March 5th was a sunny day. After school at noon, Wang Ai was eating at home while reading the newspaper that had not been delivered in the morning. He also watched the live TV broadcast. Xu Genbao had a slight cold these days and was afraid of infecting Wang Ai.
So Wang Ai can't enjoy Xiao Liu's "special offer" these days. Fortunately, Leonie's cooking is pretty good, and the Chinese food tastes so-so.
The TV happened to be showing the clown-like exaggerated live broadcast of Zoneborn and the even more exaggerated performance of the Tübingen fans. Leonie watched Wang Ai's expression slightly nervously, and was relieved when she saw Wang Ai burst into laughter.
"Aren't you angry?"
Wang Ai shrugged: "I think I should be angry, but I'm not. Maybe I'm used to being angry."
Leonie frowned in confusion: "You won't send a letter of protest or anything, right? In my impression, you Chinese people usually protest when this kind of thing happens, and your embassy will also protest."
Wang Ai lowered his head to think about it and shook his head: "Forget it."
Bai Guanghai and Luo Tongliang, who were also watching TV, looked at each other and kept silent. They had also been in Germany for more than half a year and had heard and seen many racial discrimination problems, but they were relatively minor. Most of them were caused by Germans themselves.
It's humorous. Because Germany is different from China. China has been a multi-ethnic country since ancient times, while Germany has too few ethnic groups, and their languages and living habits are very similar. In other words, Germany is too small and there is not such a big cultural gap, so
When I first see people with completely different languages, living habits, and appearances, I always assume that "they are not from my race, but their hearts must be different." In ancient times, the whip of God struck the Germanic people twice, which gave them real fear.
In modern times, because West Germany annexed East Germany, it also added the so-called political correctness that completely negated communism. This gave them a new reason for fear under the surface discrimination.
"A small country with few people!" Wang Ai clicked on the TV and said to the two of them: "We don't have to be familiar with them, and even if we are, it's useless. They can argue that it's freedom of speech, even if we win the argument.
, they also broadcast a statement about work negligence at a time when no one was watching. In short, it is not a thankless thing for us to argue with others on their territory. Of course, if it involves major issues, that is a different matter. In short
, This is a normal behavior of a small country with few people."
Hearing this, Leonie was unhappy: "I understand Chinese, are you saying we are a small country like Yelang?"
"Do you still know about Yelang Kingdom?" Wang Ai said in surprise: "It seems that you have really learned well. How about I find time to go home with you in March?"
Leonie shook her head and nodded: "First of all, you said that Germany is a small country with few people. Is this also a form of discrimination?"
Wang Ai followed Leonie's example and shook his head and nodded: "You can't say it's discrimination. Germany does not have a large land area, right? You can't say that you are a big country now that you have more money. The land area determines the upper limit of a country's development. It has been done for a hundred years.
A small country, after being a big country for a year, is still a small country. Besides, look at it." Wang Ai pointed to the TV: "Citizens of a big country are well-informed and will never jump because of trivial matters.
It’s hard to get up because we have seen too much. The Chinese investors, Chinese coaches, and Chinese players of our Tübingen youth all came to Germany in accordance with the regulations of the German Football Association. There was nothing illegal or morally wrong.
What would a mature country do in this situation? Even if it has doubts or even dislikes our identity, skin color, and culture, it will never speak easily. At least, what is wrong? Do you still want to say it?
Personal dignity, the image of the TV station, the face of the country? So, this is the difference between a big country and a small country. Oh, if you insist on thinking that this is a kind of discrimination, it’s okay. This is called discrimination against discrimination. Do what you don’t want others to do.
Do it to others, you know? The best way to get others to stop hurting you is to make the other person hurt too. The way to stop the pain is to make the other person feel pain too."
"Okay, let me ask you, why...do you discriminate against me?" Leonie was confused.
"How could I discriminate against you? You are also Chinese." Wang Ai waved his hand nonchalantly, and Leonie was immediately delighted.
"Xiao Wang, look at this newspaper." Bai Guanghai raised his head and shoved a newspaper in his hand: "Criticizing us also criticized Beckenbauer. His Majesty the Emperor won't take his anger out on us, right?"
Wang Ai took the newspaper, read it, shook his head and said: "No. Although he is not a generous person, he is not confused. The problem of German football is obviously not something that can be solved by restricting foreign aid. If foreign aid is restricted, it will even be eliminated.
If you drive away, German football will not be better. It is precisely because the number of foreign players playing in the past was always limited, which led to the lack of sufficient competition among young people in Germany. Now our performance has actually said everything. Because we three Chinese,
The presence of an Australian and a Tanzanian constantly inspires Mesut, Pell and others to move forward."
Wang Ai pointed to his nose: "In our age group, Mesut and Pell are almost the best performing German players now. It's just that our stage is relatively low and the audience is relatively small, so we haven't attracted widespread attention.
Therefore, if Beckenbauer really noticed this report and the situation of our team, he would lean towards us instead. Facts have proved countless times: flowers in the greenhouse do not grow big."
"By the way, have you heard that the promotion and relegation of League A has been cancelled?" Bai Guanghai said: "It is said to be better prepared for the World Cup. Do you think this is a greenhouse flower?"
"How ridiculous is it that a sports event has lost its 'sport'? In order to prepare for the World Cup, the club can freely let the main players go to training, so they stopped promotion and relegation. This has nothing to do with me.
What's the difference from what you said before about arranging us to be a training partner for the national team before the World Junior Championships? To put it nicely, it's called striving for honor at all costs, but to put it ugly, it's short-sighted. In order to achieve good results today, we sacrifice long-term interests at all costs. This is short-sighted.
Short-term operation. Without promotion and relegation, the competitive pressure of team A is greatly reduced, and the desire to win is bound to be reduced. Without promotion and relegation, team A and B have no hope of promotion. Everyone is standing still, and it has been two years.
This year for the World Cup, next year for the transition to China and Super League, to maintain a happy scene, the ultimate sacrifice is the level of Chinese football. Rather than this, it would be better not to qualify for the World Cup, I wonder, what are they anxious about?"
