對於許多歪果仁來說,中國是個神秘又頗有吸引力的東方國度,國外網上關於中國的景點推薦、旅遊指南、出行攻略等等一搜一大把,往往都還挺熱。
除了旅遊,也有不少老外在此長期工作和生活。中國在他們眼裡是怎樣的?如果他們要給其他老外介紹中國,他們又會怎麼說?
不問3件不問5件,一上來就問20件 ……這個提問的人是想累死網友們 嗎
但是!即使是「top 20」 這樣高難度的問題,也依然有不少外國小夥伴不怕辛苦地努力作答了!而且人人都列了長長的list,認真程度堪稱勞模啊!
那麼接下來呢,咱們就挑獲贊率最高的幾個回答,來看看這幾個歪果仁心目中「關於中國最該知道的20件事」~
(注意:主頁君會將他們的回答據實列出 ,不會刪掉任何一條!)
關於中國,他認為老外們最該了解的20件事是這樣的……
@Sam Arora:
1. China is not a homogeneous country : it is a myth that it is one race, there are 55 recognized minorities, and surprising they all live in peace.
中國不是個(人種)單一的國家:都劃為黃種人,但至少有55個被正式認可的少數民族。然而非常神奇的是,這麼多的民族都非常和睦地生活在同一片土地上!
中國超級安全! 大多數人都非常誠實勤勞,專注做好自己的事。
3. China has the fastest train in the world, which attains maximum 431 km/hour, I have traveled in that train.
中國有世界上最快的高鐵, 最高時速可達431公裡!我就坐過這班超級快的車!(註:這裡時速431的高鐵指的是上海的磁懸浮)
普通話是中國最通用的語言,除此之外這裡還有許許多多的方言。
5. Rice is not a staple food all across China.
米飯是一大主食,但不是中國所有地方都是如此。
6. It is myth Chinese have miserable lives: by and large Chinese are very happy, friendly and hard working bunch.
誰說中國人過得很慘來著?純屬扯淡!大多數中國人都挺開心友善的,工作也很努力好嗎!
7. Most of them adore their very hard working smart leader/s for example Honorable president Xi and his wife the first lady are very popular in China and abroad.
大多數中國人都很尊敬聰慧又勤奮的領袖,比如說習大大和夫人,在國內外都非常受歡迎~
8. China is spending tremendous amount of wealth resources in clean energy and controlling pollution.
在清潔能源和控制汙染方面,中國可是花了不少錢、下了不少力氣啊!
9. Chinese most of them very frugal and they save a lot, and they live within their means.
大多數中國人都挺節儉的 ,喜歡省錢,過得挺樸素。
10. China’s mega cities as big as with 30 million people run like clock, relatively very clean, no visible homelessness, filth and beggars. At least I have not seen it.
中國的大城市絕了!3000萬的人口啊,每天都按部就班流通有序, 街道乾淨整潔,沒什麼特別打眼的流浪漢、乞丐、邋遢鬼之類的。至少我就沒怎麼見到過。
11. World’s best public transport system.
中國的公共運輸系統世界第一!
中國的學校可不是鬧著玩的,它們正漸漸融入整個世界的教育體系當中。
13. Police is very friendly and in fact there to protect, and not bunch of crooks as we see fair number in rest of the world.
警察蜀黍們都很友好 ,他們真的是在保護人民。和我們在其他國家常看到的那些流氓警察完全不一樣!
14. China is number 2 in the UNESCO protected heritage sites in the world.
聯合國公布的世界遺產中,中國的數量佔全球第二!
15. Joint family system is very alive and well in that part of the world.
中國現在還有數代同堂 、一大家子住一起的習俗。
16. It is also a myth that Chinese are all atheist, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism is alive and well with some people.
中國人都是無神論者?這也是不對噠。也有一些人是基督徒、佛教徒,或者信道教或者尊崇儒家思想……不同宗教信仰的人都能在這片土地上好好生活喲。
17. China is the biggest producer of pork in the world.
中國是世界上最大的豬肉 生產商。
18. China is biggest producer of shoe.
中國是最大的鞋類 製造商。
19. China is biggest producer of artificial toys and Xmas trees.
中國是最大的手工玩具和聖誕樹 的製造商。
20. China is the most populous country in the world.
中國是世界上人口最多 的國家。
21. Yes China has Muslim minority, called Hui people of China, Also, Uyghurs are also Chinese Muslims.
是噠,中國也有穆斯林較多的少數民族,比如回族和維吾爾族中就有不少人是穆斯林。
22. Yes China has white people who have European genes.
中國也有有著歐洲基因的「白人」~
23. It is all nonsense that Chinese eat everything, may be when there was food shortage, in desperation they are not different than anyone else. In fact Chinese food is very healthy.
「中國人什麼都吃」?胡扯!也許在饑荒的年代,人們為了生存會飢不擇食。但現在呢?中國的食物都挺健康的~
24. Chinese food in the world across is just fake, it is not representation of authentic Chinese food.
在別的國家吃到的「中國料理」都不正宗! 你只有到這來了,才知道啥叫真正的舌尖上的中國!
中國之前規定只能生一個小孩。現在女少難多,估計會有3000萬的漢子找不到媳婦兒。 (扎心了…)
26. Girls now do not change their names after marriage.
妹紙們婚後不用隨夫姓!
