In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, except for food, the other three China people have gradually narrowed the distance with westerners and are in line with the world. First of all, in terms of dressing, the proportion of pedestrians in the streets of China wearing suits has surpassed that of the United States and most European countries. China is now the world's largest exporter of ready-made clothes, and the "Made in China" worn by westerners is no different from the "Made in China" worn by China. Secondly, in terms of housing, the living conditions and per capita area of China people have been greatly improved, and the high-end communities in China are no less than those in Europe and America. In addition, the quality of private cars of China people is close to that of European countries.
Only in terms of food, there is the biggest difference between China people and westerners. Westerners don't pay much attention to eating, the form and taste of Lai cuisine. The first thing to pay attention to is nutrition collocation, followed by taste. China People's Congress pays attention to the form and taste of Lai cuisine, focusing on color, flavor and flavor first, and then nutrition collocation. China people's "Food is the most important thing for the people" put food in the most important and highest position. Westerners, on the other hand, put sex in the first place, which is contrary to China's concept of "being full of warmth and having a desire for sex". Mr. Lin Yutang received a strict education from Chinese and Western cultures, and made an incisive exposition on westerners' view on the convenience of eating:
British people don't take food seriously, but regard it as a casual thing ... There was no word "cu1s1Ne" in English, and they only had cookiNg; They didn't have a proper word to call chef, but simply called cooK. They didn't say Menu (dishes) originally, but just called it d1shes (dishes); Originally, they didn't have a word to call gourmet, so they called it Greedy Gut in nursery rhymes.
People in China have a wide range of interests in eating, and they eat all kinds of food, whether flying in the sky, running on the ground or swimming in the water, all animals can be moved to the table. In the 198s, a case of hunting giant pandas was uncovered in Sichuan. When the police officers rushed to the suspect's home, he was stewing giant panda meat in a pot, which may be the most expensive meat in the world. China's Manchu-Han banquet takes three days and three nights to enjoy, which is like an Arabian myth in the eyes of westerners. Even Chinese herbal medicines for treating diseases are brought to the table in China, which is called medicated diet. Westerners lack the pioneering spirit of China people in eating, and they treat every food with caution. According to legend, when tomatoes spread from Arabia to the west, no one dared to eat them. Later, a bold man took the risk of trying one, and others saw that he was safe all day and night after eating it, and began to accept it carefully. The variety of food in the west is monotonous, and the favorite is nothing more than beef, chicken and fish. They even seldom eat river fish. I guess they are afraid of thorns or to protect the ecological environment.
In Europe, it is rare to see people fishing in lakes and rivers. Most people who like fishing go fishing in the sea. West Renye Fang seldom eats pork. When you open the menu of western food, you rarely see the dishes of pork. Westerners don't eat the viscera of animals, and the European body made it clear more than ten years ago that no animal viscera can be made into food and sold to people. French foie gras, a dish that makes gourmets salivate, may be an exception. Westerners generally don't eat animal skins either. They think animal skins contain high cholesterol. Our country is exporting frozen chicken abroad, but also importing chicken feet. Chicken feet are bones except skin. If westerners don't eat them, they are sold to us at a low price. We call chicken feet chicken feet. Song Meiling lived to be 13 years old before she died. Her favorite food before her death was eating chicken feet.
Formally speaking, Chinese food is a joint meal system, while western food is a separate meal system. In terms of content, the raw materials of Chinese food are all-inclusive and make the best use of them; There are only a handful of raw materials in western food, and you can't get enough of it. In terms of taste, Chinese food is greasy and salty. Western food is light and slightly sweet. Which is better or worse? It's a close call. Chinese food is based on several years of historical precipitation, while western food is based on perfect scientific theory. Now Chinese food has gradually entered the western food circle after improvement, while western food has brought its original flavor to China through culture as a pioneer. Chinese and western food cultures are complementing each other and infiltrating each other. Chinese food exists in any country in the world, because Chinese people exist in any country in the world. In most parts of China, people eat birthday cakes and blow out candles with typical western food culture symbols on their birthdays, because western culture has already penetrated into every corner of us.
