文明与文化的博弈.ppt

* In late February, a mainland tourist caused a disturbance on a Hong Kong subway. The reason? Eating in public.今年二月底，一位大陆游客在香港地铁里引发一场风波。事发原因便是在公共场所进食。 In Hong Kong it is illegal to eat on the subway, and when the tourist was scolded by a Hong Kong local, the situation escalated into a verbal slinging match.在香港地铁上进食是明令禁止的。当这位游客遭到一位香港市民训斥后，状况升级为一场激烈骂战。 Please watch the video . Remarks: Both of them I don’t think who are right. Based on this ridiculous case, it is obviously that it cased by culture barriers and the lack of communication, even discrimination. We shouldn’t support one of them but get a correct understanding of this. We can use this chance to correct our attitude to all kinds of people and treat everyone the same. The another important way is communication. With peaceful reasonable and patient communication, the end of this case would not be worse as that. Don’t forget the different culture and the function of communication. Kids don’t respect the rules, snack in the metro. Of course, she had the wrong first. However, as the saying goes: Ignorance can be forgiven. Although eating in the metro is not civilized, is quarrel civilized? As the child’s parent, she should caution against her child in time instead of shouting abuse. Meanwhile, the HK person should learn to understand and humility. In New York City, eating on the subway is also controversial. They argue that “street food” is an important part of New York’s culture and history. Banning its consumption in public areas such as the subway would have negative effects.在纽约，在地铁内进食也是颇受争议的。此外，他们还表示“街头食品”是纽约文化和历史的重要组成部分。在地铁等公共场所对这些食品说“不”将带来负面影响。 Street food, and eating in public places is an entrenched cultural practice in cities as diverse as New York, Beijing and Paris.在诸如纽约、北京、巴黎这样的城市中，街头食品与公共场所进食都是一种根深蒂固的文化惯例。 But while common, it has been traditionally thought of as the domain of the lower classes. Eating in public was (and in some places, still is) associated with uncivilized, poorer peo