Chapter 216: Introduction to the Strange City
However, in all fairness, the question just raised by Mengdu is not groundless, but well-founded!
In many hotels in Paris, there are indeed channels that show advertisements for prostitutes soliciting business as long as the television is turned on.
You said that the dream is not right, right?
And it's a fact again!
You said he was right?
This problem is particularly abrupt and lacks grade!
What is especially out of place is that the tour guide Xiao Luo is still a lady!
How could an adult man, and a man who was going out with his wife, ask such a question to a lady he didn't know well?
How can such a question be asked in public?
However, what is strange is that when Mengdu raised this question, no one in the car stopped him, and no one criticized or blamed him.
What is the reason for this?
Could it be that when I stayed in the hotel last night, everyone saw the same advertisement and had the same questions in their hearts?
Even people who have never seen the kind of advertisements in hotels probably have the same curiosity about the problem of dreams.
After Mengdu asked questions, the tourists on the bus fell silent in an instant. The atmosphere in the car seems to have frozen a little.
Fortunately, the tour guide was well-informed and was not stumped by this abrupt and somewhat rude question raised by Mengdu.
The tour guide paused calmly for a moment, smiled reluctantly, and then generously replied to Mengdu:
"Mr. Wang, the kind of commercial you just asked about is allowed to be broadcast on TV stations in Western European countries as long as it has gone through the approval procedures prescribed by law. And, when we go to Amsterdam tomorrow, we can visit the Red Light District! In Amsterdam, their law allows prostitutes to solicit prostitutes publicly. Moreover, according to the law there, people are allowed to smoke marijuana openly and gamble in groups! In Western Europe, laws were not entirely consistent and legal principles differed in attitudes towards prostitutes and drug use. ”
"Huh——? You say that Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, still allows prostitutes to solicit prostitutes publicly? Allowing people to openly use drugs and gamble? So——, if that's the case, won't the whole society be in chaos? ”
For the tour guide's introduction just now, Mengdu shouted in surprise as if he had heard a fantasy.
The other tourists on the minibus also looked at the tour guide with wide eyes.
Even those who were dozing off were awakened by the introduction of the tour guide and the shouts of the dream, and opened their eyes one by one, staring at the guide like a monster.
Xiao Luo nodded at Mengdu, answered his question seriously, and said:
In fact, despite Amsterdam's laws that allow prostitutes to solicit prostitutes, and to openly use drugs and gamble, not many people actually participate, and society is still very orderly! After all, in cultured countries, the vast majority of people are discerning and controlling. Because, in culturally and economically developed countries, civilization always has an absolute advantage, and civilization is always the mainstream of society! We don't have to worry about that at all. ”
After the tour guide Xiao Luo answered Mengdu, he saw that the guests in the car were listening carefully to his explanation, so he said to everyone:
"Since everyone is interested in Amsterdam, then I will take the opportunity to take the opportunity to take the car now and briefly introduce the basic situation of Amsterdam, can you say?"
Speaking of which, the tour guide deliberately sold a pass, smiling and asking for everyone's opinions.
"Okay, Xiao Luo, you can hurry up and introduce it!"
Mr. Liu, a big man from Shandong, couldn't wait at this time.
He was so anxious that he straightened forward from his seat, patting the back of the chair with his hand to urge the guide.
"Okay, since you are willing to listen, now I will give you a brief introduction."
The tour guide began to introduce to the members of the Golden Autumn Troupe:
"Speaking of which, Amsterdam is a very peculiar city, but also a city of water. There are more than 160 waterways in the city of Amsterdam, which are connected to each other by more than 1,000 bridges.
If you look at it from the air, the whole city is crisscrossed with bridges and canals. And the sparkling scales are like silk, and the waterways are dense like spider webs. The city of Amsterdam, 1-5 meters below sea level, is known to Western Europeans as the "Venice of the North".
Due to the small number of people in the city, there are nearly 20,000 "houseboats" moored on the river, which are the houses of citizens built in the water with asphalted wooden piles.
In the city, there are a number of museums dedicated to the popularization of sexuality.
There are also more than 60 art museums and art museums that introduce various genres from around the world.
It can be said that Amsterdam is a temple of art in the world!
When we arrive in Amsterdam and take to the streets, we see people from all over the world, people of different skin tones, and all kinds of clothes in different styles and colors.
In the lively streets, tourists mingle with locals, beggars and entertainers, giants more than two meters tall and gnomes less than a meter tall.
As it sounds, this phenomenon may seem peculiar. But in Amsterdam, it's all in one place, lively and orderly.
The streets are bustling with people, and everywhere is full of strong market atmosphere.
That's why some people say that Amsterdam is more like a 'city of small citizens'.
In this city, we will see the locals hurrying in their steps, looking calm and indifferent, and they look unsurprised. In their hearts, it seems that they can accommodate all the weirdness and otherness in the world. ”
"Xiao Luo, didn't you say that you introduced prostitutes to prostitution, gambling and drug use? What do you know about Amsterdam? ”
Hearing this, Mengdu, who had been listening to the tour guide's introduction with his ears pricked up, seemed to be particularly eager to learn about prostitutes and drug abuse in Amsterdam, so he couldn't help but interrupt the tour guide's narration.
"Oh, Mr. Wang, don't worry. I'm about to talk about Amsterdam's red light district. But before we do that, let's take a look at the basics of the city. Having the basics in mind will help us understand why open prostitution, gambling and drug use are allowed in Amsterdam. ”
After answering Mengdu's question, the tour guide paused for a moment and continued:
"Actually, Amsterdam is a bit of a big experimental ground for human nature, it is testing the bottom line of people's moral tolerance.
At the same time, Amsterdam is like a large dye vat, with mottled colors but complex contents.
However, whether it is an experiment or a dye vat, the results of the final test seem to be tolerating the world's intolerable, and the world's intolerable is not a big deal for the city.
It's fair to say that Amsterdam certainly isn't the most dangerous place in the world – despite the fact that it houses so many things that might be considered dangerous, immoral, or even illegal.
Amsterdam may seem like a big mystery, but in fact, it's the biggest mystery in the world, and one can't help but ask:
What makes the city so tolerant?
Some say it's because of the low-lying terrain – the people of Amsterdammer, who have built a city below sea level, are constantly in fear of floods.
Therefore, they know how to find pleasure in time;
Of course, some people say that it is because the city needs the help of outsiders when it reclaims land from the sea.
That's why the Dutch are especially welcoming people from all over the world to join them.
And they also know that they should be especially tolerant of all kinds of outsiders and things.
A typical example is that the Queen of the Netherlands has a foreign husband!
At the same time, the Dutch are fluent in English, which seems unbelievable in many countries. ”
"Ouch, Xiao Luo, your topic is far away again!"
Mengdu heard that the tour guide hadn't talked about prostitutes and drug abuse, so he couldn't help but interrupt Xiao Luo's introduction again.