一切从买了间二手屋开始。啊不，是间屋主留下很多家具的二手屋。
包括电器，沙发，杯子，汤匙，橱柜和一张条件依然非常好的超大号的双人床垫（没有下陷，没有污迹，没有脏印，没有异味-当然我没有像小狗那样去嗅那床垫，不过近距离时，我没有感觉不妥）
当很多人知道我打算接收前屋主的杯子，汤匙，和床褥时，有趣的事情发生了。
60-70年代生，没有含着金钥匙出世，稍微＂挨过＂打拼过，但现在都有一番成就或日子算安稳的朋友的反应如下：
本尊：我省很多叻，那床垫最少千多块以上的。
60-70年代生友人：你确定用那床褥啊？嘿嘿，没异味？？
本尊：没有喔，而且我买了床垫保护层，加上去就好咯。
60-70年代生友人：哎呀，那很好啊，你＂拾到＂啦。。。
80年代生的同事，刚巧都稍微有点家底，或不必扛家，享受生活的他们的反应如下：
80年代生同事：aiyerrr, 做么要用人家的东西？？！！买过啦！（一副厌恶不肖的样子）
本尊：那么新，丢不下手叻，而且我买了床垫保护层，加上去就好咯。
80年代生同事：tsk, 你不觉得很脏的咩？不噁心？ 给人家啦！捐出去然后买过啦！不要用人家用过的啦aiyerrr...
被第一轮袭击时我还顶着那么一点耐性企图让他们明白因由，不过在不同的时间经过几个回合的交手后，我终于明白根本是浪费气力，忍不住还击：
1）噁心？肮脏？那你们旅行睡酒店时又是什么？几百个人睡过，＂搞过＂，不是更噁心？你们都带自己的床垫去旅行的？
2）那你们在外面餐厅用餐时不噁心？你又怎么知道人家有把餐具都洗干净？分分种几百个人用过，不是更肮脏？
3）自己觉得噁心的东西就＂捐＂出去做慈善？拜托，人家是不幸，但不是乞丐，难怪先进国都把些落后的东西丢到发展中国家，就是你们这种种心态啊（ok这句还没说出口）
不过依然是同一个反应：不同嘛，yiyerr
Yiiyerrrr....（yii 什么屁？！！）
同样的事情在两个（错，是三个）不同年代的人的反应竟然是那么的南辕北撤。一方让我看到尊重和体谅，一方让我看到时下年轻人的意气风发，就是觉得自己是对的，别人的意愿根本不是什么。
这应该就是所谓的代沟吧？还是，纯粹是贫与富的环境洗礼下所产生的态度？
无论如何，八字辈的好命人，如果你不小心看到这篇文章而觉得不忿的，请速撤离，也莫留言，因为本小姐没兴趣听。
对，我超级霸道，因为，这里是我部落格，我的地头，你不能接受但你也无权过问，明白了吗？
Everything starts from a second hand
house. Oh correction, a fully furnish second hand house.
Including electrical items, sofa,
cups, bowl, wardrobe and a very good condition king size mattress (no
subsidence, no dirt, no saliva or other spooky marks and neither it is smelly,
well of course I didn't smell it like a doggy but at least I don't smell
anything in close distance)
And so, when people get to know that
I'm going to "inherited" the cups, spoons, and mattress of the
previous owner, something interesting happened.
60-70 era born friends, those who
were not born in a rich family, who for once work hard to fight for a better
living and are now having a better/more settle lifestyle, reacted as below:
Myself: eh I jimat a lot leh, the
mattress at least need thousand over leh.
60-70 era born friends: eh you sure
you wanna use the mattress ah? Hehe, no strange smell?
Myself: no woh, somemore I bought a
mattress protector, thick one, put on top then settle lo.
60-70 era born friends: like that ok
la good, save a lot...
However, those colleagues who born in the 80's, who coincidently from a good
condition family background (which generally we can't quote them "the
poor"), not the bread winner of home, and already have the capability
& freedom to start enjoy life response as below:
The 80's colleague: Aiyerrr, why use
other people's stuff? Buy a new one la! (showing disgust face)
Myself: so new, can't persuade
myself to throw it leh (here refers to the mattress). Somemore I bought a new
mattress protector, put on top settle la.
The 80's colleague: tsk, aiyerrr,
don't you feel that it's very dirty meh?? Not Disgusting meh? Give to other
people, or donate out and buy a new one la! Don't use other people's stuff la, aiyerrr
During the first round attack I
still patiently explain & try them make them understand why, but
unfortunately after few rounds of attacks from diff batch of 80's in different
timeline, I come to understand that it’s just waste of time, and thus I shoot
back:
1) Disgusting? Dirty? Then what
happen to you guys when u all go travel? Hundreds of people slept on the bed
& even "hanky lanky" there, isn't it evn more disgusting? So you
all bring your own mattress to travel?
2) And what happen when you guys
having meal at the restaurant?? How many people put the same spoon that you use
in your mouth before?? How sure are you that they washed it thoroughly &
wash it clean? Isn't it felt more dirtier??
3) things that you felt disgusting
you give to others or 'donate' out? Hello, people are just less fortunate, they
are not a worthless beggar ok? No wonder the developed country likes to throw
the old technology stuff to the developing country, this is the mentality huh??
(ok this one I haven't say it out)
Still, same reaction: it's diff mah,
yiyerr
Yiyerr (Yii my ass meh?!)
Same situation but the reaction from
the 2 (correction, 3) generation are poles apart. One demonstrate respect and
understanding, another shows such an high-spirit that see no others but own
feeling & thinking, what's in your mind doesn't really matter to them.
Is this what people called
generation gap? Or solely the attitude that cultivated from the poor & the
rich family background?
ANYWAY, to those fortunate 80's, if
you so happens to see this post by chance and feel no good, I would advise you
to leave immediately & don't leave a comment ok? Coz I'm not interested to
see neither debate.
Yeap, this is me, overbearing and 'lan si', as here is my blog, my place, even
if you don't like it, somehow you've no right to question it, understand?
