Chapter 350 The Legend of Red Light Running in Germany
As soon as everyone got in the car, the driver started the car in silence and drove all the way towards the highway.
Three experts and scholars sat in the front row and began to praise Germany in various ways, and they were very engaged in the conversation.
“This road is built to be beautiful and elegant. If you look at the roads in China, they are full of potholes.”
“Then there is no road construction. It is just corruption. Why should we build it? There are only so many cars in the country on highways. Why build highways? It’s not just to facilitate corruption.”
“Look at this traffic light, it’s beautiful.”
“Of course, why the traffic light is so beautiful? It’s because Germans attach great importance to traffic rules, and no one runs a red light in the country.”
"I heard that there are heavy fines for running a red light. There was a domestic student who ran a red light before and was expelled from the school."
"This is the consequence of not following the rules. They should be given a good lesson." "The Germans are very disciplined, and their nation has this self-discipline gene in it."
The three of them became more and more excited as they talked, and their voices reached the ears of the people around them clearly.
The students sat upright and looked at the bus driver with some curiosity
As if he couldn't see the red light in front of him, he rushed across the intersection.
“…”
Huh?
Don’t you say that Germans all obey traffic rules?
Why did this driver just go through the red light?
The students in the car subconsciously looked at the three experts and scholars, and the expressions on their faces seemed a little stiff.
Professor He pondered for two seconds and said slowly: "This driver is definitely not German!"
Director Sun immediately agreed: "Yes, yes, he is definitely not German. There are no Germans." You're running a red light like this."
The staff member next to you immediately asked the driver: "Why are you running a red light?"
The driver said gruffly: "What's wrong with running a red light? There are no other cars on the road. It's already late. We have to speed up to reach Berlin before night."
The staff retorted: "You It's already three hours late. This is your problem."
"If you have any problems, you can complain to the company," the driver said nonchalantly, "I'm the same as Deutsche Bahn. Do you expect us to. Are you on time?”
The staff communicated with the driver through an interpreter, and the Chinese delegation listened to all their conversations.
The students in the carriage were a little confused. This driver... seemed to be a German who was different from what they thought. Could it be that he was really not a German?
Also, why is he mentioning Deutsche Bahn?
Director Wang was sitting in the front row. Faced with this situation, he suddenly had the urge to ask the driver if he was German.
But after thinking about it, forget it. If you ask this question, you will offend the experts and professors next to you. Isn’t that just a slap in the face?
Director Wang remained silent, and the students did not dare to speak.
Qin Shaoyan touched Edward with his elbow. The other person understood immediately and suddenly interrupted and asked: "Mr. Driver, where are you from? Are you German?"
The driver was surprised, "Of course, I am a Berliner, and my ancestors were nobles."
Looking at that proud tone, he was still an old Berliner with a black flag.
Professor He's face immediately darkened, and he turned his head to see which student was talking so much.
Which school is this student from? He is too talkative and has no sense of organization or discipline. He must clean up after going back.
The accent sounds like a local from Beijing.
As a result, when he turned around, he saw Edward crossing his legs and looking at him triumphantly.
Looking at Edward's blond appearance and blue eyes, Professor He nodded with a stiff expression and quickly turned his head back, as if nothing had happened just now.
After the staff protested, the driver calmed down a little and stopped at the next red light intersection.
The driver complained: "It is completely unnecessary for you to do this."
"It is necessary for traffic safety." The staff insisted that the driver obey the traffic rules.
After all, there were not only students and administrative staff on the bus, but his boss was also on board.
The driver can not care, but the staff cannot turn a blind eye. This is his job, to ensure the safety of the entire team, especially the boss.
It would be an injustice if something happened to the driver because he ran a red light.
While everyone was waiting for the red light, several cars passed by at high speed on the road. One after another, they ignored the red light and went straight through the empty intersection.
Then in the eyes of everyone, several pedestrians also turned a blind eye to the red light and crossed the road directly.
The Chinese student representatives were stunned and started talking in low voices.
“Didn’t you say that Germans don’t run red lights?”
“Those who run red lights will be fired directly, and their family members’ credit will be affected.”
“But why do those people run red lights? ?”
