water, two or three pieces outside, here is generally more than a piece.
It is in this way that many tourists have a deep understanding that when they go to Tangjia Village, there is almost no consumption. What else is there besides the cost of lodging and eating? There are no streets. Unlike other tourist areas, commercialization is very strict.
Accommodation and eating, everyone didn't say much, as long as you don't eat some expensive seafood, a few hundred yuan can definitely live a chic life in Tangjia Village.
"It's still your brain. ”
In fact, Tang Tongming didn't react for a while, and a habit was not corrected.
He thinks about it, so the price is clearly marked, not only does it look a little high-end. It also puts an end to the price reduction of those stingy ghosts, plus foreigners also understand, it's really a triple win!
Those who have read books can carry it clearly, no wonder people get rich so quickly!
Relative to the pain of adults. Children find it much more fun, and there are no English classes in the rural primary school curriculum, so they have never heard of this strange "dialect".
At their age. I maintain a strong curiosity about a qiē new thing, plus the ability to learn and imitate is very strong, and it didn't take long. Some children can speak a few simple words of English, although they don't know what that means.
Some children come home and say a few words as if they show off to show their intelligence, which is a big headache for parents. Why don't you see them working so hard when they are usually studying and doing their homework? These messy and crooked ways have been learned in a good way.
However, they did not object, the old village chief said that after junior high school, you also have to learn English, and there is nothing wrong with getting in touch now, don't look like a ghost.
George Smith was one of these foreigners, a British merchant who never imagined he would come to this land.
At the beginning, it was a friend of his, a biological expert, who heard that paleontological ruins had been discovered here, and he had to rush to come here, so he sent him here, but he didn't expect to live here for so many days.
The blue sky and blue sea here, the fresh air, makes people's whole mood better, which is like their London fog capital, which makes people uncomfortable when they go out to breathe.
In the past, he was not used to eating Chinese food, and even when he went to China to discuss business, he only ate it once in a while. After coming here, he found that the food here is also very delicious and has a good taste.
Is it the food in the world? Are those five-star hotels all commercial gimmicks? It seems that in the future, we will have to taste China's local food in order to taste it!
The sea water of this bay is also very clear, it has not been polluted at a glance, when the weather is hot, go down to swim twice, and even take diving equipment to the bottom of the sea to see the scenery and hunt for treasures, when you are tired, you can go ashore and lie on the sun loungers on the beach, sip a glass of red wine, and watch the people come and go to the lively beach, how pleasant it is!
Is it like that kind of well-groomed coast, although the sea water is clear, but when you stir up the silt at the bottom of the water, it becomes black and emits a foul smell, is it a place where people can stay?
It's a pity that the wind and waves are a bit small and you can't surf, otherwise it would be perfect.
However, a group of Chinese white dolphins floating on the surface of the sea playing volleyball soon attracted his attention and drove away his little regret. What a smart and cute little one!
And that "very cute" Kaise, doesn't this kind of guy live in the cold Arctic? How can he live here with the same taste as him? It's really strange.
However, he didn't know that Kaise would only return to the North Pole for a certain time, and the rest of the time, he would travel in other seas.
He also knows that there is a manta ray living in the sea, and when he is excited, he drags a boat all over the ground, he has seen it several times, and it never hurts people, those people swim the same way, and those people still swim, and they dive the same way, and they don't worry at all, are the Chinese manta rays so kind?
A few years ago, he had a partner who accidentally angered the manta ray and never came back. Later, he learned that this fish could not provoke it, it was very troublesome.
And the tortoise, which could not only swim but also dance, was so unusual that the village gradually became a mystery in his eyes. It is said that the ancient Orient is magical, and when I came to see it in person, I found that it really made sense.
Unbeknownst to everyone, this kind of confrontation between Chinese and foreign cultures is going on. Two very different cultures, struck together, and sparks flowed through.
Weihang didn't feel anything wrong with this. The culture outside can only be integrated in Tangjia Village, and it is impossible for Tangjia Village to be assimilated. This is a kind of self-confidence, which stems from the villagers' acceptance of the civilization passed down from their ancestors, which has been deeply rooted in their bone marrow and cannot be changed. (To be continued......)
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