One example of the tension arises during our annual trips to Uruguay, Alejandro's home country. When we get there, I refuse to sleep on friends' living-room floors or in cheap hotels as Alejandro wants to do. Instead, at my insistence, we've rented large apartments or comfortable houses at the beach. With Alejandro pushing back every step of the way, we have had many arguments. His complaint: 'People here will think we have more money than they do.'
比如说,每年我们回亚历杭德罗的老家乌拉圭探亲时,就会发生这样的冲突。到乌拉圭后,我不愿在朋友家的客厅打地铺,或住在亚历杭德罗订的便宜酒店里。在我的坚持下,我们要么租大一点的公寓,要么租海边的房子。亚历杭德罗每次都再三阻挠,两人在这问题上总是有很多争执。亚历杭德罗抱怨说,“这里的人会觉得我们比他们有钱。
I know tons of people who have more money than I do, and I like them anyway, I answer. It's always been hard for me to understand how this could be a problem.
我回答道,我认识很多比我有钱的人,但依然跟他们做朋友。我一直很难理解,为什么这会成为一个问题。
On the flip side, I find it so frustrating when I hear Alejandro rattling off his business worries and liabilities to my dad, without sharing the upsides and triumphs. My dad, a former stockbroker, loves business and is so excited about Alejandro's trucking company. He goes with him to inspect the big rigs, quizzes the drivers about their lives and tabulates gas expenses. I fantasize that Alejandro will call up his father-in-law some day and share the news about a banner month. But let's be realistic: Alejandro could hardly imagine anything more embarrassing.
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