我也说说关于文化的讨论

首先我赞同驭总的倡议，如果是批判，一定要有批判的主题，文化本身是没有对错的，但是每个文化是有其自身的长处跟短处的。批判的目的就是扬长避短，不断进步。

另外评论一下同花顺子转载的长篇大论，文章列举的很多不可不谓事实，但是由此由一个西人得出的结论明显带有恶意，套句阴雨的话说就是：Whatever he says is the truth, but not the whole truth。这类文摘要是出自同花顺子的手笔，我会部分赞同，但是如果出自一个西人之手，我基本是否定。

我个人的观点基本就是，自己文化的缺点要由自己来批判和纠正，所以对中文的批判文章我更加包容，这样才能进步。这个就象一个我们大家都深恶痛绝的贪官一样，如果那天一个美国人把他绳之以法，说我替你们主持公道了，这个能让国人舒服吗？所以我个人在文学城等中文媒体基本以批判为主，但是在我周围和工作场所如果有人以类似于同花顺子那篇文章来跟我讨论我会毅然反驳这些观点。

这里说说我上回带学生回国交流所遇到的一些琐事。对每个国际交流项目，学校都会安排几次pre-departure briefing。主要是让报名的学生提出问题，学生提了很多关于中国的问题，他们也的确问了很多有意思的问题，当然他们了解中国主要是通过美国媒体的灌输，所以很多问题也就非常尖锐，我记得有几个问题是关于毒奶粉跟食品卫生的。下面是几个有意思的问答（ZZ： 叫兽也会点Chinglish的噢，只是在归坛大家都会中文还讲Chinglish就有点奇怪，我只会跟不懂中文的人讲Chinglish），希望同学们也enjoy：

Question 1: Are we gonna fly?
Answer: Yes, we will fly for more than 10 hours.

Question 2(same student): Is it cold in the sky?
Answer: Yes, it is very cold in the sky but we will sit in the airplane cabin not on the wing so you will feel very comfortable during the trip. (很惊讶居然还有没有坐过飞机旅行的学生）

Question 3: I read a news about the food poisoning in China, do I need to worry about it during my stay in China?
Answer: I don\'t. The news you read was probably telling the truth, but I doubt it was the whole truth. Will you make a conclusion that Virginia Tech is a war zone because of the gun shooting?

Question 4: I am worried about crime in China. Should I get a cell phone in China so I could call somebody in case I am kidnapped?
Answer: Getting a cell phone is a good idea. But I don\'t think the cell phone will save you if you are kidnapped, most likely they will take your cell as well. But the crime rate in most part of China should be much lower than that of our area.