27. China is one of the best places for gender equality.
中國是世界上性別最平等的地方之一。
28. Learn Mandarin young man before it is too late
如果你要學普通話,儘早學!越晚學越難……
29. 90 percent Hans and 10 percent minorities, which makes 104 millions in 1040 million, a perfect model for world peace and harmony.
漢族和少數民族的比例大概是9:1,也就是說,中國的少數民族人口有一億多。中國真是多民族和諧穩定相處的典範啊!
30. Some Chinese are devout believer in God or faith, just visit some of the extreme bigger than life statue of Lord Buddha, temples and pagoda, the grandeur, scale and reverence put me to shame.
有些有宗教信仰的中國人對神靈真的很敬畏,許多地方都建有寺廟佛塔等等,非常莊嚴宏偉肅穆,還有特別巨大的佛像……這份虔誠,讓我都為自己感到不好意思了。
31. China had been and still is, and most likely will stay forever, highest producer of pure silk in the world for thousands of years. China traded silk since ancient times and that is why they developed the legendary Silk Route.
中國是世界上最大的絲綢 製造國——過去幾千年是,現在是,將來也依然是。中國從古時候就和其他國家進行絲綢貿易了,他們還建造了絲綢之路呢。
中國是世界上最大的玉器 生產商,同時中國人也是第一大的玉器購買人群。(老話怎麼說來著,君子無故玉不去身)
33. China is, I believe, one of the top producer of cultured pearls.
我相信哈,中國也是世界上最大的養殖珍珠 生產商之一。
This is enough for now….., I could keep on going for ever…….
艾瑪就寫到這裡吧……寫得根本停不下來啊……
……你終於願意收手了,我都快翻譯死了
不得不說,上面這位小哥對中國各方面的觀察還挺仔細的,既有宏觀的數據統計,也有圍觀的細節打量。
嗯,看得出來,這位小哥很喜歡中國啊……
(同樣20條全部摘錄,主頁君不刪除任何一條。)
這個回答的小哥名叫Raja Marwah , 在中國工作生活了4年了。
來看看他心目中「關於中國最該知道的20件事」。這回角度又有些不一樣了……
@ Raja Marwah:
1: Urbanisation is what i have observe in my short span here. Big cities are created from nowhere.
就我在中國呆的這短短幾年來看,中國的城市化真是很猛啊! 感覺大城市刷拉一下就發展起來了~
2: There are more nice people than rude.
善良友好的人比舉止粗魯的人要多。
3: People don't eat bugs or insects here it's just some parts of the china where the diets incorporate bugs. for rest of Chinese people it's equally an unimaginable and/or disgusting food preference.
只有少部分地區的人才吃蟲子啦…… 對於大多數中國其他地方的人來說,吃蟲也是怪噁心的。並不是所有中國人都吃蟲砸!
4: There are three major money flow route: Cash, bank cards and e-payment way via WeChat or Alipay
錢的三大流通方式:現金、銀行卡、行動支付 (微信和支付寶啥的)。
5: China protects their market and their own business (best example Uber which on a personal view is amazing to see them loose)
中國挺保護自家的市場。(比如你看優步,在中國就沒啥搞頭了。)
中國的名勝古蹟超!級!多!啊!
7: Pollution is bad but it’s the cost of a developing nation.
汙染問題 確實存在,但這是國家發展中難以避免的一些代價。
8: People here work like crazy hours and hats off to their dedication.
大家都是工作狂! 向中國人的奉獻精神表示敬意!
9: language and dialects makes it more diverse
中國有許多種語言(方言),非常豐富多彩。
10: People is rural areas are very warm welcoming (not that city people are rude). They open heartedly invite and provide best guest experience one can wish for.
偏遠農村地區的人都非常熱情好客 (不是說城市的人就冷漠粗魯哈!),如果你去他們家做客,他們會盡力拿出最好的東西來招待你。
11: Electric cars are big here
電動車 很多很多。
12: throw a stone and you'll hit a electric moppet.
電動娃娃 玩具這類的也很多~
13: There are tons of restaurant who specialises in different food categoriesed based on China’s Provinces
飯館 遍地都是,中國不同地域的諸多菜系它們都各有所長,高手在民間。
14: Even street hawkers accept e-cash payments via Wechat or alipay
連路邊攤都支持支付寶或微信付款!
15: Price haggling is a skill you should know if you're travelling as a tourist
如果你是來中國旅遊,別忘了get砍價的技能!
16: Trains management is amazing considering the population pressure.
中國的人口壓力不小,但鐵路運輸的管理調度能力真是超級贊!
17: You can simply shop anything online (ANYTHING).
在網上,你可以買到任何東西——沒錯,是任!何!東!西!
18: Food ordering and online coupons are massively used to increase local sales.
網上剁手買買買,或者是叫外賣,常常都有優惠券或者滿減活動啥的~
19: KTV’s are opened in every neighbourhood and singing is a big part of socialising.
KTV 也隨處可見,K歌是中國人的一大社交活動啊~
20: only for foreigners (It’s not our country so stop criticizing about every small thing as we all are guest here so don't try to change the country according to what suits best to you)
最後這條寫給其他老外們: 中國不是我們自己的國家,你不可能要求它事事都按著你家裡最舒服的樣子來。既然我們來了中國,我們就是這裡的客人,所以別對一些芝麻大的小事抱怨不已啦!
It’s an amazing country to live, learn and capture life experiences.
整體而言,中國真的是一個很棒的國家!在這裡生活學習,你會收穫許多美妙的經歷呢~
你贊同他們所列出來的內容嗎?你覺得在中國生活怎麼樣?