成為段子手的我們,都是被腐國生活逼出來的……
還記得英倫圈「我的英國印象」徵稿大賽嗎?上周,我們向小夥伴們徵集最新奇有趣、最瘋狂最狗血、最讓人深刻難忘的英國印象小故事。喏,果然,小夥伴們對腐國的吐槽還真不少啊,但似乎也流露著各位對異國生活一絲微妙的眷戀。這裡也許就有你的故事哦!
最佳英文投稿來自諾丁漢大學就讀本科的Ash。在文中,她向我們訴說了最讓她印象深刻的英國三事。下面奉上英語美文(此處應有掌聲):
The volatile weather: never seems to be blazing or freezing
最捉摸不定的天氣
I know weather is a common topic when people talk about the UK. It never ceased to amaze me every time it was all bright in the morning and it suddenly started to rain right after you finished your lunch; by the time you finally headed against the waterfalls and made it back to your cosy home, sitting in your chair, then you looked out of the window and the sun just shined like itwas in the morning again.
Nevertheless, the weather tended to be mild throughoutthe whole year. You can never find a summer day blazing like in Southern Chinawhere you can literally cook an egg on the asphalt road; ordays in winter when most areas in Northern China starts to snow at early October.
Big parks, small parks, and more parks
永遠逛不完的公園
I ve been travelling around Europe and I ve never seen a country that is greener than the UK. Even when I was walking around the big capital London, I could always find parks. I mean, isn t the capital supposed to be industrial?
So there I was, wandering around Kennington Park and trying to find my way out to the nearest tube station. It s almost like I was living in nature and suddenly there was this modernised city right beyond the soothing illusions . It seems surreal, right? And the trees along the road, oh trees. I love trees. Straight, strong, and stately, they just stand firm along the road and spread out the branches to protect what underneath them. They also emanate the smell of freshness after a rainy hour.
And we ll never be posh, it doesn』t run in our blood
說好的「上流」呢?
The word[posh] to me is mysterious: soelegant, always superior, and constantly luminous in front of the public. It was what I thought about British people. It was like inPride and Prejudicewhere Mr Darcy led his stylish and proud way up to the upper class. That was exactly what I thought life was like in the UK. I had to be extra cautious since I thought I was going to meet people like Mr Darcy and his aunt Lady Catherine. I thought I was supposed to eat like a lady – learn how to use knife and fork,walk like a lady - never in a hurry, and talk... well, I couldn t really do that, but I was trying.
My parents kept telling me about my behaviour: doeverything properly; don t lose the face of your country. I was scared, I wasterrified even, for not being polite enough and getting myself humiliated infront of posh British people. So when I finally got here and prepared for everypossible situation, it turned out to be very different from what I believed. I can eat with spoon if I want in the university hall - no-one would judge you evenif you bring your own chopsticks. Not only can I walk super fast also run ifI m going to be late for the lecture - everyone does that okay? As for talking, I can speak freely with my bizarre Chinese accent since I』ve found out I m notthe only one with an accent - salute the northerners!
最佳中文投稿來自剛在英國碩士畢業的聶聶。熱衷吐槽的她給我們全方位地詮釋在英國生活那些小小的「不習慣」,身在英國的小夥伴應該深有同感吧!下面是來自聶聶文章的選段:
交通篇
倫敦的公交車,真的是特別坑。
有時候臨時調線,隨便一站停下來,就讓所有乘客下車。
有時候換司機,不知道要等一小會兒還是一大會兒。
這種情況每天都在發生,我每天坐188路公交車都在提心弔膽。
每次被扔下公交車,都有一種「親媽不要我了」的感覺。
有一天坐車連續被扔兩次,我就體會到了什麼是「原來後媽也不要我」。
生活篇
英國的冬天多雨,有一天我回家,發現暖氣開通了,高興得手舞足蹈。
第二天早上,我被凍醒了。我去摸摸暖氣,涼的。我想可能是壞了,準備晚上跟宿管講一下。但是晚上回來的時候,發現暖氣又熱了,好開心,估計是剛通暖氣,來宿舍檢修的時候修好了。
第三天我依然是被凍醒的,我以為窗戶漏風。但是晚上回家又挺暖和的。
第四天早上我再次被凍醒。
我帶著「我是不是精神錯亂」和起床氣,發郵件給宿管:為什麼暖氣這麼不穩定?為什麼總是頭一晚還好好的,第二天早上就壞了?
