非白人老外在中国生活如何？ [美国媒体]

Siva NS
I'mliving in Guangzhou, China for the past 6 months. Few observations:

Siva NS   [印度人/男]
过去的六个月我一直住在广州，有这些观感：

1. There are more Indians in China (and notjust the big cities like Beijing & Shanghai) than you might realize. Foundthis out on a new year party in an Indian restaurant.

1. 在中国的印度人可能比你想的要多（不只是像北京和上海这样的大城市）。有一次新年聚会，我在一个印度饭馆领悟到这个。

2. Westerners are seen more in Indianrestaurants than Indians or Chinese.

2. 在印度饭馆，西方人比印度人和中国人都更常见。

3. Learnt about Tai Chi, which really iscool.

3. 学了太极，真的很酷。

4. Get really strange looks from people invillages, especially young children, who might never have seen non-Chinesebefore.

4. 在村庄里收获了非常奇怪的目光，尤其是少年们，他们可能以前从来没见过非中国人。

5. Kids speak to you in English to practicetheir English, which they can't do with their parents who don't speak English.

5. 孩子们用英语跟你对话，以练习他们自己的英语，他们无法跟不会说英语的父母做这件事。

6. Public transport is amazing. The frequencyof bus/train is really good.

6. 公共交通太赞了。汽车/火车的发车频率非常好。

7. Want to visit a town that is 700kms away.How long would that take by train? 12hours, night train? Nope. 3hrs by train!!!

7. 想去参观一个700公里以外的小镇。坐火车需要多长时间？12个小时，夜班车？不，火车只需要3个小时！！！

8. Crowd control in subways, amazing.

8. 地铁的人流控制，赞。

9. Pinyin is still not the exactpronunciation. You think you have it right, but you are not.

9. 拼音还不是准确的发音，你认为你拼对了，但实际上你错了。

10. Peoplework hard.

10. 人们工作勤奋。

11. Peoplesmile.

11. 人们微笑。

12. Peopleare kind and friendly.

12. 人们善良友好。

13. Easierto bargain. Your skills honed in India comes handy.

13. 更容易砍价。 你在印度磨练的技巧很容易就派上了用场。

14. Peoplein mainland China are much kinder & gentle than those in Hong Kong.

14. 大陆人民比香港来的更善良、更礼貌。

15. Peopletake their health seriously.

15. 人们重视自己的健康。

16. Chineseare blessed with natural friend.  Theydon't have to do any exercise and still remain very fit. A Chinese friend ofmine explained it as 'its in our genes'.

16. 中国人被大自然的朋友祝福。他们不用做任何运动，依然能够保持健康。我的一个中国朋友对此解释说“这是我们的基因”。

17. Chinais not that different from India.

17. 中国和印度没有那么大的不同。

18. Thatlonging that if only India also grows as fast as China.

18. 他们希望要是印度也能像中国一样快速发展就好了。

19. Theappreciation people show when you use Chinese words, Xie Xie!!

19. 如果使用中文词语，人们表示感谢的话是：谢谢！！

20. Publicsmoking, especially in closed spaces like restaurants. Glad this was banned inIndia.

20. 公共场合抽烟，尤其是在密闭空间里，比如饭馆。还好这种行为在印度被禁了。

21. Hey,I know that mobile brand!! It's available in India too on flipkart!

21. 嘿，我知道那个手机品牌！！它在印度最大电商Flipkart上也有得卖！

22. Apple(not the fruit) is a big deal

22. 苹果（不是水果的那个）很了不起。

23. It'sok to make kids walk and not carry them everywhere.

23. 让孩子自己走完全没问题，不需要到处带着他们。

24. Mostof the children are being raised by their grandparents while the parents arebusy with their career.

24. 大多数孩子由他们的祖辈抚养长大，而他们的父母忙于工作。

25. Yousee a lot of old, very old people, and they are fit.

25. 你能看到很多老人，非常老的老人，而且他们依旧健康。

26. Thegovernment destroys good roads and builds them again, just to createemployment. Believe me, true story.

26. 政府毁掉很好的道路然后重建，只为增加就业。相信我，这是真实故事。

27. Flightsare almost always delayed. People take it for granted that flights will bedelayed and they plan their schedules accordingly. Hello Air China!!

