Chapter 1192 Steel Forest
In fact, so far, Dar es Salaam has shocked Brazilian exhibitors mainly from three points. One is that Dar es Salaam is full of ultra-modern atmosphere. High-rise buildings, one is the traffic that can be seen everywhere on the street, and the last one is the urban supporting facilities in Dar es Salaam.
The main reason is that these three things are the most intuitive. I am afraid this is also the reason why the Far Eastern Empire liked to build many super high-rise buildings in the previous life. There is even a saying that "the height of the building is related to the degree of urban development." "No." thinking.
And because the Far Eastern Empire was so keen on this kind of architectural aesthetics, the aesthetics of Ernst in the previous life were tired. After all, in the small counties of the Far Eastern Empire, even some special towns, you can see a huge number of them. High-rise buildings, in this environment, many cities can only be said to be featureless.
Of course, it would definitely be quite shocking if a foreigner, especially a European country or those backward countries, stepped into the Far Eastern Empire in the previous life for the first time.
This is not bragging, but is caused by different living environments. Most cities in Europe lack high-rise buildings, and backward countries, except for the capital and a few important cities, are unlikely to have such financial resources and capabilities.
Just like people who came to New York in the early 20th century and saw a bunch of forests made of steel and concrete, there is no doubt that this exaggerated architectural model will make immigrants from Europe and other regions involuntarily give birth to " The idea that America is so developed.
The Brazilian in the car behind was much more relaxed than Pereira in the car in front. They were discussing intensely the novelties of the city of Dar es Salaam.
"Jodel, you are also German, what do you think of the German country in East Africa?"
Brazil is also a country with a large number of immigrants, so there are naturally many Germans, and Yodel became a Brazilian. Let’s start with his grandparents.
After all, had it been a little later, Yoder might have been not Brazilian but East African. East Africa absorbed immigrants from the German region on an unprecedented scale in the middle and late part of the last century.
In response to the colleague's inquiry, Yoder did not answer directly, but thought for a moment and said: "Dream, this is the word I can think of."
"If the black factor is excluded , I don’t even think the demographic structure of East Africa is any different from that of Brazil. It doesn’t fit my impression of a German country, especially what my grandfather said about Germany.”
As we all know, Brazil and East Africa are both immigrant countries and have large mixed-race populations. The difference lies in Brazil’s white population. There are many, including many black people, but there are relatively few native Indians.
There is not a single black person in East Africa, at least not a single one of the Brazilian exhibitors. Damn it, isn’t East Africa the hometown of black people? Why can’t I see a single black person! This is probably what most Brazilians think.
In addition, the size of the mixed-race population in East Africa is obviously much larger than that in Brazil. After all, in the East African population, half are white and half are yellow.
Although Brazil is not as extreme as the United States and Argentina, white people still have contempt for other ethnic groups. This is an important reason why even in the 21st century, white people in Brazil still account for half of the group. At least it shows that In the early days, white Brazilians disdained intermarriage with other groups of people.
But East Africa is different. The East African government’s forced marriage has a significant effect, and the mixed-race population in East Africa has a clear advantage. At least in the eyes of Brazilians, if a random East African is pulled over on the street, more than 90% of them will probability of being of mixed race.
This makes the Brazilian exhibitors seem out of place. After all, although there are not no mixed-race Brazilian exhibitors, more than 90% are pure whites.
This is obviously closely related to the social ecology of Brazil. White people are at the top of society in Brazil. After all, those who can participate in this World Expo basically have a certain social status or wealth.
Yodl's colleagues agreed very much and said: "Compared to Germany, I think this place is more like Russia. After all, there are many Russians with obvious Asian ancestry, although I have never been to Russia." I have to say, Yodl My colleague’s words are too classic. I guess it has something to do with the history of Russia. As we all know, Russians have been loyal dogs of the "Golden Horde". What's more, there are indeed many Asians in Russia, and the Western world also likes to use this "evidence" , pushing Russia out of Europe, unless Russia becomes too powerful.
For example, when the whole of Europe fell under the iron heel of Napoleon, Europeans gave Russia the title of "European Gendarmerie" without hesitation. This shows that unless Russia strengthens itself, it cannot hope to You will never be able to integrate into the Western world by groveling and being a bitch.
At this point, East Africa and the United States are relatively pragmatic. Anyway, due to geographical separation, it is impossible for the Europeans to allow the two countries to join "European citizenship." In contrast, Japan's "departure from Asia" "Joining Europe" is even more bewildered than Russia. Another country that is more bewildered is Turkey, the posthumous son of the Ottoman Empire. It wants to join Europe, but it also wants to be the big brother of the Arab world. It wants neither, but it also wants to go to the East and seek recognition. The ancestors return to their ancestors.
All in all, Yoder did not feel too many "German" characteristics in Dar es Salaam, although as a Brazilian, his life and thinking have long been Brazilianized.
However, this does not affect his favorable impression of East Africa, so he said without hesitation: "East Africa's urban construction is at least twenty years ahead of Brazil. Compared with Rio de Janeiro, it is obvious that the urban construction and environment of Dar es Salaam are inferior. It’s even better.”
“Look at those skyscrapers in the West, which are full of ultra-modern temperament. The architectural style is completely different from New York in the United States. Although it lacks classical artistry, it is very comfortable and not obtrusive.”
Although East Africa still restricts high-rise buildings, appropriate adjustments have been made with the development of the times. Restrictions do not mean no construction, and Dar es Salaam has the third-highest number of high-rise buildings in all of East Africa.
The first is Dar es Salaam’s old rival, Mombasa, which was once the twin cities of East Africa alongside Dar es Salaam. The second is Rhine City, the capital of East Africa.
Mombasa has many high-rise buildings, not even inferior to any city except New York. This is deliberately done by the East African government. There is no doubt that at the beginning of the 20th century, the steel and concrete forest was in short supply. It greatly deepens the impression of a country by most people in the world, so Mombasa, as the window for exchanges between East Africa and the world, has been entrusted with an important task.
As for why it is Mombasa and not Dar es Salaam, this goes back to the location advantage. Mombasa is a city in the north of East Africa on the Indian Ocean coast.
It is also the bridgehead for civilizational exchanges along the coasts of East Africa and the Indian Ocean, the Far East, and Central and Eastern Europe, and is closer to the center of civilization in Eurasia.
So by exaggerating the construction of Mombasa, it will open the eyes of those "bumpkins" in the above-mentioned areas.
This is not an exaggeration. Needless to say, there is no world power on the Indian Ocean coast. Except for East Africa, there are no world powers. They are either very backward or simply colonies. Although there is a Japan in the Far East, Japan, as a great power, is indeed It is a real "poor imperialist" country, and the situation in Central and Eastern Europe is slightly better.
But even if the two world powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary are included, they are only at the same level as East Africa. In the countries and regions to the east, there are no opponents of East Africa at all.
Therefore, if this exhibition is held in Mombasa, it may give people from all over the world a more shocking visual feast.
However, the East African government did not do this, and it makes sense. The first is the issue of carrying capacity. There are other cities in the Dar es Salaam city circle that can share the pressure, while Mombasa has always had one city. The dominant road, as for the Mombasa urban area, has now been completely integrated with Mombasa and turned into the city of Mombasa.
(End of this chapter)