於是在我上午上完課的時候,我收到了郵件回復,非常溫柔地說:非常感謝您的提醒,我們查詢了你宿舍的供暖系統,運行非常良好。我們的暖氣是定時的,時間是X點到X點。
哎,想念持續供暖的社會主義…
社交篇
英國人真的超級愛喝酒,周五、周六、周天,酒吧都非常熱鬧,平日里人也不少。
所以我在學校里見到酒吧,感覺有點新鮮。
長長的酒單每次都比菜單更讓人迷惑。
我非常好奇的是,為什麼英國人喝酒,特別喜歡站在酒吧外面。
有時候酒吧裡面並不是沒有地方,但是感覺他們就是喜歡穿著大衣頂著風,站在外面聊天喝酒。
小雨都不能阻擋這種在酒吧外面喝酒的痴迷。
留英後再度適應
其實,最有趣的不是我對英國的「不適應」。而是從英國回國以後,對國內生活也需要「再度適應」。
比如,到英國很快就適應了隨處可以刷卡的便利,隨身攜帶銀行卡,覺得比在國內帶零錢方便多了。但是回國的時候,掏出銀行卡問能不能銀行卡付款的時候,被對方鄙視了,扔了一個二維碼給我掃描…
然後我才發現,國內的小額支付市場已經基本上被微信和支付寶搞定,買烤紅薯都能微信、支付寶了,簡直是方便極了。
也有一次去面試,英文面試。
面試官問我住在哪裡,我說我家住在XX tubestation附近,面試官就笑了。
我才反應過來,對方是澳大利亞人,而且國內地鐵站用的都是是subwaystation。
但是本來留學和出國,本身就在於探索不一樣的生活,和另一種可能性,這樣才有意思呀。
最後,我們也評選出四個最佳段子:
英國人還好意思問「我們的孩子夠堅強嗎」
「2014 - 2015年作為漢語志願者在英國呆了一年,雖然回來已經一年多了,還是很懷念。最不適應的是,讓學生三天記6個漢語單詞,學校居然說我:push the students too much.我想說,你到中國去看一看,什麼是push too much,哈哈哈。」 —— 那片雲……
敬個禮,握個手,你是我的好朋友
「I was totally astonishedwhen the first British friend I talked to reached out for a hand shake.. untillater I found out it』s just a common way of greeting of new friends in the UK. Honestlyeven for us Chinese millenials a handshake is too formal for everyday life.Guess British ppl are old fashioned in some way after all.」 —— 哞
那些可愛的小習慣
「經常在路上看到有很多可愛的藍孩紙穿著運動服,手就辣么直接的插到褲襠里。百思不得其解惹,最後問了一個英國朋友,他說他們只是小時候養成了壞習慣,長大了也沒改掉……」——Panlert
體育應該無分國界
「Part of my daily routineis playing football with friends of international backgrounds. If I playedpoorly, some new friends might guess I was a Chinese or no comments; but if Iplayed well, they would ask 『are you from Japan or Korea?』 And sometimes theymight say, 『you play great as a Chinese.』 I feel bit disappointed for noreason.」 —— Xi
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※把馬拉松玩成狂歡節的也只有腐國人民了,但真正目的卻原來是這個
※可以,這很英國!腐國人是這樣把自己玩兒壞的……
※跟王子離婚,被腐國狂噴,但這個極品前王妃活得比誰都開心
※買對就是省錢,畢竟人在腐國,換算成人民幣真的傷不起啊……
※先被掰歪肉體,後被掰歪心靈,受夠了腐國的偽中餐!
※奶奶送的襪子都能撩妹!腐國人的悶騷全在腳上……
※聯合利華剛熄火,雀巢就喊著要漲價了!腐國人,自找的,哭著也要脫完……
※被腐國狂噴的女王前兒媳,跟王子離婚不離家,性醜聞滿天,靠曝王室猛料騙錢…卻是活得最開心的人
※腐國金融狗,去把她追回來,現在機會到了!
※允許男孩穿裙子上學,也只有腐國才幹得出來
※「我們是誰?」終於有了英國版,只有去過腐國的人才能懂
※大腐國居然拍出了這樣的情人節廣告……
※你最有可能和哪位美好的腐國鮮肉「住在一起」?
※腐國人的腦洞太可怕了,一個馬拉松也能玩出那麼多花樣!
※就是這麼巧,世界上最腐敗的國家就是腐國!
※真的不用帶廚具來腐國!炒菜鍋,壓力鍋,汽鍋……國內有賣的這裡都有