“Maybe they are not German?”
Professor He's face turned dark at this time, and the students' words penetrated his ears from time to time, seeming to be mocking and questioning what he had just said.
He suddenly became angry, stood up and reprimanded: "What are you doing? Who allowed you to speak? And you guys, what were you laughing at just now? What's so funny? You are unorganized and undisciplined. There is no quality at all abroad, and it is the shame of the Chinese people.”
“You should learn more from outstanding students abroad. They are all educated by quality. Those of you who are educated by exams only know. I took the exam and didn’t learn anything else.”
The Chinese college students immediately fell silent, while a few foreign students in the back half of the carriage were laughing unbridled, forming a sharp contrast.
Professor He continued to lecture. Due to his power, none of the students dared to speak and listened quietly to his nonsense.
The driver became impatient and scolded: "Sit down quickly!"
Professor He then stopped lecturing and sat down in his seat obediently.
Director Sun said in a deep voice beside him: "Well, the education gap is so different from that of foreign countries. China's education is going to be over."
Professor He was very impressed by Director Sun's opinions. In agreement, "I think this generation is about to end. The post-80s generation are all pampered and are the product of exam-oriented education. They are backward in all aspects."
Professor Feng also echoed: "You It’s different when you look at foreign students, they dare to express themselves, they are enthusiastic, they dare to speak and they dare to laugh, but it’s different when you look at domestic students, they have low self-esteem.”
Suddenly someone from behind interrupted, "I don't think it's the Chinese students, but the Chinese teachers. Weren't the Chinese students just joking and communicating just now, but they got scolded by you."
"Foreign students. Without the supervision of the professor, I am much more lively and cheerful.”
“With such professors in China, education is really going to end.”
The students nearby were shocked when they heard this. , who is this, so brave to say it!
But...that's really cool to say.
All the students were excited. What this warrior said was so good!
They are all young people. They are all young, passionate and rebellious. Being scolded by the old guy like this will inevitably make them feel unhappy. If the other party is reasonable and criticizes and educates, of course they will listen. After all, they have done something wrong.
But the problem is, how can this professor say one thing and do another, and do one thing to Chinese students and another to foreign students?
This kind of differential treatment aroused students' rebellious psychology.
What kind of professor is this? He looks like an idiot.
The students sounded happy, but the person being criticized felt particularly angry when they heard it.
These students are rebelling against God and dare to criticize professors. They are so disrespectful!
Professor Feng's face suddenly turned red, he stood up and shouted sternly: "Who is talking? Stand up?"
Edward raised his chin provocatively, "I said it, What’s your problem?”
Professor Feng stuttered immediately, "No, no, it's nothing. Who are you? Who?"
"I am the vice president of TNB and the manager of Facebook's public relations department, Edward Norton." Edward asked rhetorically , "Who are you?"
"Ah, nice to meet you." Professor Feng said, reaching out to shake Edward's hand.
The driver suddenly shouted, "That bastard who stood up, sit down quickly!"
The translator next to him immediately said: "The driver asked you to sit down. He said you were the driver. Team teachers should abide by traffic rules and don’t stand up randomly on moving cars!”
Professor Feng hurriedly sat back on his chair in despair, his face covered with sweat from embarrassment.
Professor He was sitting nearby, watching his nose and heart. He had heard it when Edward spoke just now, and knew that the speaker was still the foreigner who was talking about Beijing movies, but he didn't even remind him aloud.
I just watched Professor Feng being embarrassed the whole time. The reason was for no other reason than that he was a little embarrassed just now and the two people next to him were sitting still. It was time for others to make a fool of themselves.
If they all make a fool of themselves, it means they don’t make a fool of themselves at all.
Qin Shaoyan was very satisfied with the performance of the professors just now. Before my people could play their role, they started to work on their own.
The effect of this program is even better than what was planned.
Qin Shaoyan looked at the photographer next to him and asked in a low voice: "Did you take the photo just now?"
"Don't worry, boss." The photographer patted the camera and said, "Video the whole process. , It’s really true.”
“We have two cameras on, and we will import the film into the computer when we get to the hotel.”
“Very good,” Qin Shaoyan said happily. He said, “This precious image must be preserved and put online to be used as educational material for students.”
