However, after arriving in Seoul, all this goodwill instantly turned into disappointment and fear ... Sitting in the car, I was surprised to look at the street outside the car, and my mind was full of an idea: No way, how can it be so broken? ? Is this really Seoul? ! Where are the tall buildings and luxury villas seen in Korean dramas? ! Why are there so many shabby little houses and they are built in a mess? Isn't there a city planning bureau in Korea? ! Why are so many scenes in the street so different from those in TV series? ! This is simply two countries! ! ! !
In the following days, because I didn't know the language, I didn't dare to go to the streets. I think when I start school, I will make Korean friends. Because when I was in China, I saw and heard that China people were friendly to foreigners, so I thought Koreans should be like this ... So after school started, I foolishly told people "I'm from China" and I thought they would welcome me, even if it was at least polite. I didn't expect that they all just left with a "Oh" and were cold and indifferent, making my back sweat ... Slowly, my language became better, and I finally understood why those Korean students were so cold after hearing that I was from China ... Here are some examples, all of which are my personal experiences:
1. Looking for a house with friends. On the day of moving, the landlord knocked at the door and gave us a pair of toothbrushes and toothpaste. My friends and I are very confused. At that time, we thought it was a Korean custom. As a result, the landlord said, "This is called toothbrush and that is called toothpaste. We Koreans all brush our teeth. After coming to Korea, you should also learn to brush your teeth. Since your family sent you to study in advanced countries, you should be studious ... "
Oh, my God ... That was the first time I felt how little Koreans knew about China. It's incredible. I don't even know such a close country, and even distorted it ... Since then, I have decided to pay attention to how the Korean government and the media promote China to the people. ...
Six months later, I made a Korean boyfriend. I was drinking with his friends at that time, in order to learn the language well as soon as possible. One of them asked me, "What's the matter? Korea, okay? Did you ever sit on the sofa when you were in China? " Boyfriend: "Don't be so ignorant. I have been to China, Beij, Dalian and Nanjing. Very developed. You have to walk more ~! " ..... As a result, that night, my boyfriend was beaten on the grounds that he was not worthy to be the "Republic of Korea" ...
I am also a friend of my boyfriend. Once I watched TV at my house, Zhang Yimou's "No Child Left Behind" happened to be shown (by the way, when I came to Korea in recent years, the China TV dramas or movies I saw on TV were either costume films from the 1970s and 1980s or rural films, in sharp contrast to those Korean dramas that exaggerated the good image of South Korea all day in China). Looking at it, the man asked me, "What are you doing? Climb a few seats? " ……
4. A classmate in the university asked me, "I watched TV last night and said that all the means of transportation in China are bicycles. In recent years, influenced by Korean culture, I began to know how great our Korean cars are and how advanced Korean mobile phones are. I heard that all the people who can afford Korean goods there are rich people. Can you ride a bike? ……"
I often meet some Koreans. After learning that I came from China, they asked me, "Wow ~ ~ Then your family must be very rich to come to Korea. We Koreans all go to the United States to go to Britain, and the worst thing is to go to Japan ~ ~! "
I returned to China last summer vacation and brought many beautiful clothes back to Korea, because I think the clothes in China are cheap and beautiful, not worse than those in Korea. Sure enough, there are always Korean girls dragging me and asking, "Wow, where did you buy this dress?" /"I like your shoes, so cute" ... I said "I brought them all from China", and they said why not buy them in Korea. I said, "Now many clothes at Dongdaemun are imported from China or made in China" ... As a result, they said, "Unexpectedly, China people are poor and ambitious. What a mouth! " Implication: I bought all my beautiful clothes in Korea, but I insist that I bought them from China.
7. When I was working, my boss got some mangoes from nowhere and kindly asked me to eat them. Mango in Korea is rare, so I hurried to eat it, but the boss's words completely lost my appetite-"This is mango, haven't you eaten it?" It's hard for you to be born in China. What a good girl, alas, what a pity ... "
8. I have a friend who just left the army and wants to go to China to play with me during the holiday, because his background is quite advanced and his family is rich enough. He has never eaten cold noodles and rice cakes, but eats western food and Japanese food every day. Suddenly he said he wanted to visit China, but my heart was still dark: this time, he must know how good China is! As a result, as soon as he discussed it with his mother, his mother wouldn't let him go. The reason is: China is dirty and messy, there is no high-grade western food he can eat, and China people are very savage. What if people know that he is rich in Korea, robbed, kidnapped or even robbed? ! ? ! ..... I still admire my fucking imagination. I even killed the ticket, thinking I was making a movie? ! To tell the truth, even if you are kidnapped and killed, you Koreans will definitely look down on China! ! !
9. I went to be a tutor and taught a little girl in the fourth grade. Once, I deliberately asked her how much she knew about the history of China. She said: "The teacher said Genghis Khan was a sinner because he seized a large territory that originally belonged to South Korea. /Koguryo culture belongs to our country. In fact, the three northeastern provinces of China should all belong to South Korea, but China not only denied it, but also said that South Korea was once a subordinate country of your. Therefore, the teacher taught us that we must strengthen our motherland and not let it.
10. There are many "Korean hospitals" on the streets of Korea. In fact, they are called "Han hospitals" in Korea. Because "Han" and "Han" are the same word in Korea, I always thought it was "Korean hospital" because it is the same as Chinese medicine in medication and therapy. Although I don't know much about Chinese medicine, at least I have seen Chinese medicine and heard of therapy. The worst is the worst. ! ...... When I was a sophomore, I took a course related to this, in order to listen to Koreans' views on Chinese medicine, because it is really popular in Korea and Koreans believe in it. But in the first class, the teacher wrote "Korean medicine" on the blackboard, and the result was "Korean medicine" instead of "Korean". So your medication and treatment are all his own? ! Why didn't I see it at all? ! In the next class, the teacher talked about Compendium of Materia Medica, saying "the crystallization of our Korean culture and the pride of our Korean people" one by one. When talking about acupuncture, he even said several times that "students should be proud of our nation, we have such a great invention!" " ..... I had a great time with some China classmates ~! Having a big fight with the teacher is really, really, really extreme! ! ! ! Usually you look down on China people and forget about China. We can all bear it! ! ! But if you are shameless enough to say that other people's things are your own, it is too inhuman! ! ! ! Finally, we all slammed the door and went out. If you don't get on, you can't get on! ! !