国产av不卡一区二区_欧美xxxx做受欧美_成年人看的毛片_亚洲第一天堂在线观看_亚洲午夜精品久久久中文影院av_8x8ⅹ国产精品一区二区二区_久久精品国产sm调教网站演员_亚洲av综合色区无码一二三区_成人免费激情视频_国产九九九视频

English 中文網 漫畫網 愛新聞iNews 翻譯論壇
中國網站品牌欄目(頻道)
當前位置: Language Tips> 譯通四海> Columnist 專欄作家> Raymond Zhou

In defense of pajamas

[ 2009-11-09 14:55]     字號 [] [] []  
免費訂閱30天China Daily雙語新聞手機報:移動用戶編輯短信CD至106580009009

In defense of pajamas

Shanghai is cracking down on its most tenacious fashion trend. In preparation for the 2010 World Expo, the municipal government has launched a campaign to eradicate running red lights and wearing pajamas in public.

For those of you who have not been wowed by the most cosmopolitan of Chinese cities, Shanghai is known for, among other things, its middle-aged women who saunter onto the street in their sleepwear. Some even venture as far as the subway or the shopping mall.

In defense of pajamas

As the slogan, "Do not go outdoors in pajamas, be a civilized person for the Expo," demonstrates, this tradition does not dovetail with the ideal projection of an international metropolis.

Trouble is, not every Shanghainese believes the practice is uncivilized. There has been sporadic pressure urging locals to abandon the habit, but it refuses to die. Only this time the drum is beating faster because, as one granny put it, "We're so close to the Expo site foreigners may drop by and we've got to put on our best."

So, it's not really about whether we like it, but rather about whether we are liked. Again, it's the quintessential concept of "face" and "saving face".

Not many Chinese are shocked to see a street full of pajama-wearing pedestrians, but if international visitors feel squeamish about it we should stop doing it. Or so the implied rationale for the crackdown goes.

In defense of pajamas

I used to feel wearing pajamas on the streets was inappropriate, but when I dig deeper I can trace it to what an American friend told me: To wear pajamas in public is like going naked. Before that, I didn't even notice it. Pajamas were not something I saw often when I was growing up (where I come from, we sleep in our underwear).

I asked an Australian colleague about this and he told me the sight of someone wearing pajamas on the street would remind him of someone escaping from an asylum.

The pajamas custom, however, is fundamentally different from such bad habits as spitting or running red lights. It does not have a detrimental effect on others.

Before I delve into a defense of pajamas, I'll offer the most common explanations for this Shanghai phenomenon - occasionally seen in other Chinese cities as well but never so ubiquitously.

The number one reason is comfort. Most Shanghainese do not see pajamas as sleepwear. Rather it's casual wear one can slip into after work. Since it does not expose much flesh, people do not feel self-conscious - as they might when wearing, say, bikinis or evening gowns.

Old-style Shanghai residences are often quite cramped. There is a thin line between public and private space and gradually housewives looking for more space subconsciously came to view neighborhood streets as part of their front yard, somewhere they felt comfortable enough to parade around in their pajamas.

In defense of pajamas

Back in the 1930s, when pajamas first came into vogue, they were a sign of affluence and had a certain cachet. Many decades later, this sense of pajamas as a fashion statement lingered. This theory is, to an extent, corroborated by Shanghai-themed movies in which women in pajamas are portrayed as glamorous.

Another popular piece of conjecture runs thus: Pajama wearers do not venture far from home and since they are mostly downtown dwellers they are actually sending a subliminal message about their social status. As you may have heard, Shanghai people are extremely status conscious and the location of their home is an important element of this. Downtown is seen as desirable. In other words, you don't catch a suburban (read, lower-status) person in nightgowns on Nanjing Road, the city's equivalent of New York's Fifth Avenue. So, wearing pajamas is tantamount to pinning a badge declaring: "I'm a classy and authentic Shanghainese."

