據說很多朋友上西餐廳，看一眼菜單就放下，然後露出尷尬而不失禮貌的微笑……
烤科羅拉多羊排配蒜香炸鮮奶和小西蘭花
牛肉卷配布蘭登堡州蔬菜三樣和土豆泥
香烤巴爾莫勒爾鹿裡脊配馬德拉紅酒松露汁
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一位機智的中國漫畫家在Boredpanda上用兩幅圖對比了中餐菜單和西餐菜單的區別……
看完恍然大悟，這一定就是我們看不懂西餐菜單的原因：沒有圖片！
漫畫的作者曹思予說：
I went to a nice restaurant with my parents in Lyon. They were really curious to try something local but they didn't understand a thing on the menu. 「Why don’t they have pictures?」 they asked. In China, lots of menus have photos that illustrate the dishes, so even if you don't understand Chinese, you can still order by pointing at the most tantalizing picture.
我和爸媽上法國裡昂的一個高檔餐廳吃飯，他們很想嘗嘗當地特色菜，可是完全看不懂菜單上的菜名。他們問我：「為啥沒圖片呀？」在中國，很多菜單都附帶圖片展示菜品的樣子，就算你不懂中文，也可以看著圖選出你想吃的菜。
對此，許多外國網友深有感觸……
@SupriyaG :
Now I feel the same after reading this, like if we visit some other countries I think there should be photos otherwise it would be difficult to select.
深有同感，我們在國外旅遊的時候，菜單上要有圖片就好了，不然好難選擇。
@ravina nimje:
The French are too proud about their food, so they just assume everyone knows about it.
法國人對他們的食物太自負了，默認全世界人都看得懂他們的菜單。
有的網友認為中餐館的做法很值得借鑑：
@Perry Swift:
Now that you come to mention it, nearly all Chinese restaurants here in the UK have pictures on the menu.
你這麼一提，我想起來了，英國幾乎所有中餐館的菜單上都帶圖片。
@Linda DeSha:
Great idea!
這主意很棒啊！
@Purple_haired_teenager:
The simplicity of the Chinese menu though!!!! I would love to have that kind of menu in the U.S.
中餐菜單真簡潔！！希望美國也有這種菜單。
還有網友分享了自己在各國點菜的經歷：
@Dee Hunter:
Not sure about China, but in Japan restaurants even have displays of plastic food to show what it would look like. You just need to point at the food you'd like.
不知道中國是怎樣的，不過日本餐館甚至會展示出食物塑料樣品，你只需要指一下你想吃的菜就行。
@Jaguarundi:
I went to a restaurant in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Often there are visitors that don't understand the fish species listed on the menu. The restaurant's solution? Show the guest a wildlife identification card from a scuba shop.
我去過美屬維京群島聖託馬斯的一家餐廳，很多遊客不認識菜單上各種魚的品種，餐館是怎麼解決的呢？給顧客看潛水店的野生生物卡片。
用一張簡單的漫畫引發人們對於各國文化差異的思考，曹思予是這方面的行家。
曹思予
這位來自北京的姑娘，去年創作的系列漫畫「Tiny Eyes Comics」曾火爆國外社交媒體。
她用簡潔的畫風、幽默的文字，捕捉生活中的細節，展現中西文化之對比。
她在發表於Boredpanda的貼文中介紹稱，過去10年，她曾在英、美、法三國留學、工作、遊歷，期間，她發現外國朋友對於中國充滿了好奇與誤解，於是決定用漫畫記錄下中西文化碰撞的瞬間。
I started "tiny eyes" comics a year ago in the hope of sharing Chinese culture through everyday life. To me, learning about other cultures has always been a fun experience, and I want to pass this feeling to people who are curious about China.
我一年前開始創作「小眼睛」漫畫系列，希望通過日常生活的點滴來分享中國文化。對於我來說，了解其他文化總是充滿了樂趣，我希望把這種感受傳遞給對中國文化感到好奇的朋友們。
餐桌好伴侶。西方：鹽和胡椒；中國：醋和醬油
這些漫畫有沒有引起你的共鳴呢？
編輯：左卓 李雪晴
來源：Boredpanda
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