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Giản thể: 中国妈妈看美国
在167的那篇播客中，我讲了几个跟我妈妈有关的小故事。写那篇播客的时候，她刚来美国不久。时间过得真快，转眼间，她马上就要回中国了。在美国住了半年，我妈妈对美国可以说是又爱又恨。
首先说说“恨”吧。很多住在国外的中国人，说起国外的生活，都会用一句话来形容——好山好水好无聊。意思是：国外的自然环境确实不错，但跟国内相比，生活真是太无聊了。我妈妈也有同样的感受。在中国，大部分人和亲戚、朋友走得很近。在国内的时候，我妈妈常常跟亲朋好友一起打太极拳，唱歌，打麻将，旅游……总有做不完的事情，可是来了美国，生活一下子安静了下来，她觉得很无聊。
另外，我妈妈也常常批评美国人的“浪费”。比如说，在洗手间，常常看到美国人抹洗手液的时候，还开着水龙头。有一次，我们在一个快餐店点了两个汉堡，店员把汉堡给我的时候，我发现他们做错了。我告诉店员以后，店员马上答应重新做，并且随手就把那两个汉堡扔进了垃圾桶。我妈妈看着那两个被扔掉的汉堡，觉得太可惜了。
当然了，我妈妈也经常赞扬美国。首先要说的，肯定是自然环境了。比起大多数国内的城市，美国的空气质量要好得多。我妈说，每天出去早锻炼，呼吸着新鲜的空气，看着蓝蓝的天空，心情真是好极了。而且，我妈觉得大多数美国人都很友好，很有礼貌。比如，你在走进商店的时候，前面的人总会帮你推着门。过马路的时候，即使没有红绿灯，大部分司机也会停下来让行人先走。别看这些事情小，在中国，很多人还没有这个意识呢。
总的来说，我妈觉得住在两个国家都各有利弊。她理解我们选择继续在美国生活的的决定，但对于他们那一代人来说，生活在一个离亲朋好友更近的地方才会更幸福。
Phồn thể: 中國媽媽看美國
在167的那篇播客中，我講了幾個跟我媽媽有關的小故事。寫那篇播客的時候，她剛來美國不久。時間過得真快，轉眼間，她馬上就要回中國了。在美國住了半年，我媽媽對美國可以說是又愛又恨。
首先說說“恨”吧。很多住在國外的中國人，說起國外的生活，都會用一句話來形容——好山好水好無聊。意思是：國外的自然環境確實不錯，但跟國內相比，生活真是太無聊了。我媽媽也有同樣的感受。在中國，大部分人和親戚、朋友走得很近。在國內的時候，我媽媽常常跟親朋好友一起打太極拳，唱歌，打麻將，旅遊……總有做不完的事情，可是來了美國，生活一下子安靜了下來，她覺得很無聊。
另外，我媽媽也常常批評美國人的“浪費”。比如說，在洗手間，常常看到美國人抹洗手液的時候，還開著水龍頭。有一次，我們在一個快餐店點了兩個漢堡，店員把漢堡給我的時候，我發現他們做錯了。我告訴店員以後，店員馬上答應重新做，並且隨手就把那兩個漢堡扔進了垃圾桶。我媽媽看著那兩個被扔掉的漢堡，覺得太可惜了。
當然了，我媽媽也經常讚揚美國。首先要說的，肯定是自然環境了。比起大多數國內的城市，美國的空氣質量要好得多。我媽說，每天出去早鍛煉，呼吸著新鮮的空氣，看著藍藍的天空，心情真是好極了。而且，我媽覺得大多數美國人都很友好，很有禮貌。比如，你在走進商店的時候，前面的人總會幫你推著門。過馬路的時候，即使沒有紅綠燈，大部分司機也會停下來讓行人先走。別看這些事情小，在中國，很多人還沒有這個意識呢。
總的來說，我媽覺得住在兩個國家都各有利弊。她理解我們選擇繼續在美國生活的的決定，但對於他們那一代人來說，生活在一個離親朋好友更近的地方才會更幸福。
Pinyin: Zhōngguó māmā kàn měiguó
Zài 167 dì nà piān bòkè zhōng, wǒ jiǎngle jǐ gè gēn wǒ māmā yǒuguān de xiǎo gùshì. Xiě nà piān bòkè de shíhòu, tā gāng lái měiguó bùjiǔ. Shíjiānguò dé zhēn kuài, zhuǎnyǎn jiān, tā mǎshàng jiù yào huí zhōngguóle. Zài měiguó zhùle bànnián, wǒ māmā duì měiguó kěyǐ shuō shì yòu ài yòu hèn.