Each of these hypotheses may have some truth to them. I tend to go for the idea of pajamas as a fashion statement. Shanghai residents would never forfeit class for comfort. Back in the era when most lived in slum-like conditions, they would make sure everything was immaculate the moment they stepped outdoors. They would rather be caught dead than wearing something to be laughed at.

My guess is, when pajamas first came to Shanghai, they made a strong impact and were seen as modish, but their correct use was not widely known. Then came the long period of isolation when such information was hard to come by and eventually pajamas on the street were accepted in an entirely different context, compared with the West.

What the Shanghai government and critics of pajamas on the streets are intent on doing is hitching a ride on the global locomotive and closing the gap between self-perception and outside perception. Something a fashionista, like Anna Wintour, could do with a wave of her hand is now a headache for the administration. It makes me laugh to think of her issuing the edict: "Let them wear Prada!"

Actually, the Shanghai government has adopted a "civilized" approach to the "problem", different to the late 1970s when fashion police armed with scissors forcibly cut the long hair or bell-bottom trousers of passersby. This time, kids have been deployed to shame pajama wearers into submission, with lines like these: "Auntie, your dress looks great, but don't you think wearing something else would make you look better, not to say make our city so much more palatable to international taste?"

Fashion is part of culture. Right now it is Western-centric. What is fitting in one culture may be outrageous in another. An elderly African-American, a neighbor of mine when I was in California, would put on a suit and a tie to go to the front porch to pick up the morning paper. In his mind, anything less would be inappropriate.

To a Chinese old-timer, Western-style evening gowns and the dresses worn for Latin dancing induce embarrassment. But they've come to accept it and other perceived breaches of modesty because they have become used to it through ads, watching TV and so on.

If you shift your position and view it as a cultural quirk, you'll be more amused than disturbed. Maybe pajamas on the streets do not fit with your notion of propriety, but you don't really want China's fashions to replicate, say, Paris, do you? You expect something different, and the difference is culture.

Filmmaker Jiang Wen once told me how shocked he was when, as a child, he stumbled upon a village where grownup women bared their breasts in public. They did not feel awkward, he did. Now the scene is part of a fond memory, devoid of any sexual or negative innuendo.

Speaking of naked bodies, Beijing tried to wipe out the sight of "shirtless guys" for the Olympics. Again, wandering around bare-chested, or with the shirt half-rolled up has its sociological roots, what with the lack of air-conditioning and so on. But it does not really debase the culture.

Like it or not, such a custom is a natural state of being for certain social strata of China. I feel there is a rugged charm to it. Given time, these traditions will evolve. But we should not be tempted to hasten their evolution - or demise. We may wax nostalgic when they are gone.

As for the Shanghai shenanigan, I suggest a different approach: Let the government give pajamas to rural residents in poverty-stricken areas. Television images will instantly put off Shanghainese and they will give up their favorite fashion choice without any prodding.

raymondzhou@chinadaily.com.cn

我要看更多專欄文章

相關閱讀:

In defense of pajamas

Cashing in on culture

The story of China Incorporated

Better safe than sorry

 
中國日報網英語點津版權說明:凡注明來源為“中國日報網英語點津:XXX(署名)”的原創作品,除與中國日報網簽署英語點津內容授權協議的網站外,其他任何網站或單位未經允許不得非法盜鏈、轉載和使用,違者必究。如需使用,請與010-84883631聯系;凡本網注明“來源:XXX(非英語點津)”的作品,均轉載自其它媒體,目的在于傳播更多信息,其他媒體如需轉載,請與稿件來源方聯系,如產生任何問題與本網無關;本網所發布的歌曲、電影片段,版權歸原作者所有,僅供學習與研究,如果侵權,請提供版權證明,以便盡快刪除。
 

