林语堂曾应美国哥伦比亚大学的邀请,去作关于中国文化的演讲。他在演讲中大谈中国文化的优越性,认为无论是衣食住行还是人生哲学,中国的都比西方的好。美国学生既觉得耳目一新,又颇为怀疑。一位女学生实在忍不住了,举手问道:“林博士,您好像是说,什么东西都是你们中国的好,难道我们美国就没有一样东西比得上中国的吗?”林语堂略加思考,乐呵呵地回答:“有的, Lin Yutang once made a speech on Chinese culture at the invitation of Columbia University in the United States. In his speech, he talked about the superiority of Chinese culture and held that China is better than the west in both philosophy and philosophy. American students feel fresh and quite suspicious. A schoolgirl could not stand it anymore and raised her hand and asked: ”Dr. Lin, you seem to say that everything is good for you in China. Do not we in the United States have as much a thing as China?“ Lin Yutang a little thought, cheerfully replied: ”Some,