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The scholars and professors who were slapped in the face smartly closed their mouths and looked at the road ahead silently.
Without their noise, the students gradually became active, talking and laughing.
The three "scholars and professors" couldn't bear it anymore. After all, they had been silent for more than 500 kilometers and it was very uncomfortable.
However, in view of the experience just now, Professor He and Professor Feng did not dare to open the topic first, and kept hinting at Director Sun with their eyes.
Director Sun pondered for a moment and said slowly: "This journey is a bit boring. We should take the train to Berlin. Taking the bus is meaningless."
"I heard that the German railways are very powerful."
< br>Professor He immediately answered: "I have to admire the discipline and obedience of the German nation. A complex system like the railway can still be run in an orderly manner. Few other countries in the world can do this."
< br>"If we had taken the train, we should have arrived in Berlin by now. The organizers made a mistake."
At this time, a blond student in the back half of the carriage suddenly stood up and said loudly in English : "Hey, I just heard someone talking about Deutsche Bahn and praising Deutsche Bahn for being punctual."
The translator in the car immediately started to translate in real time, and several foreign students burst into laughter as if they had heard some funny joke.
Even the driver driving in front laughed heartily and joked: "If we take the train, we should be able to spend Christmas in Berlin."
Director Sun heard the translation He instinctively felt bad about what he said, but he didn't know what was wrong with his words.
The foreign students in the carriage laughed louder and louder, and began to speak one after another, telling German jokes they had heard.
“My father said that he once planned to take a train with my mother to Berlin for their honeymoon. My mother screamed, are you crazy? Am I going to give birth in the car? There is no kindergarten there. What about primary school? By the time the child gets off the bus, he should be able to go to college.”
"I have a brother who went to Deutsche Bahn for an interview. He was 15 minutes late. The interviewer asked him if he knew he was late? My brother said, I don't care. The interviewer was very satisfied. Congratulations on being admitted."
"I have a friend who works on trains. It was rare to see a train arriving on time. He hugged the railway staff excitedly and said that it was the first time in his life that a train arrived on time. He should be praised on the news. The staff replied, "Collect it." Please give me your praise, this is the last train, your train will arrive in two hours.”
The Italian students cheered and cheered for the jokes performed by the German students.
The Chinese students were stunned at first, and then they couldn't help but laugh, listening to the German students complaining about how unreliable the German railways were. The entire railway system was simply a disaster.
At this time, the German student who stood up first picked up an electronic speaker and said, "Everyone listen to me and look at me."
"I just heard a funnier joke. This joke comes from China. It is so funny that I can't help but share it with everyone."
"It comes from a book called "The System" "Cage", it's terrible."
"One winter night, it was snowing, and a German was in a hurry and ran through a red light with a sense of luck, but he was blocked from sleeping on the roadside. The old lady found out.”
“What happened next was simply terrifying. The man received a call from the insurance company the next day, saying that his insurance premium had increased because he ran a red light.”
“It turns out that all insurance companies in Germany know through Internet information that he has a bad record of running a red light, and every insurance company will ask to increase his premium.”
"His mortgage was also required to be repaid in advance because the bank discovered through Internet information that he ran a red light, and his children were expelled from school just because he ran a red light."
Listening to the interpreter, The expressions of the Chinese college students were a little complicated, while the foreign college students were boiling with emotion and bursting into laughter.
“Oh my God, is this still Germany? It’s even scarier than when the Führer was here. Just because of a red light, the insurance, banking and education systems across the country can see it. Isn’t this an invasion of personal privacy?”
"It's so ridiculous. The person who made this joke must be mentally disturbed. What an idiotic rumor."
"God, what kind of mentally retarded child could make up such an outrageous thing."
"If this is the case, then the Germans will definitely smash the traffic lights, right?"
"Who knows, maybe the person who wrote the book is not very smart."
Chinese college students are a little bit None of them thought it was funny, and everyone fell silent.
Director Sun said with a dark face, "What's going on with this translation? Why is he blindly translating when foreign students are chatting? It's troublesome!"
Professor He also sighed, I just feel like the journey is really long.
(End of this chapter)