Chapter 308: Little Sticks
Of course, Fang Ze wouldn't think that this American woman named Pepper would really be the little pepper in the movie, after all, even if it is an American with a long name, the problem of duplicate names is actually very serious.
Unlike Chinese, there are many synonyms that are not commonly used, which can be put into the name to add a sense of hierarchy and alienation, which looks very good. Westerners take names either from the Bible or from ancient celebrities.
The main reason for this phenomenon is that a large part of the roots of Western languages rely on other languages, and there are few words to express abstract concepts.
So if you look at the history books of Westerners, you will find that many people have the same name. Moreover, Westerners do not have the custom of shying away, but the habit of celebrity worship is more serious, and parents will name their children after the names of other respected elders in the family.
This is easier to see from Harry Potter, in the final ending, several of Harry's children are named after the elders who took care of Harry before.
If this is put in Huaxia, you will be killed on the spot if you name your child the same as the name of an elder who has passed away and takes special care of you.
When Pepper heard Stark's words, 'How do you know that my secretary is also called Pepper', she thought Stark was joking with him, and was about to say something, Fang Ze hurriedly interjected, "Miss Pepper, did you buy a train ticket?"
"Bought it. "But it's still a little bit off." ”
"We haven't bought a train ticket yet. Fang Ze said and grabbed Stark, "Then let's go buy tickets first, and then come back to you after buying them for a while." ”
"Okay. Pepper waved his hand and said, "I'll go take a picture nearby." ”
"Don't be in such a hurry. Stark said as he was dragged away by Fang Ze, "I think this girl is good, give me a little time, let me have a good chat with her, maybe she can help us." ”
"Don't forget that you're not the famous playboy Tony Big now, you're the Indian pariah, Tony Stark. Even if people are blind, they won't want to have a past with you. ”
"Oh, shit. Stark felt a little sad at the thought that he was now an Indian.
"I don't think that woman is a racist, maybe it doesn't matter. ”
"Then we'll have to buy tickets first. Fang Ze dragged Stark to the window to buy tickets and said, "Think about it yourself, is it important for me to take you to a five-star luxury hotel for a big meal after finishing things, or is it important to take care of your little brother." ”
"Well, actually, I want both. Stark shrugged and didn't speak.
"This is where you line up, you line up first. Fang Ze said to Stark, "I'll go to the foreigner queuing window over there and buy the ticket first, and then I'll come to you." ”
Fang Ze asked Stark to line up at the window of a long queue of more than two dozen people, and then hurried to the foreigners on the other side to line up and buy tickets.
A few minutes later, Fang Ze arrived at the window and expressed his intention to buy a ticket to Heidepool.
"Fill out this form first. The staff at the window was a little surprised by Fang Ze's familiar local language, and then handed him a form.
Form?
Fang Ze was stunned for a moment, knowing that he didn't know what it was when he took it.
Buying a train ticket in India is also a real-name ticket, but it was said before that Indians don't even have an ID card, so buying a ticket with a real name is actually a very troublesome thing.
The form handed to him by the staff was densely filled with words and left various boxes, Fang Ze needed to fill in his passport on it, what level of carriage to make, sleeper or hard seat, upper berth or lower berth.
In short, the trouble is to death.
And the grade of the truck workshop in India is also quite strange.
In China, there are only four fixed grades of train tickets, standing tickets, hard seats, sleepers and soft sleepers. And a train in India has more than ten grades, which can be said to be very powerful.
Fang Ze is not very bad because of the credit card given by Xiao Hei. When I thought about the poor sanitation of Indian trains, I decided to buy as good as I could.
However, I don't know if it's because I memorized all the way and was ready to memorize it all the time, the train tickets for several grades in front were sold out, and Fang Ze only bought a fifth-grade sleeper ticket.
After handing the form to the staff and getting the train ticket, Fang Ze walked out of the line and found Stark, who was still in line.
"You buy a train ticket of this grade when the time comes. ”
"Five-grade, that sounds very high, is it the best grade here?"
"Not really. The best is twelfth gear. ”
"Why don't you buy the twelveth gear, is it because you don't have the money?" Stark was a little dissatisfied.
"There are no tickets in front of me, so let's do it. When you get to Heidepur, I'll find you the best hotel for you. Fang Ze explained.
"And the best chefs. Stark added.
After another half an hour, Stark finally bought the ticket, and after the two came out, they happened to run into Miss Pepper again.
"Hi my President sir. Did you get a ticket?" Pepper joked.