The dining system of western food can fully reflect people's individuality and respect people's right to choose. What do you want to eat and drink? Take what you want and choose freely. The system of sharing meals in Chinese food is often decided by officers and elders. They order a large bottle of drinks according to their own preferences, and you have to eat if you don't eat. You rarely have your own choice, so you have to follow the crowd. China's paternalism and executive consciousness are everywhere.
Although the variety of Lai dishes in western food is simple, the tableware is very complicated. After eating a more formal western meal, only the number of knives, forks and spoons is about the same as the number of dishes. Unlike Chinese food, even a state banquet is nothing more than a pair of chopsticks and a spoon. China people's chopsticks have replaced the functions of knives and forks of western tableware, and they are more flexible and convenient. Dr. Yang Zhenning said: The invention of chopsticks by China people is another great contribution to the world. Chopsticks are an extension of human fingers. Using chopsticks makes people's fingers smart and quick-thinking.
Fang people are tall. Apart from ethnic and genetic factors, another important reason is that they consume far more milk every day than China people. Darwin's Theory of Biological Evolution has two important points: the first is heredity, and the second is variation. Heredity is innate, while variation can be carried out through the day after tomorrow.
In the past, the average height of Japanese people was much lower than that of China people. In the last century, they studied the western industrial civilization as well as the western life civilization, and started the milk project all over Japan, so that every Japanese child could increase the milk intake. This move has long been effective, and the average height of Japanese people has been increasing year by year. In Europe, the average height should be the highest in the Netherlands, and the Dutch drink milk the most. They almost drink milk as water because they have it. Their country is rich in milk and tulips. China people's milk intake has always been very low, not only their height is affected, but also many people get hunched over and suffer from osteoporosis when they get old. As a result, there are many orthopedic hospitals and many pharmaceutical factories producing calcium tablets, thus forming a vicious circle of not drinking milk when they are young and eating calcium tablets when they are old. You can see that calcium in calcium's advertisement in Harbin No.6 Pharmaceutical Factory is so deeply rooted in people's hearts and well-known.
In China's minority areas, mainly those Tibetan, Uygur and Mongolian areas where grazing is high, they are tall because of drinking more milk, and there are fewer people hunched over, osteoporosis, fractures and orthopedic surgeons. A few days ago, I chatted with a friend who came back from Australia. He said that there are only three orthopedic surgeons in Melbourne, Australia. I can't believe this is true, and the medical staff engaged in orthopedics in Chengdu are at least more than one.
Chinese and western women's eating habits during pregnancy and postpartum are also very different. In the first two or three months of pregnancy, women in China often have nausea and vomiting due to special physiological reactions, so they eat less and even have anorexia. It is precisely these three months that are the key period for the fetus to get sick, and it is the period for the fetus to grow its brain, so nutrition must be sufficient. In the next seven months, the brain is basically formed, as long as you eat normally and pay attention to nutrition.
During this period, most women in China began to eat too much and too much because of their weakened physiological response, and all of them looked like sumo. This is not good for fetal development, because your sumo wrestler is panting when he walks. How can you exercise? At this time, western women should insist on sports, even running and swimming. This is good for fetal development and delivery. Cesarean section is rare in the west, but the proportion of caesarean section is increasing in China. The reason is that we don't pay attention to the measurement of diet during pregnancy and seldom exercise, which also brings a lot of trouble for postpartum recovery.
Now some women are beginning to pay attention to this problem, especially movie stars pay more attention to their body shape. A few days ago, I saw a picture of Faye Wong's pregnancy on the Internet, but I really couldn't tell if she was pregnant.
After confinement, women in China not only have to wrap their heads and wear socks under the quilt every day, but also sit at home for 3 or even 4 days without reading, watching TV, washing their hair, taking a bath, seeing the sun or blowing air, and they also eat too much poached eggs, stewed pig's trotters and stewed chicken with cuttlefish. This is the tradition and custom of China for several years, and no one wants to violate it. Western women don't talk about confinement, and after a few days, they walk around and do whatever they have to do, and they don't have to eat poached eggs and drink greasy chicken soup every day. None of them fall ill in confinement. This is a matter of physical quality. Or is it a habit?