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         周六晚在为公桥等车,旁边站着两个裹白色头巾的白人女孩。貌似锻炼口语的机会来了。我犹豫啊犹豫,内心像被蚂蚁咬噬,三分钟后,变态的犹豫最终惹恼了自己,我冲过去搭讪:你们来自何方?我用英语问。Algiers,对方回答。哎呀,Algiers是哪里啊?貌似应该和Algeria(阿尔及利亚)有点关系吧。我的提问开始心虚:哦,那你们讲不讲阿拉伯语?对方说,讲滴,阿拉伯语是我们母语。“oh,aihelanwosehelan”我现学现卖,没想到两个小姑娘兴奋得蹦了起来。不过,我很快又露怯了。我说,你去过麦加吗?叫IMEN的女孩说,没有,那是我们梦寐以求的地方,但每年都有配额,只有幸运的人才能去。可是你们国家离麦加很近啊,我说这句话的时候想到了《父亲的朝圣之路》,我仿佛记得那对父子从法国开车去沙特的时候经过阿尔及利亚(事实上那是阿尔巴利亚,是我记错了)。IMEN马上纠正说,不近,很远的,我的国家在西北非呢。哦,明白了,但是你们国家不应该主要以黑人为主吗?你是少数族裔?我继续傻傻追问。又错了,我们国家大多都是白人,IMEN耐心地纠正。咦,马里啊、利比亚啊不都是黑人吗?不过我也不大好意思继续问了,更不好意思跟她讲我还是个阿拉伯国家感兴趣的记者同学。回家一查,唉,人家阿尔及利亚的99%人口都是阿拉伯人和柏柏尔人,黑人只占非常少的比例!阿拉伯通史白读了!
         这已经不是俺第一次出丑啦。2006年去UI读书的时候,黑人同学Thea说她来自Bahamas,我还不懂装懂地哦了半天,然后故作随意地问,那是在非洲的哪个方位呢?Thea说,不是非洲,是美洲,Florida南边。这个尴尬的开场似乎注定了我们今后无论如何接触都无法亲近。
         2007年在芝加哥至华盛顿的火车上,我又遇到了一位南美洲美女,她说她来自Bolivia,我懵了半天,我发誓在那之前我从未听说过那个国家的名字!
         So...?So还是应该主动点,早日实现扫盲。

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    Bolivia,嘿,有个著名的民族英雄吧
    不知道就不知道呢,有啥好丢脸的~~
    Nov. 4
    英语,嘿。
    Oct. 27
    梅子 LIANGwrote:
    哈。很强啊!难道所有的谈话都是阿拉伯语?被你雷到了。。。
    Oct. 27
    Toshtawrote:
    :D
    挺有趣的
    不过竹子,你的经历相比大多数同龄人已经挺丰富的了
    Oct. 26
    Yasmina Daiwrote:
    主要是偶们学的地理都是中文的~
    Oct. 26

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