A worldwide survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was: “Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?”
The survey was a huge failure.
In Africa they didn’t know what “food” meant.
In Eastern Europe they didn’t know what “honest” meant.
In Western Europe they didn’t know what “shortage” meant.
In China they didn’t know what “opinion” meant.
In the Middle East they didn’t know what “solution” meant.
In South America they didn’t know what “please” meant.
And in the USA they didn’t know what “the rest of the world” meant.
联合国搞了个全球调查，只有一个问题：“请就解决世界其他地区粮食短缺问题分享您的真诚意见。”
结果嘛，一塌糊涂：
非洲兄弟：粮食？啥玩意儿？
东欧同志：真诚？那得看说啥话嘛。
西欧朋友：短缺？我们这是选择困难症好吗？
中国人民：意见？那不是领导说了算？
中东老哥：解决方案？先干一架再说！
南美兄弟：拜托？哥们儿这热情还用请求？
美国大哥：世界其他地区？那是什么新牌薯片？
这就是个黑色幽默，用夸张的刻板印象调侃不同地区对同一个问题的理解差异，讽刺全球沟通和解决问题时的困难重重。笑过之后，也让人不得不反思现实：沟通和理解，真的是解决全球性问题的第一步啊。