我是台灣人，也想移民
我是台灣人，也想移民
並不是因為不喜歡台灣或者台灣體制不好
而是生活在世界上最大的專制國家的陰影下，太讓人窒息了
其實移民只是個小念頭而已，從來沒有執行過，有時候就是有想喘口氣的念頭。
剛好看到這本書的某一段，分享給你們看看：
Why did we want to be Americans so badly? We were both smart and ambitious. Not that people who wanted to stay in Taiwan weren’t. But whenever there was a global event and Taiwan was allowed by China to take part in it, our national flag was banned, along with our name. It was embarrassing. Especially since we were one of the most advanced economies and societies in the world. Taiwan's continuing strange and strained estrangement from China wasn't going to end anytime soon, and it sure wasn't going to end well - certainly not for the island.
The US didn't take shit like that. The Americans stood up for themselves.
I had wanted to be an American since July 1, 1988. That was when American President Bill Clinton, while on a formal visit to China, said there was only one China and that Taiwan was a part of China. The Daily Yam, Taiwan's most inflammatory tabloid, ran a huge headline on its front page: us to taiwan: drop dead.
I showed the newspaper to my father and he said what he always said: "doesn't matter." When I showed him a perfect test score, when I pointed out that another stall in the night market was charging more or less for the same items, when I told him I was going to marry Julia someday.
"Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter!"
不專業翻譯：
為什麼我們這麼想成為美國人？我們兩個都很聰明也有很大的抱負。這並非說想留在台灣的人就又笨又沒目標。但是當有個世界性的事件或盛事發生，而台灣在中國的允許下可以參加時，我們的國旗與國名總是不能出現。這實在是讓人尷尬，特別是在我們還是這世界上最進步的經濟和社會之一。台灣長久以來跟中國既古怪又緊張的不平和關係，不會那麼快結束，也不會結束的太好看 - 對這座島來說絕對不會。
美國就不會平白受這種氣，美國人會站出來挺自己。
我從1998七月一號就想當美國人，就是當柯林頓去中國訪問時說了「世界上只有一個中國，而台灣屬於這中國」時。蕃薯藤，(當時)台灣最煽動的小報，放了一個巨大的頭條新聞，標題寫著：「美國對台灣：滾邊去吧」
我把這篇新聞給我爸看，他還是永遠那一句：「不重要」。當我給他看我考高分的考卷，當我告訴他夜市其他家攤販也在用差不多的價格賣跟我們一樣的東西，當我告訴他我遲早要取茱莉亞。
「不重要，不重要，不重要！」
原書：Ghost Month (Ed Lin, 2014)
https://books.google.com.tw/books?id=KYvIAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT13&dq=Ghost+Month&hl=zh-TW&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinjauGobHsAhX5yYsBHfrVBZUQ6AEwAHoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=Ghost%20Month&f=false
並不是因為不喜歡台灣或者台灣體制不好
而是生活在世界上最大的專制國家的陰影下，太讓人窒息了
其實移民只是個小念頭而已，從來沒有執行過，有時候就是有想喘口氣的念頭。
剛好看到這本書的某一段，分享給你們看看：
Why did we want to be Americans so badly? We were both smart and ambitious. Not that people who wanted to stay in Taiwan weren’t. But whenever there was a global event and Taiwan was allowed by China to take part in it, our national flag was banned, along with our name. It was embarrassing. Especially since we were one of the most advanced economies and societies in the world. Taiwan's continuing strange and strained estrangement from China wasn't going to end anytime soon, and it sure wasn't going to end well - certainly not for the island.
The US didn't take shit like that. The Americans stood up for themselves.
I had wanted to be an American since July 1, 1988. That was when American President Bill Clinton, while on a formal visit to China, said there was only one China and that Taiwan was a part of China. The Daily Yam, Taiwan's most inflammatory tabloid, ran a huge headline on its front page: us to taiwan: drop dead.
I showed the newspaper to my father and he said what he always said: "doesn't matter." When I showed him a perfect test score, when I pointed out that another stall in the night market was charging more or less for the same items, when I told him I was going to marry Julia someday.
"Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter!"
不專業翻譯：
為什麼我們這麼想成為美國人？我們兩個都很聰明也有很大的抱負。這並非說想留在台灣的人就又笨又沒目標。但是當有個世界性的事件或盛事發生，而台灣在中國的允許下可以參加時，我們的國旗與國名總是不能出現。這實在是讓人尷尬，特別是在我們還是這世界上最進步的經濟和社會之一。台灣長久以來跟中國既古怪又緊張的不平和關係，不會那麼快結束，也不會結束的太好看 - 對這座島來說絕對不會。
美國就不會平白受這種氣，美國人會站出來挺自己。
我從1998七月一號就想當美國人，就是當柯林頓去中國訪問時說了「世界上只有一個中國，而台灣屬於這中國」時。蕃薯藤，(當時)台灣最煽動的小報，放了一個巨大的頭條新聞，標題寫著：「美國對台灣：滾邊去吧」
我把這篇新聞給我爸看，他還是永遠那一句：「不重要」。當我給他看我考高分的考卷，當我告訴他夜市其他家攤販也在用差不多的價格賣跟我們一樣的東西，當我告訴他我遲早要取茱莉亞。
「不重要，不重要，不重要！」
原書：Ghost Month (Ed Lin, 2014)
https://books.google.com.tw/books?id=KYvIAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT13&dq=Ghost+Month&hl=zh-TW&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinjauGobHsAhX5yYsBHfrVBZUQ6AEwAHoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=Ghost%20Month&f=false
