關於旅行**外一章

我是這樣想的：有關全職工作的生活、公司的事情，就盡量不要在網誌公開好了。一是道義上的負擔，二是反正自己在學習以一種抽離的姿態來打工，回家安樂寫作的空間，就留給生活上那些更自由的時光吧！然而，最近接一連二的關於*旅行*的體會，竟有來自職場的，而且甚具代表性，令人費解之餘更值得深思，特記之。

學校老師帶領學生到第三世界國家體驗生活和文化交流，每天寄上日記一則，作為推廣物料。仔細閱讀來稿，嚇然發現字裡行間充斥著中產階級白人的優越感，不斷以輕蔑、高傲的態度對待當地人（patronizing），對他們所受的苦不表同情，更甚者，拿他們的狀況來說冷笑話！？

我以為這種「嫌棄人落後」的思想，本身已很落後，十多廿年前唱著「We are the World」的時候早被國際社會的論述所唾棄。如今，這種思想出現在一所國際學校負責文化交流的教育工作者口中，實教人不寒而慄。現冒死貼出*小量*選段，奇文共賞。

…We enjoyed the magnificent view until lunch time. I must say, the view was what I have enjoyed the most - I could just imagine the early colonialists with their coffee plantations on the hill tops sipping iced tea as the sun went down in the evenings…

…We drove back to the school and began putting the bricks in place to make the walls. You might be interested to know that each small school room will hold 40 students! I can't imagine!...

…The entire village came out to greet us. The men did a fierce war dance with spears, and for a moment or two, I wasn't sure if we were going to be the next course on the lunch menu or not…

…They cook inside - a porridge gruel, milk, urine, and cow's blood! Hmmm! I don't think it'll catch on in Hong Kong or China…

近一、兩年，文字女工在國際教育的大佈景下，看見一台文化大戲中，文化優劣的界線仍然是如此牢不可破。全球一體快到位了，文化共融卻仍是花拳繡腿。即使有有心人推動對話和彼此尊重、搶救自我矮化、譴責菁英傲慢，都不過是講價式的權宜罷了。

現在，我和校園內的掃地嬸嬸並肩作戰。誰叫那兒塵埃太多，沙石磨人呢？