Diary of studying in Britain The coolest mayor in the world

Master of Economics in UCL, University College London

Lucy li (right) and his classmates are interviewed by Johnson & Johnson.

If Michael Bloomberg of new york is the richest mayor in the world, Boris Johnson of London is the coolest mayor today.

The former founded Bloomberg with a wealth of more than $654.38+0.7 billion, while the latter has a unique comic spirit and frank humor.

As the mayor of two big cities, Bloomberg succeeded Giuliani as mayor for many years and took the subway to work with a symbolic annual salary of one dollar. His inspirational story of establishing Bloomberg is widely known. So Johnson's beating Livingstone was no ordinary joke, just lip service? Clowns? . Is this England? Angry youth? What makes me the coolest mayor? With curiosity, I was lucky enough to see his charm at school.

The mayor's treatment costs nothing. If you want to participate in the interview, you only need to register online for free; Or go to the school's Shuishi Bookstore and get a ticket for free. You don't even need to show any identification, and you don't need to leave any contact information.

There is no security check. Come to the auditorium of College of Education, University of London, show your admission ticket, and then enter the lounge to wait for admission. Insecure. I only saw some people in bookstore overalls. There may be plainclothes, but I don't see any policemen or agents in suits and ties.

There is no bureaucracy. An hour and a half of interview, a question and answer session, did not hear what the mayor said, nor did he hear grandiose language. Because this interview is mainly to promote his new book about London, most of it is about the history of London and the stories that happened in London. Sometimes he will proudly praise London as a great city with countless talents and diverse backgrounds. He mentioned the problem of population expansion in London, saying that he was not worried. At present, London has enough carrying capacity to cope with it.

No slogans. I can't remember how many times everyone laughed, often accompanied by laughter, everyone clapped. Because the mayor has been telling London anecdotes in various humorous ways, teasing some celebrities from time to time, dancing and having rich facial expressions.

There is no guardrail. After the speech, we can go up and shake hands with him and take a group photo. Then there was a simple signing ceremony. Thank you, my friend Coco and I bought a book, and also had a close contact with Mr. Mayor, shaking hands and taking a photo, and a simple greeting.

I can hardly imagine that this is the treatment of the mayor of London, the first city in the world, China? County magistrate? I don't know, they are all better than him.

? Poisonous tongue? Mayor Boris's main controversy lies in his informality and outspoken. The British may be interested in him? Poisonous tongue? I'm used to it, because the British always like to ridicule. However, China people may not fully understand this behavior. At the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, he was criticized by China people for being disheveled, but in fact, not many people in the West cared.

Google claims to have discovered 10 truth, and the ninth truth is? Not wearing a suit doesn't mean unprofessional? You can be serious without wearing a suit. He is always like this, and so is the queen. He thinks that one must have freedom of choice. Hehe, inner cultivation is more important than outer decoration.

His relationship with Chinese people has always been tense, coupled with past private life scandals. There were less than five Asian faces in the speech that day, and even fewer people from China. It seems that people's understanding of him is still limited.

Cool Britain, cool mayor, British people admire their own culture for a long time, not only the Victorian style, but also among young people? Cool Britain? (Cool Britain) Culture is in the ascendant. Cool Britain is essentially a young culture in which Britain seeks and deduces modern culture from tradition, especially pursues itself and shows its individuality.

Looking back, Boris himself meets this trait, showing his personality, humor and wit in the noble Eton Oxford background, which makes him different? Is it cool? .

After graduating from Oxford, I entered a consulting company. I've had enough. I quit my job and became a journalist who was good at writing satirical political views. I am a comedy genius, writing humorous stories in my spare time. In 2008, he was unexpectedly elected as the mayor of Greater London, which is really a legend. Some people say that this funny genius becomes the mayor of London, just as Zhao Benshan is the mayor of Beijing. Personally, I think this is a world of difference. Although Boris is humorous, he has received an elite higher education. He has published books and participated in interviews. The wording and ideas in his speech are completely different? Two-person turn can be achieved, without cultural literacy and educational background, you can't expect to understand what he is saying.

Just take his monograph and you can see that he wrote it? Roman history? His training in classical literature at Oxford University made him rigorous and humorous in describing history. It is hard to imagine that a politician can publish novels, write history, appear in funny programs and publish five books. From journalists to parliamentarians to mayors, Boris's life is as dramatic as his novels. So he is a writer, a journalist, and then a politician.

The Daily Telegraph once commented: Boris may be from Baliol, but he lives in Islington and calls people' guys'. Although Boris graduated from Berlio College in Oxford, he lives in Islington, a middle class in London. He calls people guys. When riding a bike to work, he always has white hair like a bird's nest, and his words and deeds are casual and his style is close to the people. But the speech was penetrating, with a typical Eton Oxford accent. At that time, I was shocked when he spoke, because his pronunciation was particularly rich and deep, and with the authentic Queen's English, it was very infectious and addictive. You can hear that he is pronouncing with his abdomen and chest instead of our usual mouth, which is one of the differences between Chinese and English pronunciation. Even though it is controversial, it is undeniable that he is the coolest mayor who comes out in his honest and natural style.

Inevitable cultural differences Frankly speaking, I didn't understand 100% of the whole interview. Especially when Boris tells some allusions, it feels like pulling a foreigner to listen to cross talk. Every allusion involves many Londoners' names and place names in London, which requires a certain amount of cultural accumulation to understand. If you don't live in London for a long time, it's difficult to understand the local history and geography and master some information.

British humor is usually either very direct or subtle, or it is an understatement, and sometimes it takes some thinking to understand. And by the time you know it, everyone has finished laughing, haha. Boris, as the high flyers of Eton Oxford, has all kinds of funny stories at his fingertips, just like throwing jokes at the audience one by one. If you don't pay attention to a word, you may not understand its meaning accurately.

Taking photos in front of scenic spots, taking photos with foreigners and wearing beautiful exotic costumes does not mean that you fully understand a culture. On the streets of London, you can hear their uniform Queen English RP and see their elegant and neat clothes. That is the appearance of culture, but not the inside. The core is still values and ways of thinking. Integrating into a culture is by no means as easy as imagined. After all, the primary purpose of our study is to learn, and then to understand the local customs.

Boris's interview once again shocked me by culture. Even to fully understand a culture is not easy, the world is so colorful. If the whole world is a culture and a set of values, that is the real tragedy, the tragedy of globalization.

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