老外亲述：为啥中国人这么喜欢用数字？
<p>上移动网站充值，输入10086.<span word="cn">cn</span>；买火车票，那必须是12306.<span word="cn">cn</span>；怎么联系您？给你个<span word="QQ">QQ</span>号吧，要微信？也是那一串数字；给我发的邮件我得去163查查；马上情人节了，发红包时附言就写个2010000……中国人习惯使用的各种数字排列组合，直让老外们晕头转向、泪流满面……</p><p>在北京定居不久的外国姑娘<span word="Mithila">Mithila</span> <span word="Phadke">Phadke</span>在<span word="BBC">BBC</span>网站撰文，详细描述了中国人的“数字情结”。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="minted">minted</span> <span word="Beijinger">Beijinger</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="scrambled">scrambled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mornings">mornings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="squashed">squashed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="dumpling">dumpling</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rush">rush</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mala">mala</span> <span word="xiang">xiang</span> <span word="guo">guo</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="stir">stir</span>-<span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>); <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="never">never</span>, <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="dumpling">dumpling</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> (<span word="poke">poke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slurp">slurp</span>, <span word="people">people</span>!).</p><p>作为一名新北京人，总有些东西让我脑子忙不迭地为其腾地方：早上几点出门，以免被裹入地铁高峰期的人流中；享用麻辣香锅的最佳去处；绝不能尝试直接把汤饺塞进嘴里（一定要戳开吃）……</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="task">task</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>: <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="QQ">QQ</span> <span word="number">number</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="department">department</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="rattling">rattling</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> 10-<span word="digit">digit</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>-<span word="digit">digit</span>, <span word="IDs">IDs</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="QQ">QQ</span> <span word="ID">ID</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 104 <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="messaging">messaging</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p>
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