Have the British lost their self-confidence?
Shocking and enlightening!
The room was quiet at first, and then there was a heated discussion. Everyone thought Lu Shi was arrogant.
Bucker looked embarrassed.
"Mr. Lu, you don't know something. Wilde...sigh..."
I really can’t say it.
In Britain today, women do not yet have the right to vote or be elected, and the rights of other minority groups can only be sidelined. It is no wonder that Wilde wanted to run to Paris.
Doyle on the side had a strange feeling when he looked at Lu.
This feeling is hard to explain, but it is lingering there, like the long-lasting smog in London that cannot be cleared away no matter how hard it is.
He said: "Mr. Lu, do you question the confidence of the British?"
Lu Shi did not answer directly, but gave an example:
"Not long ago, Mr. Cooper gave me a typewriter. What do you think he said? His original words were, 'Underwood No. 5 commemorative model, with multiple functions, smooth typing, and low failure rate. It has many functions." It's not some Oliver and Remington stuff, it's straight American.'"
Cooper was speechless, thinking that these were not his original words, but those of Scott.
He gave Scott a hard look, and then said: "Indeed, that's what I said at the time, 'Made in the United States.'"
USA,
These two words seemed to sting the British gentlemen present,
There are those who despise it,
There are those who are silent,
There are some sighs.
Britain and the United States have always been staunch allies, but the development of this relationship has not been without twists and turns.
No matter how strong the cultural identity is, there are still two countries, not to mention that one of them is the old sun that never sets, bathing in the last afterglow of the setting sun, and the other is the rising sun that is about to become a beacon for mankind.
When the old and the new change, the old will inevitably be somewhat hostile to the new.
Lu Shi said: "An educator once did an experiment, giving British and American children a glass of water and asking them to boil the water without fire. The British children took the water and left it in the sun for a day, but it didn't work; and the smart children American children put metal sodium into water and easily raised the water temperature to a boiling 100°C. This shows that rigid thinking and backward systems can never cultivate innovative scientists."
The more Lu Shi talked, the more he wanted to laugh, and had to cough several times to suppress his laughter.
He looked around and found that the British guys were all staring at him while listening to the lecture, as if they wanted to drink themselves to death with this bowl of anti-intellectual poisonous chicken soup.
Is this using magic to defeat magic?
No, in the context of this era, it should be "learning from the barbarians and developing skills to control the barbarians."
Someone muttered: "Is this really the case?"
Unexpectedly, Lu Shi waved his hand and told a second story:
"An educator once did an experiment, giving British and American children a glass of water and asking them to boil the water without using fire. The British children put metal sodium into the water and easily raised the water temperature to a boiling 100°C; But the simple American children were holding water and basking in the sun, waiting quietly, but failed. Although the American children lost, they were honored even though they lost, because children educated in the United States are honest and quality, and never play tricks. Little cleverness. Only children like this can become upright people in the future."
Everyone present was in the media and couldn’t help but think deeply.
They vaguely pondered what they wanted to say when they left the land.
Lu Shi continued: "The third story. Once... As before, I omitted it. In short, the British children tried various methods, but they couldn't make the water boil; the American children took the water cup, but it was just outside the cup. I put a label on it, "This is American water," and a miracle happened, and the water in the cup boiled instantly."
There was an eerie silence in the house,
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Suddenly, everyone burst out laughing, and Cooper and Scott took the lead in applauding.
Lu Shi's humor conquered everyone.
They all understood that Lu Shi was nakedly satirizing the superstitious belief that "Made in America" equals "good quality" and that some people regard the United States as a panacea.
True confidence is like Lu Shi’s third story,
Label it, "This is British water," and the water boils.
Bakker said: "What Mr. Lu said makes sense, but the problem is that confidence also requires real things. Take Underwood 5, for example. Everyone here is editors and reporters, and they must know that this thing is really useful."
Lu Shi nodded,
"Of course. But I want to say that American industry did not become strong in a day."
As soon as these words came out, Cooper and Scott were slightly worried.
But they soon put their minds down.
Lu Shi is a magical Chinese and is so familiar with the partisanship in the UK. It should be no problem to talk about the United States.
On the other side, several conservative newspaper editors moved forward like hyenas smelling blood.
They still thought Lu Shi would make a fool of himself.
Someone first asked: "Mr. Lu seems to have some insights into the rise of the United States?"
After all, Lu Shi is a time traveler, so it's definitely okay to say a few words casually.
"The United States has superior geographical conditions, rich resources, and unique advantages in developing agriculture and industry, so its rise is inevitable."
This is a cliché.
Everyone here is disappointed.
Scott coughed slightly and said: "The United States is separated by an ocean after all. Mr. Lu doesn't know..."
Unexpectedly, he was interrupted by Lu Shi before he finished speaking: "Yes! The fact that we are separated by vast oceans is also very important. The United States is divided into North America and has almost exclusive access to the entire region. However, the current transoceanic delivery capability is poor, and the United Kingdom is unparalleled in Europe. But it’s useless over there.”
"Pfft~"
I don’t know who just took a sip of water and sprayed it.
God's shit is useless.
Lu Shi said: "British gentlemen look down on the United States and even call it the 'country of thieves'. Why is this?"
This sentence once again caused everyone to think deeply.
Based on what Lu Shi said just now, some people have already figured it out and said: "Because we can't control the other side of the ocean, the United States can blatantly default on its debts and steal technology, but we can't do anything about it."
Lu Shi nodded in agreement.
In fact, this is what the United States does.
The predecessor of the United States was a collection of colonies, and most political forces existed in the form of corporations.
This has allowed the United States to keep pace with European powers in the municipal and technological trees, and then rely on tariff protection to act as a "thief" in the name of trade.
In layman's terms, Europe and the United States are like tuba and trumpet when playing games,
As the space in Europe gradually became tighter, more and more capitalists went to the United States to seek development, and ordinary citizens also went there to start families and start businesses. The United States relied on natural resources and high-quality labor to become an industrial power almost overnight.
Many people think that the United States started its business by making money from war.
But in fact, this idea is only half correct. You must know that before World War I, the United States' GDP already accounted for one-third of the world's GDP.
Lu Shidao: "Actually, there are many other reasons. We can talk about it slowly..."
He began to talk.
Although what he said has been mentioned by many experts and scholars, such an easy-to-understand explanation is still refreshing.
Those present sat up straight and listened to the lecture.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Shi became the protagonist of the salon.
