记得,我刚拿到白区独立屋的那天(Completion Day),正在从皮卡上搬园艺工具,准备打理花园,来了个邻居老先生,头一句就问,“How many house are you taking care of?” 言下之意,我不是房主,中国人买了房子只炒不住,空关着雇人定期打理,而我就是那个看房子的小工
我笑笑,很坦然的那种,然后指指我的家,答道,“This one for sure. And maybe more. My name is *** and I am your new neighbor. I will be more than happy to mow your lawn and water your flowers when you are away on vacation.”
接下去就不用猜了,我们两家成了最要好的邻居,疫情期间,我帮邻居去超市购物,他看到我房前屋后忙碌,经常会主动借给我工具
这就是我,不会被轻易冒犯,如果真被冒犯了,我会先试着去化解。很多事,可大可小,往高里拔,就是歧视,可要是内心强大,淡定自信,也就踏雪无痕了
还有一次,我印象蛮深的,在Superstore,我买了一堆东西,其中有盒豆浆,结账队排的老长。轮到我的时候,身后有个老白小年轻的忍不住问我,“Do you know soy milk may affect your Estrogen level?”,我故作恍然大悟的样子答道,”For real? One more thing I need to worry about? I thought it is just real milk and fast food, which has been scientifically proven. Thanks for the info. Man!“ 小伙子手里左手正好拎着一桶牛奶,右手提着两盒速冻PIZZA,所以只好尬笑,而围观群众大多微笑,有的已忍不住哈哈大笑。
笑声,是化解一切的最佳方式,概莫例外,可大可小的事情,本质就是芝麻绿豆的小事,一笑了之是最好的应对
社会上如此,工作单位更是同理,有一次,整个大温地区供水系统出了问题,自来水流出来黄黄的,一个红脖子同事(真的是脸色紫酱通红的那种)自觉地很幽默,随口问了我句,“Do you drink water like that in China every day?“
这句话,挺没意思的,有点挑衅的调调,要是小土豆站一旁正好听到了,肯定会说,“Enough is enough“
我哈哈一笑,很淡定地怼了回去,“Never got chance, look at me, look at me(拖长音),my skin tone is even lighter than yours. We have the best drinking water treatment facilities in the world. And home & office water filtration systems are much more affordable. I could even drink own piss, which is way better than the shit coming out of the faucet today, without getting pissed off if I had the luxury of owning a Chinese water machine like that.
结果对方也只能嘿嘿傻笑了,很想说点啥,结果还说不出啥来,喉咙被猫给掐了
还有一次,乡间公路上,我超了一辆慢腾腾的卡车,结果司机不乐意了,朝我竖起来中指,我摇下车窗,高呼,“Thanks for introducing me to your girlfriend. She really knows how to please you. Have a nice day“ 然后我一脚油门绝尘而去,20秒后才听到身后一阵喇叭喧哗。
所以,如果实在受不了那个气,要反击,也别忘记加个延时引信,让子弹飞一会,别硬杠
说了一大堆乱七八糟的个人经历,这些年,其实我最大的收获是,不是每一个冒犯都值得回应的,如果觉得不舒服,不理睬可能是个更好更轻松的选择,您说呢?