關注和訂閱

人氣排行

翻譯服務

中國日報網翻譯工作室

我們提供:媒體、文化、財經法律等專業領域的中英互譯服務
電話:010-84883468
郵件:translate@chinadaily.com.cn
 
 
性感美女激情视频在线观看| 蜜芽一区二区三区| 青青草97国产精品麻豆| 久久这里只有精品一区二区| 视频二区欧美| 色8久久久久| 国产精品扒开腿做爽爽爽视频软件| 日韩专区av| 国产欧美黑人| 香蕉av在线| 亚洲第一成年免费网站| 桃乃木香奈av在线| videoxxxx另类日本极品| 国产男女爽爽爽| 亚洲jjzzjjzz在线观看| jizzjizz16| h视频在线网站| 电影天堂av在线| 99热.com| 午夜爽爽爽男女免费观看影院| www免费视频| 天天操天天擦| 人日人天天爽| gogo人体高清视频| 麻豆免费网站| 在线成人动漫| 色鬼7777久久| 成人高潮成人免费观看| av网站无病毒在线| 免费日本一区二区三区视频| av软件在线观看| 欧洲一区二区三区| а√在线天堂官网| 手机在线观看av网站| a一区二区三区| 欧美色999| 欧美高清影院| 最新精品在线| 久久综合色占| 国产精品毛片一区二区在线看| 亚洲情侣在线| 亚洲欧洲日本一区二区三区| 老司机午夜免费精品视频| 久久超碰97人人做人人爱| 国产在线播精品第三| 国产91精品精华液一区二区三区| 99久久综合国产精品| 久久免费偷拍视频| 成人欧美一区二区三区小说 | 欧美成人高清视频| 91精品国产99久久久久久| 又粗又硬又爽国产视频| 国产剧情在线一区| jizzjizzjizz美国| 一级免费视频| 波多野结衣在线影院| 亚洲h片在线看| 性欧美超级视频| 日韩一区二区三区精品| 色老板在线视频一区二区| 欧美韩国日本在线观看| 亚洲三级网站| 国产精品资源网站| 国产日韩精品一区| 精品成人乱色一区二区| 欧美疯狂做受xxxx富婆| 亚洲欧美日韩一区在线| 欧美激情视频在线| 国产精品在线| 高清国语自产在线观看| 狠狠狠综合7777久夜色撩人| 久久久123| 国产精品2区| 欧美综合视频| 久久精品麻豆| 99视频有精品| 亚洲一区二区欧美| 91精品在线免费观看| 国产一区二区欧美日韩| 国产69精品久久久久久| 午夜激情福利视频| 91欧洲在线视精品在亚洲| 麻豆av在线导航| 日本另类视频| 国产区精品区| 国产一区二区三区成人欧美日韩在线观看 | 毛片不卡一区二区| 国产亚洲污的网站| 狠狠操狠狠色综合网| 日韩女优av电影在线观看| www.欧美精品| 欧美乱大交xxxxxbbb| 男男互摸gay网站| aaa在线观看| 日韩av免费| 国产亚洲精品美女久久久久久久久久| 亚洲精品系列| av电影一区二区| 亚洲18女电影在线观看| 精品av久久707| 久久久亚洲天堂| 春意影院在线| 国产高清视频在线播放| 天堂久久午夜av| 精品理论电影在线| 日韩成人一级大片| 国产精品污www在线观看| 在线亚洲免费视频| 一色桃子一区二区| 午夜国产一级| 色老板亚洲精品一区| 亚洲国产精品精华素| 网站一区二区| 在线看片日韩| 2021中文字幕一区亚洲| 一本在线高清不卡dvd| 亚洲精品中文字幕女同| 中国女人内谢69xxx视频| 先锋影音av资源网| 黄色成人影院| 盗摄牛牛av影视一区二区| 伊人成人在线视频| www精品美女久久久tv| 91国内精品野花午夜精品| 宅男66日本亚洲欧美视频| 精品国产免费第一区二区| 欧美12一14sex性hd| 色综合桃花网| 