One man's meat is another man's posion

Posted 2020-09-08

     People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and

what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would

consider octopus a great delicay. You would not be able to understand why some

people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea

of frying potatoes in animal fat -- the normally accepted practice in many northern

countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods

and we stick to them all our lives.

      仿写：文化鸿沟

      在决定什么能赠送而什么不能赠送的时候，人们往往非常谨慎。比如，如果你住在穆斯林地区，

你会把绿帽子视作很棒的礼物。同时，不能理解为什么中国人不能接受。另一方面，如果你是中国人，

你一闻到奶酪就会反胃，但这在西方很多国家却是一种普通的食物。原因就是，我们中的大部分人，

生来就只尊重某种文化和吃某种食物，而且一辈子都这样。

     

　　People become quite cautious when they  decide what can be presented and

what cannot be presented . If you lived in the Muslim area, for instance, you would

consider green hat a great gift. You would not be able to understand why Chinese

find it unacceptable. On the other hand, if you are a Chinese,your stomach would

turn at the smell of cheese -- the normally accepted practice in many western

countries. The reason is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods

and we stick to them all our lives.