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What's free in your country – but not in mine?
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Not every free thing mentioned was a physical object. It seems that in India, people enjoy an unlimited supply of advice.
本文所提到的免费福利不只局限于实物。在印度,人们似乎能得到无穷无尽的建议。
"In other countries, there are wedding planners. Here, we have aunts, uncles, uncle's uncles to give us advice for free," said Mehul Manot from Calcutta. "In other countries, there are counsellors. Here, we have the ever-poking neighbours: 'You shouldn't take up Arts, it's for girls. Do engineering, you'll earn lakhs per month.'"
加尔各答的Mehul Manot说:“在其他国家有婚礼策划师。在我们国家,有七大姑八大姨,叔叔伯伯舅舅会免费给我们建议。在其他国家,有咨询师。在我们国家,有喜欢指手画脚的邻居告诉我们:‘你不该学艺术,那是女孩们学的。你该学工程学,这样你的月薪才会高。’”
He added that travel agents are replaced by jet-setting cousins, and trendy friends step in for fashion consultants.
他补充说,旅行社代理商的位置被乘喷气客机到处旅游的有钱表兄取代,时髦的朋友们给你充当免费的时尚顾问。
Advice doesn't always have to come from just friends and family, either.
在印度,不只是亲友会给你建议。
"In other countries, you need to pay for consultations, but in India you can get it free of cost at tea stalls, [during] marriages or family functions, [on] trains, buses by almost anyone," said Kanchan Saxena, who currently lives in the United States. "We love giving advice."
“在其他国家,你咨询需要花钱,但在印度你可以在茶水摊、婚礼、家族聚会、火车、公交车上向几乎任何人免费咨询,” 现居美国的Kanchan Saxena 说,“印度人就是喜欢给别人建议。”
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