色喇叭免费久久综合网| 国产精品99久久久久| 亚洲国产欧美在线人成| 日韩高清中文字幕| 四虎国产成人免费观看| 黄页网址大全在线观看| 欧美xxxxxx| 我不卡影院28| 成人app下载| 在线观看欧美黄色| 欧美精品在线免费观看| 操你啦视频分享| av网址在线免费观看| 欧美日韩麻豆| 精品一区二区三区在线观看 | 日本在线免费观看视频| 国产ktv在线视频| 不卡在线一区| 成人av网址在线| 欧美视频在线一区| 久久久久久久一区二区| 成人高清免费| 免费观看一级欧美片| 综合色一区二区| 国产情人综合久久777777| 欧美草草影院在线视频| 性欧美videos精品| 成年人在线看| 六月丁香久久丫| 国产乱码字幕精品高清av | 欧美系列在线观看| 韩国一区二区电影| 成人动漫av| 日韩成人综合网站| 亚洲在线播放| 亚洲最大的成人av| 日日骚av一区| 蜜桃传媒av| 日韩av中字| 激情自拍一区| 亚洲美女偷拍久久| 这里只有精品久久| 91原色影院| 精品欧美一区二区三区在线观看 | 久久一留热品黄| 精品国产制服丝袜高跟| 国产亚洲精品自在线观看| 天堂地址在线www| 精品在线99| 不卡的看片网站| 欧美成人猛片aaaaaaa| 国产精品视频h| 影音先锋在线视频| 欧美3p视频| 欧美国产97人人爽人人喊| 亚洲精品国产精品自产a区红杏吧 亚洲精品国产精品乱码不99按摩 亚洲精品国产精品久久清纯直播 亚洲精品国产精品国自产在线 | free亚洲| 日韩一区二区三区在线免费观看| 国产精品最新自拍| 亚洲图片欧美综合| 久久久久久999| 欧美午夜黄色| 亚洲aaa级| 久久亚洲春色中文字幕久久久| 精品成人一区二区| 免费黄漫在线观看| 丝袜美腿一区| 日韩中文字幕区一区有砖一区| 欧美视频在线观看 亚洲欧| 性色av一区二区三区| 国产小视频免费在线网址| 蜜臀91精品国产高清在线观看| av男人天堂一区| 亚洲精品wwww| 高清成人av| 精品一区二区三区中文字幕| 久久 天天综合| 欧美一区二区久久久| 91香蕉网站| 超碰国产一区| 日本不卡123| 欧美丰满一区二区免费视频| 中国女人一级毛片| 丝袜老师在线| 日本午夜一区二区| 欧美日韩亚洲高清一区二区| 欧美x0x0| 久草在线资源站手机版| 乱人伦精品视频在线观看| 色屁屁一区二区| 欧美性性性性性ⅹxxbbbb| 午夜小视频在线观看| 亚洲国产精品一区| 日韩欧美中文字幕在线观看 | 国产福利免费观看| 亚洲精品**中文毛片| 久热国产精品| 9191精品国产综合久久久久久| 国产成人福利| 肉色欧美久久久久久久免费看| 日本不卡一区二区三区 | 精品久久久久一区二区国产| 啦啦啦高清在线观看www| www.成人在线视频| 国产精品77777| 日韩精品视频免费专区在线播放| 四虎免费av| 国产精品极品| 亚洲国产精品精华液ab| 欧美成人午夜激情| 亚洲精品传媒| 宅男噜噜噜66一区二区| 欧美日韩日日骚| 黄色一级免费| 欧美一区在线观看视频| 久久一区二区视频| 九九久久久久99精品| 黄网址在线观看| 亚洲永久免费精品| 日韩欧美一区二区三区在线| 天干夜天天夜天干天ww| 久久动漫网址| 亚洲视频精选在线| 最新中文乱码字字幕在线| 91白丝在线| 国内国产精品久久| 亚洲日韩欧美视频| 免费一级毛片在线观看| 国语对白精品一区二区| 欧美午夜精品理论片a级按摩| 一个人看的www片免费高清视频| 2019中文亚洲字幕| 久久精品视频在线看| 欧美另类老女人| 怡红院在线播放| 