Shǒuxiān shuō shuō “hèn” ba. Hěnduō zhù zài guówài de zhōngguó rén, shuō qǐ guówài de shēnghuó, doūhuì yòng yījù huà lái xíngróng——hǎo shān hǎo shuǐ hǎo wúliáo. Yìsi shì: Guówài de zìrán huánjìng quèshí bùcuò, dàn gēn guónèi xiāng bǐ, shēnghuó zhēnshi tài wúliáole. Wǒ māmā yěyǒu tóngyàng de gǎnshòu. Zài zhōngguó, dà bùfèn rén hé qīnqī, péngyǒu zǒu dé hěn jìn. Zài guónèi de shíhòu, wǒ māmā chángcháng gēn qīnpéng hǎoyǒu yīqǐ dǎ tàijí quán, chànggē, dǎ májiàng, lǚyóu……zǒng yǒu zuò bù wán de shìqíng, kěshì láile měiguó, shēnghuó yīxià zǐ ānjìngle xiàlái, tā juéde hěn wúliáo.
Lìngwài, wǒ māmā yě chángcháng pīpíng měiguó rén de “làngfèi”. Bǐrú shuō, zài xǐshǒujiān, chángcháng kàn dào měiguó rén mǒ xǐshǒu yè de shíhòu, hái kāizhe shuǐlóngtóu. Yǒu yīcì, wǒmen zài yīgè kuàicān diàn diǎnle liǎng gè hànbǎo, diànyuán bǎ hànbǎo gěi wǒ de shíhòu, wǒ fāxiàn tāmen zuò cuòle. Wǒ gàosù diànyuán yǐhòu, diànyuán mǎshàng dāyìng chóngxīn zuò, bìngqiě suíshǒu jiù bǎ nà liǎng gè hànbǎo rēng jìnle lèsè tǒng. Wǒ māmā kànzhe nà liǎng gè bèi rēng diào de hànbǎo, juédé tài kěxíle.
Dāngránle, wǒ māmā yě jīngcháng zànyáng měiguó. Shǒuxiān yào shuō de, kěndìng shì zìrán huánjìngle. Bǐ qǐ dà duōshù guónèi de chéngshì, měiguó de kōngqì zhí liàng yāo hǎo dé duō. Wǒ mā shuō, měitiān chūqù zǎo duànliàn, hūxīzhe xīnxiān de kōngqì, kànzhe lán lán de tiānkōng, xīnqíng zhēnshi hǎo jíle. Érqiě, wǒ mājuéde dà duōshù měiguó rén dōu hěn yǒuhǎo, hěn yǒu lǐmào. Bǐrú, nǐ zài zǒu jìn shāngdiàn shíhòu, qiánmiàn de rén zǒng huì bāng nǐ tuīzhe mén.Guò mǎlù de shíhòu, jíshǐ méiyǒu hónglǜdēng, dà bùfèn sījī yě huì tíng xiàlái ràng xíngrén xiān zǒu. Bié kàn zhèxiē shìqíng xiǎo, zài zhōngguó, hěnduō rén hái méiyǒu zhège yìshí ne.
Zǒng de lái shuō, wǒ mā juédé zhù zài liǎng gè guójiā dōu gè yǒu lìbì. Tā lǐjiě wǒmen xuǎnzé jìxù zài měiguó shēnghuó de de juédìng, dàn duìyú tāmen nà yīdài rén lái shuō, shēnghuó zài yīgè lí qīnpéng hǎoyǒu gèng jìn dì dìfāng cái huì gèng xìngfú.
Pinyin: A Chinese Mother Sees America
In the 167th podcast, I told a few little stories relating to my mother. When I was writing that podcast, my mother had only just arrived in the U.S. The time flew by, and in the blink of an eye she was getting on the plane back to China. After living here for half a year, you could say my mother has both a love and a hate for America.
How about we talk about ‘hate’ first. Many Chinese people living abroad, when talking about their life abroad, often use this expression to describe it: ‘Good mountains, good water, very boring.’ What it means is that the natural environment is truly excellent, but the lifestyle is very boring when compared to life in China. My mother also had the same kind of feeling. In China, most people live just a short walk away from their relatives and friends. When my mother was living in China, she would often practice Taijiquan, sing songs, play majiang, and travel with her closest friends and family… there was always something to do. But after coming to America her life suddenly quietened down, and she thought it quite boring.
Also, my mother often criticises the American people’s ‘wastefulness’. For example, in the bathroom when Americans apply liquid hand soap, they leave the faucet running. One time, we were in a fastfood restaurant ordering a couple of hamburgers, and when they gave me mine I realised they had made a mistake. As soon as I told the attendant she agreed to redo the order, and while doing so took the two burgers and threw them in the trash. My mother thought it a great pity seeing the two burgers being thrown away.
Of course, my mother also often praises the United States. The first thing she will talk about is definitely the natural environment. Compared to the majority of Chinese cities, the air quality is much better. My mother says that every morning she would go out for morning exercise, breathe the fresh air, look at the blue sky, and her mood would improve dramatically. Also, she feels that the majority of Americans are very friendly, and very polite. For example, when you enter a store, the person in front will always hold the door for you. When crossing the road, even without a traffic light, most drivers will still let pedestrians go first. Don’t look at these as insignificant: in China many people still don’t have this level of awareness.
In short, my mother thinks that living in both countries has its pros and cons. She understands our decision to continue living in America, but to her generation, a life closer to friends and family will be a happier one.
Zak Gray (zak_lives@hotmail.com)
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