很多年前在台灣,計程車司機講了一句話,讓我永記心中。
“你們香港人愛講法理情,我們台灣人卻愛講情理法!”
這句話的確有點道理,我們香港人做事比較愛講規矩,可是缺人情味。台灣人人情味十足,可是做事卻有點隨性,覺得“規矩只是規矩”。
沒錯,對這種generalisation不能太認真,更不可能覺得每個地方的人都是一模一樣,可是把它當作一種工具去分析事情還是挺有意思的。
今天一早天朗氣清,突然心血來潮,覺得想去跑跑步。
我Google了一下,發現香港東有一個海濱公園,叫鰂魚涌海濱/寵物公園,記得那邊環境不錯,所以就去那邊試試看。
我跑了十幾分鐘,發現有一堆老人在看海邊,我也沒太多管閒事(也還有一點力氣),就繼續跑。
再跑了幾分鐘,剛好那邊是公園的盡頭,我就回頭繼續。
Even being an immigrant myself back in the 80s, racism never meant anything to me more than some people being “mean” to others.
Yes, the “meanness” varies but I have never given it any serious thought.
Our society has made progress — significant progress in the last few decades. From health, culture to politics, we have indeed made gigantic leaps.
So much so what we have learnt is only to continue with this development.