繁琐的文化规范
<p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> - <span word="some">some</span> <span word="implicit">implicit</span> - <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="collide">collide</span>, <span word="predicaments">predicaments</span> <span word="arise">arise</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="collisions">collisions</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="melodramatic">melodramatic</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rather">rather</span>, <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imperturbable">imperturbable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chekhovian">Chekhovian</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="height">height</span>, <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="attendants">attendants</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 65, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeble">feeble</span> <span word="gait">gait</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mildly">mildly</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="pouring">pouring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suppress">suppress</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> "<span word="Please">Please</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="YOU">YOU</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>!"</p><p><span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="granny">granny</span>". <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="layers">layers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="untangle">untangle</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ageism">ageism</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="attendants">attendants</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="invariably">invariably</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="flown">flown</span> <span word="domestically">domestically</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="airline">airline</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>.</p>
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