"I bought it, but it's a pity that it's only a fifth-grade sleeper. ”
"Recently there was a master in Heidepur who was going to give a lecture, so there are a lot of people who take the train to Heidepur, and it is normal that they can't buy tickets. Pepper said as she motioned for the three of them to go out for a walk.
There are still more than fifty minutes before the train departs, and there is no place to sit in the hall of the Delhi railway station, and the Indians here are lying directly on the ground, so it is really better to go out for a walk than to be here.
"How did you know we were going to Heidepool?" asked Fang Ze, looking at Miss Pepper a little warily.
"Because only the train to Heidepur will not be able to buy the ticket in front. Pepper said, gesturing to the sitting, lying crowd in the hall and said, "Most of the people here are going to Heidepoor. ”
"So many people?" Fang Ze was a little surprised, because the crowd staying here now was indeed very large. And Delhi station is not the starting point for trains to Heidepur, so you can imagine how many people will be there by then.
"There is a very interesting thing about trains in India. Pepper explained to the two as he walked, "The lowest carriages are not only poor, but also generally full. As a result, there is no way for the staff to check tickets, and the fact that the doors of Indian trains are not closed and can be picked up and dropped at any time, so most people in the lower carriages will not buy tickets. ”
"The train doors won't close?" Stark couldn't figure out what it was, "aren't they afraid of falling?"
"Judging by the speed of the train, even if you fall, you will only suffer a slight injury. ”
"So that's why trucks in India are also full of people. Fang Ze finally knew why the Indian train was full of people, on the one hand, the door was not closed, you could get on and off at any time, and you didn't need to buy a ticket, on the other hand, because there were too many people in the carriage, it was easy to crowd, so it was better to stay comfortable on the train.
"Yes. Pepper nodded, and then she continued, "But fifth grade is already good, you can endure it and get to Heidpool." ”
"Okay, bear with me, bear with me. Stark shook his head and said, "Anyway, I've been putting up with it since I left the United States." ”
"I came to India for my travel. Pepper shook the camera in his hand and said, "What about you, you don't look like well-prepared travelers, why are you here?"
"We're looking for people. Fang Ze replied first.
He didn't dare to ask Stark to answer this question, this thing would most likely say that he went to the battlefield in Vietnam to inspect the new weapons developed by his company.
How many years have passed since the Vietnam War ended.
"Looking for someone?" Pepper didn't ask much about this privacy question, but said, "I see that you all don't bow to the courtesy, do you bring some daily necessities, after all, you have to sit on the train for more than ten hours, and it will be very uncomfortable if you don't brush your teeth and wash your face." ”
"That's right, I still have to buy food. Although Fang Ze was not sure whether food was available on trains in India, he would never eat it even if it did.
So the two also need to go to the supermarket to buy something.
"Then we'll have to go to the supermarket to buy something. Stark said to Pepper, "Do you want to be together?"
"Okay. Pepper nodded in agreement and joined Fang Ze's team.
"Buy a toothbrush first. "It's been a long time since I've brushed my teeth, and there's no toothbrush in that hellish place in Vietnam." ”
"Vietnam?" Pepper was a little confused.
"He also went to Vietnam before he came to India. Fang Ze hurriedly explained, and then said to Pepper, "Do you know where toothbrushes are sold here?"
"No, there it is. Pepper gestured to an old woman on the ground who was selling.
It was an old lady who looked quite old, and in front of him lay a large number of sticks the thickness of a little thumb and looked very shiny.
"Where's the toothbrush?" Stark's eyes widened, and he couldn't see any trace of the toothbrush.
"These sticks are. Pepper squatted on the ground and introduced the two of them, "In India, toothbrushes are something that only the rich can use, and the poor generally use this kind of branch. It is said that this small stick has the effect of medicinal herbs, and it is used to brush the teeth by pounding the hairy ones on the head, so that the teeth are very white and there are no cavities. ”
"What do you think. Stark turned his head to look at Fang Ze.
"If we didn't have toothbrushes in the supermarket, we would have to use this. ”
The three of them went to the supermarket and bought some bread and stuff. Only foreigners buy these breads, and natives buy them directly. Anyway, most of them will wait until the truck arrives at the next stop, and then go straight down from the car to buy food.
The bread and mineral water were available, but the toothbrushes were not sold in the supermarket, so Fang Ze and Stark had to buy the small sticks that were said to be very white when brushing their teeth as toothbrushes.