中国同事知道我要去巴尔的摩出差,第一反应是:“巴尔的摩!那么脏、那么乱,现在还那么危险,有什么好去的?”“危险?”我问。“是啊!那儿不是刚刚发生过暴动吗?那儿黑人那么多,不安全!”同事说的是去年在巴尔的摩市中心的黑人暴动,当时电视、网络上铺天盖地都是关于那次暴动的新闻,据说那儿还发生了抢劫纵火事件。(即便是今日的美国,类似的种族冲突还是会时不时爆发一下。) Chinese colleagues know that I’m going to Baltimore on business, the first reaction is: “Baltimore! So dirty, so chaotic, so dangerous now, what’s going to go?” “Danger?” I asked. “Yes! There’s not a riot just there? There are so many blacks and insecure people!” "My colleague said of the black riots in downtown Baltimore last year, when the news on the riot was overwhelming on television and on the web It is said that there was also a robbery and arson incident there. (Even in today’s United States, similar ethnic conflicts can occasionally erupt.)