潇洒人生路
人的一生最重要的是自由和随之而来的责任。
美国有些人对于别人从哪儿来的是哪儿的人特别好奇。你要是告诉他你来自中国，他们还要问是哪个城市，好象对中国城市很熟悉似的。其实他们也就去过北京上海西安什么的。
我的回答是：从家来，从办公室来。我从哪儿来跟我做什么和我是什么样的人毫无关系。你要想了解我，那你应该懂得，我没问你从哪儿来的，你也别问我从哪儿来。我对于你是做什么的，是个什么样的人更感兴趣。
很多美国人都认为我是这里出生的亚州人。就算我告诉他们我是中国人，他们还是不信。他们说你不带眼镜，会说笑话，人很风趣，英文没外国口音, 你不象是中国人。看来老中在老美心中的形象还不够吸引人。
我去日本，日本人把我当日本人，跟我说日语，我跟他们说英语，虽然我会几句日本话。我去韩国，韩国人以为我是韩国人，跟我说韩语。我跟他们说英语，因为我根本不会说韩国话。我去欧洲，当地人跟我说断断续续的英文，结果我说英文比他们还溜，他们肯定知道我不是来自亚洲的游客。当我告诉他们我是加州来的，他们的眼神充满了尊敬。 我没必要说是美国的加州，谁都知道加州在哪里。他们说，好莱坞啊，那你一定认识很多电影明星了。看来大家都跟我一样爱看电影。
国内来的一听我的口音就知道我是北京人。我还真就是北京的。台湾人听我说“国语”还加着一些闽南话会搞不懂我是哪里人。他们问你到底是那里人。我说中国北京，这有什么关系吗。难道我是北京来的你就不相信我了吗？
中国人很喜欢打听别人的背景。在了解你以前，先把你大致归一类。你是北京的，那你就是爱胡说八道；你是上海的，那你就爱斤斤计较；你是东北的，那你就是大男子主义；你是广东的，你爱吃还养二奶；你要是河南的，那你就是个骗子；你要是西北的，那你就是个土老帽儿。。。
哪里的人最好？还用说吗，当然是自己的家乡人最好喽。
真是滑稽的很, 谁不说自己的家乡好啊。
世界是我的家，我是这个星球的居民。我全世界的作生意和消遣。你要这么关心别人从哪里来是哪里人，我看你最好给FBI或CIA工作，也许你更能维护好这个国家的安全。
Where are you from?
Some people here are always curious about the nationality of people they meet. If you are a chinese, then they like to know which city you are from, sounds like they know a lot of cities in China. Actually, all they know is Beijing, Shanghai, or Xian.
My answer to those questions is: from my office or from home.Really, where I come from has nothing to do with what I do and who I am. If you like to know me, then you should understand that if I don't ask where you are from, you shouldn't ask me that question either. I am more interested in knowing what you do and who you are.
Americans always think that I was born here. When I finally tell them that I am from China, they still won't believe it. You don't wear glasses, you tell jokes, you are funny, you don't have accent, they say, you are not a Chinese.So I guess a Chinese in an American mind is not that attractive after all.
When I was in Japan, Japanese talked Japanese to me. I always spoke English back although I do speak some Japanese.When I was in Korea, Korean talked Korean to me, I always spoke English back since I don't speak Korean at all.When I was in Europe, local people spoke broken English to me . When I spoke English faster than they could, no doubt in their mind this guy was not another Asian tourist, and they always looked at me respectfully when I said I from California. I don't need to add US after California. since everyone knows where California is. Hollywood, they say, you must know a lot of movie stars. I guess people see a lot of American movies like I do.
Mainland Chinese people can tell that I am from Beijing when I speak Chinese, and I am from Beijing. But Taiwanese will confuse when I do use some their words that I have learned from friends from Taiwan. So which city are you from actually?My answer to them is Beijing, China and why do you care. Are you going not trust me because I am from Beijing?
Chinese people like to know other people's background very much, and then they classify you to certain group type before they know about you. If you are from Beijing, then you like to bull shit; if you are from Shanghai, then money is everything; if you are from Northeast, then you treat women like crap; if you are from Guangdong, you like to eat anything and also keep a second wife; if you are from Henan, then you are a lier; if you are from Northwest, then you are a dirt digger... So which region of China produces the best kind of people then? Of course it is the region that he or she is from.
This is so ridiculous. Who would trash their hometown?
The world is my home, I am a citzen of this planet. I travel around the world for business and pleasure. If you care so much about where people come from, then I think you should work for FBI or CIA, you may do a better job for our national security .
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