27. 航班几乎总是延误。如果航班延误，人们会视之如常，并据此重新规划日程安排。你好，中国航空！！

28. Youget a lot of greens (leafy vegetables like spinach, coriander leaves etc) inthe markets. But boy it is tough to get Mint (pudina).

28. 你会在市场看到很多绿色（蔬菜叶儿，比如菠菜、香菜叶儿等）。但是伙计，你很难买到薄荷。

29. Youare vegetarian and will have trouble in China! Don't believe it. People hereeat more vegetables than a lot of us.

29. “你是素食主义者，那么在中国就会有很多麻烦！”不要相信这句话。这里的人们比很多我们那儿的人吃蔬菜更多。

30. Whatabout all the 'Chinese eat snakes, frogs, lizards, cockroaches' hoopla. Don'tbelieve any of it. They eat more of Chicken, Duck, Turkey, Sheep, Cow, Pig.

30. 那么怎么看“所有的中国人都吃蛇、青蛙、蜥蜴、蟑螂”这种废话。不要相信其中任何一点。他们更多地吃鸡、鸭、火鸡、羊、牛、猪这些。

31. Andby the way, my regular lunch place does server frog & dog among othermeats. I trust the chef knows which meat I order for.

31.另外，我经常吃午饭的地方确实提供青蛙和狗肉。但我相信大厨知道我点的是什么肉。

32. Yes,it is common to find dog meat 'curry' in restaurants. I hear this is morecommon in the Canton region.

32. 没错，在饭馆找到狗肉“咖喱菜”是很常见的。我听说在广东地区更常见。

33. No,I haven't tried any exotic meat in China. I say in China. You can't holdagainst me that one time I had crocodile spring roll in London. OK, let's nottalk about it.

33. 不，我从未在中国尝试过任何奇异的肉。我是说，在中国。你不能因为我有一次在伦敦吃鳄鱼肉春卷而对我抱有成见。好了，我们不要再讨论这些了。

34. Itis easy/common to get Snake, Frog or Turtle meat. Just go to a meat market or asuper market, see which snake/frog/turtle appeals to you (they are alive &kicking (ok, not so much kicking) in a water tank). Point your finger at it andyou have your meat for lunch ready.

34. 获得蛇肉、蛙肉或龟肉很容易/寻常。只要去肉类市场或者超市，看看哪只蛇/蛙/龟中你的意（它们在一个水槽中活蹦乱跳，好吧，也不是非常乱跳）。你只需指中它，然后就能拿到可供午餐使用的肉。

35. Thevariety of fruits & vegetables available is refreshing.

35. 各种各样能买到的水果和蔬菜都很新鲜。

36. Placeswith 'Halal' sign brings images of Briyani & Kebabs to your mind. Not inChina. But the 'pull noodles' that you get in these places is a killer. Pullnoodles with potato, chillies, onion..yum yum.

36. 带“清真”标志的地方会让你想起抓饭和烤肉串。而在中国不是这样。你在这种地方吃到的“拉面”才是杀手。拉面拌上土豆、辣椒、洋葱……美味啊。

37. Chinesewhile speaking English answer your implied question and not the actualquestion. A typical conversation:
Me:Hi XXXX, would you mind translating this food menu for menu to find omlette?(expecting answers like No, No problem, Let me do it...)
XXXX:Yes
Me:(In mind voice:) oh, does that mean he minds doing it for me, so he won't doit?
Learning:XXXX answered the 2nd part of my question, which is 'translate the menu'.
Tobe kept in mind when someone is saying Yes or No.
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37. 中国人说英语的时候，回答的是你暗指的问题，而不是字面的问题。一个典型的对话：
我：嗨，某某某，你是否介意帮我翻译一下这个菜单、看看有没有洋葱？（希望答案是不，不介意、没问题，让我帮你……）
某某某：是。
我（内心声音）：噢，这是不是说他介意帮我做这个，所以他不会去做？
学习：某某某回答的是我问题的第二个部份，即“翻译菜单”。
当某人说是或否的时候一定要留心。
 