精品无人区卡一卡二卡三乱码免费卡| 日韩av在线一区| 神马精品久久| 1024日韩| 欧美va亚洲va在线观看蝴蝶网| 白天操夜夜操| 久久国产中文字幕| 在线看一区二区| 天天操夜夜摸| 国产欧美日韩| 懂色aⅴ精品一区二区三区蜜月| 69欧美性猛交| 99re8这里有精品热视频免费| 综合婷婷亚洲小说| 欧美成人免费视频a| 日本欧美在线| 亚洲国产精品成人综合| 男女爱爱网站| 国产精品久久久久77777丨| 久久综合久久综合亚洲| 韩国欧美亚洲国产| 国产精品亚洲一区二区三区在线观看| 菠萝蜜视频在线观看一区| 欧美大胆a视频| 国产蜜臀av在线播放| 国产精品一区二区黑丝| 久久久国产精彩视频美女艺术照福利| 免费观看在线午夜影视| 麻豆91在线播放| 最近2019中文字幕mv免费看| 成人在线视频亚洲| 国产乱子轮精品视频| 欧美精品在线免费播放| 日韩影院在线| 久久女同性恋中文字幕| 一本大道一区二区三区| 亚洲ww精品| 亚洲人成小说网站色在线 | 欧美日韩国产亚洲一区| 日韩三级中文字幕| 手机亚洲第一页| 日韩专区中文字幕一区二区| 亚洲深夜福利在线| 在线观看操人| 成人国产亚洲欧美成人综合网| 欧美黑人性视频| h1515四虎成人| 亚洲欧美日本在线| 毛片基地一级大毛片| 日本道不卡免费一区| 欧美二区乱c少妇| 每日更新av在线播放| 日本美女一区二区三区| 日韩有码在线播放| 在线中文字幕播放| 国产网站一区二区三区| 久久99蜜桃精品久久久久小说| 久草在线综合| 欧美亚洲国产一区在线观看网站| 在线观看国产视频一二三| 亚洲免费网址| 色悠悠久久88| 国偷自产一区二区免费视频| 中文字幕第一区二区| 在线播放www| 日韩视频在线观看| 欧美成人r级一区二区三区| 日韩美女网站| a在线欧美一区| 一本大道久久a久久精品| 国产一区福利| 欧美日韩另类一区| 国产在线你懂得| 免费高清视频精品| 欧美大片在线看| 91亚洲精品在看在线观看高清| 亚洲h在线观看| av网站免费观看| 99国产精品久久久久久久成人热| 亚洲色图国产精品| 黑森林国产精品av| 国产精品情趣视频| 日本网址在线观看| 综合激情一区| 亚洲午夜av电影| 自拍一区在线观看| 亚洲精品免费播放| 黄网免费视频| 久久精品欧洲| 久久久久久亚洲精品不卡| 日韩在线成人| 欧美伊人精品成人久久综合97| 日韩精品系列| 国产99一区视频免费| 欧美xx在线| 久久一区二区三区喷水| 亚洲免费视频观看| 成人私拍视频| 亚洲一区二区三区四区五区黄| 啦啦啦在线视频免费观看高清中文 | 91精品免费在线| 麻豆传媒在线免费| 日本一区二区高清| 影视先锋av在线| 免费日韩视频| 欧美精品久久久久久久久久| 国产 日韩 欧美 综合 一区| 欧美精品日韩综合在线| 日本中文在线| 国产日韩欧美亚洲| 在线免费观看av电影| 久久九九99| 97视频免费在线观看| 偷拍亚洲精品| 亚洲国产日韩欧美在线99| 午夜影院在线观看国产主播| 洋洋av久久久久久久一区| 在线播放你懂的| 成人免费毛片高清视频| 91九色老女人| 最新国产乱人伦偷精品免费网站| 色综合久久精品亚洲国产| 波多野结衣欧美| 日韩久久久精品| 超碰超碰人人人人精品| 懂色av影视一区二区三区| 番号在线播放| 欧美国产精品一区| 黄色av免费| 国产成a人无v码亚洲福利| 污视频在线看| 日韩精品成人一区二区在线| 自拍亚洲色图| 中文在线播放一区二区| 理论片在线不卡免费观看| 精品伊人久久久| 日韩电视剧免费观看网站|