The comic artist Tiny Eyes, aka Siyu, is chronicling them in her ongoing series of sequential art that highlights some of the things that she, as someone born and raised in Beijing, has experienced when communicating with people in the United States, France, and England.
漫畫家Tiny Eyes(又名曹思予)是個土生土長的北京姑娘,她用連載漫畫的形式記錄了自己和美國、法國、英國的朋友們交流時的經歷。
Through simple line drawings and a biting wit, she illustrates the impressions that the different cultures have of one another and their idiosyncrasies.
寥寥幾筆,又蘊含智慧,展現著不同文化的印象和特質。
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1
Common winter look (in Paris):
巴黎冬日街拍:
Scarf twice as big as the head
兩個頭大的厚圍巾
Super thin tights
超級瘦的緊身褲
Common winter look (in Beijing):
北京冬日街拍:
Super puffy down coat
發(fā)福版羽絨服
Extra thick long johns
超級厚的秋褲/打底褲
2
French high school students
法國高中生合影
Chinese high school students
中國高中生合影
3
Beauty product ads in China:
中國美容產品廣告:
Immediate Whitening Effect
白白白!立馬見效!
Beauty product ads in the West:
西方美容產品廣告:
Beautiful Tan Today
古銅色!小麥色!今天就擁有!
4
American: I love you, mom.
美國人:麻麻我愛你!
Chinese: Look after your health mom.
中國人:麻麻你要照顧好自己。
Remember to put on more clothes, it's getting cold.
天冷了。記得多穿點衣服。
I bought you a pair of wool gloves...
我給你買了副羊毛手套……
5
中國媽媽:
- Mom, I've got my exam results back!
媽,我考試成績出來啦!
- Looks like someone has got good news!
看來考得不錯呀!
- Ta dah! (99/100)
看嘍~100分考了99呢!
- Where did you lose that one point?
那一分扣哪了?
6
French cutlery
法餐餐具:
Forks for main dish, salad, and snail;
主餐、沙拉、蝸牛用餐叉;
knives for main dish, fish, and butter;
主餐、魚類、黃油用餐刀;
and cutlery for dessert.
甜點餐具等
Chinese cutlery
中餐餐具:
Only chopsticks.
一雙筷子就夠。
7
American: Just do it!
美國人:行動起來!
Chinese: Think twice.
中國人:三思而后行。
8
An American who shares his dorm room with another one
一個美國朋友住兩人間宿舍
British: You have to share your dorm room with one person?
英國人:你宿舍居然還住一個人?
Chinese: You share your dorm room with only one person?
中國人:你宿舍居然只住兩個人?
9
When you have a Chinese name
如果你有中文名,那么
Half: People who can't pronounce your name
一半的人不會念你的名字
Almost half: People who try very hard and pronounce your name wrong
差不多另一半人非常努力嘗試但最終還是會念錯你的名字
Rest: People who ask if you have an English name
剩下的幾個人會問你:是否有英文名
10
- Where are you from?
- China.
你是哪國人呀?
中國人
- So you speak Chinese?
- Yes.
那么你說中文咯?
當然
- That's incredible!
哇!太不可思議了!