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Meklit Gebre-Mariam
I spent about a year in China and I loved my time there. Experiences vary dependingon the city you live in. But even in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai,racism exists (to a lesser extent, but still). In part because Chinese peopledon't have much exposure to black foreigners. The assumption is we're all poorand from Africa. (People were regularly confused when I told them I'mAmerican.)

Meklit Gebre-Mariam [美国黑人/女]
我在中国住了一年，我很喜欢在那里的生活。体验嘛，不尽相同，这取决于你所居住的城市。但即使是像北京和上海这样的大城市，种族主义依然存在（程度上更少，但依然存在）。部分原因是中国人没有太多接触过黑人老外。他们想当然地认为我们都很穷，都来自非洲。（当我告诉他们我来自美国的时候，他们通常都会困惑。）

Butoverall I had amazing experiences. People were warm and welcoming, invited meto their homes for dinner, etc. Even in smaller cities, I was greeted withkindness. However, my experiences are biased. 1. I speak some Chinese. So eventhough my accent was terrible, people were impressed and more willing to engageme. 2. I'm a woman. Black men in China receive the worst treatment relative toother foreigners. They're kicked out of bars, people assume they're criminals,etc.

但总体来说，我有一段很赞的经历。人们都热情好客，还邀请我到他们家去吃晚饭等等。即使是在小城市，我仍被人友好地招呼。当然，我的经历是有所偏颇的：一、我会说一点中文。所以即使我的口音很糟糕，人们还是对我留下了好印象，并且愿意与我交好。二、我是女人。相比其他老外，黑人男性在中国受到了最差的对待。他们被赶出酒吧，人们会假定他们是罪犯，等等这般。

There'sthis joke among foreigners in China that we're all C list celebrities. Photosand gawking are a normal part of living in China. But whites do have someadvantages in that they are viewed as better looking, more educated, morewealthy, more trustworthy etc. So for example, a white guy would have an easiertime making friends and dating local girls than a black guy.

在中国的老外之间流传着这样一个笑话，即我们都是三等名人。拍照和呆呆的目光是生活在中国的一个常见部分。而白人确实有一些优势，他们被认为更好看、更有教养、更富裕、更值得相信等等。因此可以举个例子，相比黑人，一个白人伙计能够更容易交朋友，并约会本地女孩儿。

Peoplewould always give me backhanded compliments, like telling me I'm pretty (for ablack girl) or that they liked the way I looked (but I should stay out of thesun). These things occur in the US as well. Everyone is just more politicallycorrect with their phrasing in the US (because of the history). China has aculture that prefers pale skin and brutal honesty.

人们经常会给我假惺惺的安慰，比如告诉我我很漂亮（对一个黑人女孩儿），或者说我喜欢你长的这样子（但是我应该呆在没有太阳的地方）。这些事在美国也会发生。在美国，每个人都只是更礼貌地修正自己的用词（由于历史原因）。中国的文化是更喜欢浅色皮肤，还有残忍的诚实。

ButI do think the current mindset on race is changing, especially among youngerpeople. They're friendlier and more open minded. Whenever I was at a bar, aChinese person always bought me a drink. (Men and women.) Not to hit on me butas if to say, "Welcome to my country!" You don't get that kind ofhospitality anywhere else, white or black!
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但是我的的确确认为如今的种族观念正在发送变化，尤其是在年轻人当中。他们更友好，观念更开放。无论何时我去酒吧，总会有一个中国人过来给我一杯饮料（无论男人女人）。他们不会攻讦我，而是好像在说：“欢迎来到我的国家！”你在其他任何地方都找不到这种热情好客，无论白人黑人！