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Once I read several book regard communication theory, culture and media. The content in those books is very disturbing , even annoying in my opinion. As you know, there are many languages in the world , many kinds of different cultures too. In the same cultural category, there even exists many different sub cultures. For example, you could be a middle class man working in a big bank. You belongs to the big cultural category: middle class men who work in bank. However, not every middle class bank working man is the same. Even two workmates in the same work unit could be radically different either in terms of personality, hobbies, lifestyle, worldview, emotion etc. There are too many different places in the world some of them could be annoying.
The first annoying thing is language. If I live in China, then I would be bombarded with mandarin everyday, little chance for me to learn English or other foreign languages. Sometimes in China , I did not want to speak mandarin with others but want in English for example, it could not always be achieved, the one who you talks with may not know English at all. It SEEMS a strange thing to speak English among mandarin speaking Chinese.
Language is the first thing which annoys me. At times I wanna understand French, I tried my best to understand what those French speaking people are saying, but to no avail. Why? Foreign language is like a circle shape wall, circles a little world from other little worlds. I live in a little world called mandarin world, french people live in a little world too. I want to walk in their world but the invisible wall rejects my entering. I tried and tried finally gave up my try.
However, the invisible wall can be broken by your continous daily effort. Once the wall is broken, you would see a brand new world full of novelty.
Once I was rejected by an invisible wall called English, after my continuous effort, I finally dig a small hole out of the wall , seeing part of the in-wall world . It is beautiful and mind-opening. I finally saw a world i never saw before, I laugh i cry i sigh i silent, like drinking a new flavored wine. Its deepth, broadness and beauty shocked me heart and soul.
Another issue i find annoying is the cultural issue. When i was raised in China, i was educated to work hard, no pain no gain, effort first reward second. While later when i was in US, I was told a different ideology: work smart, enjoy your weekend. Wait wait, hang on. Why the hell Chinese Education told me to work hard at weekend such that when I grow up I can be a rich man?
Those two cultures seem contradicting with each other. I was told work hard and do not enjoy your life until you succeed in your career since I was 3 years old, then Amercians told me work smart and enjoy your weekend?
Do i need to ask meself "am i already a successful man in my career?" before i can relax and enjoy my weekend?
It seems there are two kinds of voices in my mind, it may drive me crazy
Besides, when i was in China, i saw too many women who did not care much about their appearance. I thought women should not be beautiful and never heart about plastic surgery. I though women are just like us men, thinking appearce is unimportant.
Why the hell in Toronto pretty Korean girls told me in their country woman extremely care about their looks,look is very important for a woman, plastic surgery is a common and socially-acceptable matter? Wait wait, hang on a second, if women who do not care much about their look could not be called women in the real sense, then what should i call those girls I saw in China? Must give me a new name to call them, and a new classification system.
I do not like differences exisiting in the world. I like the sameness, harmony and agreement. I hope the differences all turned into sameness one day. That is my dream. martin luther king has a freedom dream, so do I .
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