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    February 06

    印度缘

    去过印度的人都知道印度官方的旅游宣传口号是“Incredible India”, 这个表述就像“Nothing is Impossible”一样,都可以有两种不同的理解。起码翻译成中文以后是这样的。
    印度有许多不可思议的地方,比如说印度众多的宗教派别,以及由此产生的丰富多姿的礼仪文化和寺庙艺术;还有印度在后殖民主义的当代仍然保留着当初殖民主义时期的建筑、思维和语言习惯;还有浮动在大街小巷里的那些绚烂的色彩和充斥在每个角落里的那些刺鼻的咖喱气味。印度的魅力在于她文化的各个方面都有相当高的区别度,特别是在全球化不再只针对经济领域的当今世界,印度的普通百姓还是会穿着纱丽用手抓饭。这种对传统的保留或许会被认为是一种落后,但也可以解释为是一种坚定的自信——即使再隆重的场合,辛格也肯定不会放弃他锡克教的服饰而改穿西装。当然,印度基础设施建设之差、交通状况之混乱、贫困人口之庞大也是很不可思议的。而且因为种姓制度的存在,下层社会的贫民根本不可能通过个人努力来摆脱贫贱的身份。哪怕只是一顿午饭的时间,我们的司机也不可能走进餐厅跟我们一起享受一下“上等人”的生活。
    想来想去,这些落后与进步、好与坏都是同是存在的。英国的长期殖民把印度几乎掏空了,但却使得英语的使用在印度就像她的贫穷一样,随处可见。飞机上,十几岁大的孩子抱着3、400页的英文小说看,小商小贩喊的也绝对不只是hello,hello的,有的还夸我两句,说我的英文很好,哈哈,我现在说的估计都是偏印度味儿的英语。
    每次回来以后都会感到些遗憾,后悔自己太懒,照片拍得太少,东西买的太少,对印度的了解也是知之甚少。因为每次我都会想,明年我肯定还能去的。希望如此吧。
     

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    Larry Jinwrote:
    印度还是挺有味道的一个国家。你的博文和图片也让我回忆起以前去印度的感觉了。:-)
    Apr. 5
    琚 琚wrote:
    咖喱饭太难吃~
    我们园子的印度孩子不怕冷,大冬天,就他们穿短裤短衣,在滑滑梯上玩的很放肆,很淘气,坏坏的小孩。
    有个美国孩子很胖,混迹其中,喜欢我们悟空的脸蛋,老摸,有点猥亵的感觉。
    Feb. 11

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