看起来,除了直言外,这里的老海黄们认为:“Chinese food is horrible" 不怎是offensive。大家对洋文化的理解不深。
跟丫平时也嘻嘻哈哈, 昨天会议气氛也不严肃。
丫说完:Chinese food is horrible 后, 补充一句:“秦腔啊, no offense."
当时我立即还吃不准那句话有多大的OFFENSE. 别的同事, 被他的话逗乐了, 说他:”funny, Just like: ‘you suck, no offense.’"
很显然, 洋人们的文化, 认为这句话是offensive.
他也不好意思了, 赶紧解释, 不是想offensive。
我也笑了,说:“I am not very much offended, but, you know, it seems you do not know Chinese food. I do not want to waste other's time talk about Chinese food over the meeting, Let's talk more afther the meeting."
会议刚一结束, 大家还没走,
我笑着说:”no offense, Sam, what you talked over the meeting is BULLSHIT!"