新世界旅行者 The New World Traveler
作为工作的一部分,我最喜欢的事情之一就是旅行。我很幸运能有很多这样的次数。我周游世界去寻找这个星球上最好的瓷砖,最终我来到了中国。
我访问最多的国家是与我们行业相关的顶级瓷砖或设备制造商:意大利、西班牙、巴西、土耳其以及其他三个我之前或现在生活的国家,中国、墨西哥和美国。
很多时候我独自旅行,尤其是在过去,但最近几年,大多数时间我总是和我们公司的其他人一起旅行,要么来自墨西哥、美国或中国,这将是我的文章的重点。
就在两三年前,我们将一批员工和经销商从中国带到了美国和墨西哥。这次旅行中发生了一些有趣的事情。我们到达的第一个晚上住在德克萨斯州达拉斯的时候,我接到了房间的电话,我的助理在凌晨1点问我哪里有热水。我和他说为什么在这个时间要热水呢?他说,我们有一些面条,我们都饿了而且有时差。我们想吃面条,喝点茶和打牌。我们都在708房间。
第二天,我得知他下楼到前台寻求帮助,并找到热水壶解决了问题。他们吃面条、喝茶和打牌直到深夜3点左右。我还发现他们带了一个箱子,里面装满了面条、零食、茶和其他中国物资,以帮助他们在前往美国和墨西哥的新旅程和冒险中生存下来。
在旅途中,没过多久我就带他们去了一家中国餐馆。我知道,对于第一次到其他饮食习惯有显著差异的国家旅行的人来说,适应他们的食物是很困难的。
在此期间,老实说,我喜欢整个经历,从他们身上学到了很多,他们的文化、习惯和思维方式。
在这次旅行之后,我们公司达成了这样一个规矩,以后在去无论是美国、墨西哥、意大利或西班牙的旅行中,不允许任何中国游客带热水或茶杯、小吃或白酒,要充分享受和体验在所旅行国家的生活。虽然这对他们中的任何一个人都不容易,但我相信这是真正了解、享受和体验当地人们生活的唯一途径。
从那时起,我们就是这样做的,就像一句老话:在罗马,做罗马人做的事!融入其中,享受当地的食物,尝试咖啡而不是茶,喝葡萄酒,喝啤酒,吃意大利面而不是面条,成为世界公民。
它对我们有效,我认为你应该试一试!
汉贝托
ICC瓷砖总经理
One of the things that I enjoy the most as part of my job is traveling. I have been lucky to have been able to do it many times. I have traveled the world in search of the best tiles this planet has to offer and eventually landed me here in China.
The countries that I have visited the most are the top tile or equipment manufacturers related to our industry: Italy, Spain, Brazil, Turkey and the obvious other three where I have lived before or now China, Mexico and USA.
Many times I traveled alone especially in the past but lately in the last few years most of the time I travel always with other people of our company either from Mexico, USA or China country that will focus my article on.
Just two or three years ago we took a group of employees and distributors from China to USA and Mexico. A few interesting things emerged from this trip. The first night we arrived I received a call to my room while we were staying in Dallas, Texas, it was my assistant at 1:00 am asking me where to get hot water. I said to him why the hell you want hot water for at this time? He said to have some noodles, we are all hungry and with jet lag. We want to eat noodles, have some tea and play cards. We are all in room 708.
Next day I found out that he went downstairs to the front desk to get help and solved the problem by getting a water heating jar. They ate their noodles, had tea and played cards until late that night 3:00 am or so. I also found out that they had with them a suitcase full of noodles, snacks, tea and other Chinese supplies to help them survive the new trip and adventure to USA and Mexico.
During the trip it didn’t take long before I had to take them to a Chinese restaurant. I understand it is difficult for the first time traveler to other countries that have significant difference in eating habits and to get used to their food.
In the meantime to be honest with you I enjoy the whole experience and learn a lot from them, their culture, habits, and mentality.
After this trip which was quite an experience, we agreed as a company that on following trips to either USA, Mexico, Italy or Spain not to allow any of the Chinese travelers to take with them, hot water or tea mugs, noddles, snacks or Baijiu to fully enjoy and experience and life as it is in the visiting countries. While it wasn’t easy for any of them I believe it is the only way to truly understand, enjoy and experience the life of the local people.
Since then, this is the way we have been doing it and just like the old saying: While in Rome do as the Romans do! Blend in, enjoy the local food, try coffee instead of tea, drink wine, have a beer, have spaghetti instead of noodles and become a citizen of the world.
It has worked for us, I think you should give it a try!
Humberto Valles
ICC General Manager
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