Hello, my name is Mr. Wolf

Hello, my name is Mr. Wolf

Every foreigner in China soon will have a Chinese name, Mr. Spock, the fire should have one.

When I received from his hand over his business card, he and I shook hands with side self introduction: "Hello, my name is Mr. Wolf!" in his name in Germany have a WOLF, a Wolf, and his last name is too long, so get one simple easy-to-remember name for China WOLF. Then Mr. "Wolf" just arrived from Germany in Japan Embassy in Beijing, Chinese to learn a little, so it took Mr. "Wolf" name can also be understood. To be honest I don't like "Mr. Wolf, called" this name in his mouth is always funny.

Mr. Wolf has really "strange".

Born in Germany, after the end of World War II, joining the reserve entered Germany after Asian Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Due to his passion for Japan and Japanese culture and master was sent to Japan of Germany Embassy in Japan, the stem is 20 years. A wife in Japan after the sperm to settle down. Then after his German take a back seat, Japanese into his mother tongue. Once I heard he was in point when reading about the mouth of the renminbi is Japanese. 03-year we travel to tongli Mr. mysterious way Wolf so much to tell me he has a name, Japan is his wife's family in their marriage to him. The reason is that when they got married Mr. Wolf's birth parents have died, and he is an only child has no brothers or sisters, so the Wolf family to Mrs. Japan its unique strokes and son-in-law "style" granted Mr. Japan name a wolf. In Japan and family activities, Mr. Wolf, you must delete the names of Germany adopted their own.

On the "strokes" son-in-law "in Tokugawa Japan to son-in-law became his father's successor.

He paid the highest because of his name from biological parents ' household logs off and the input of the wife's domicile, have switched to his wife's surname, moved to his wife and mother-in-law. However, the adopted son of a classy "samurai". I think this is the Polk fire. Mr Wolf inside worship and what he wants!

Have to admit that the Wolf is a senior career diplomat.

To China two years soon mastered the read and write Chinese, while also studying Korean. Indeed, the mastery of languages is a basic skill, a career diplomat is also an important communication tool. Today in Beijing, Mr. Apart from the work of Wolf talks to you, Chinese people do as the Romans do and watch has been his effortless application to work. For example, in Beijing to drink do not have to like in Shanghai so polite, up to "a stuffy" habit he cooked. In Beijing, he would choose the "er Guo TOU" and "moutai"; while in Shanghai he would pick on the good wine of France, of course, "a stuffy" to "slowly commodities". Mr. Wolf told me-South China Customs and the biggest difference is the diet: eat the meat of the North, the South of seafood; North, South, refreshing drink MM mm elegant sweet. Finally he comes a truth is said: "the South (especially in Shanghai)!" no wonder so many Germany company in Shanghai in the home.

Mr. Wolf has inherited the appearance while Germany parents blue eyes white skin of origin, its essence, but few Germany's philosophy, the more it learns to accept the China and Japan Samurai spirit.

Mr. Wolf has two peculiarities, one is drinking; the second is to play a musical instrument, while the second passion is in the body fully embodies the "according to the ritual, music, e. yuren, practise in art. ”。

Every man has a diplomat 18 martial arts, wine and art are the diplomatic occasions on the most perfect wrist and embodiment.

For example, in Japan drinking is particular about the atmosphere and style of playing and drinking containers, and more upscale occasions also performed the simple geisha's drinking and geisha ukiyoe-acting intelligently. And although China for drinking, but that's about the atmosphere is lively and vigorous atmosphere. No country in the world of nationals can do wild "loud" drink, world, no country has so many different kinds of xingjiuling and China have Mr. Wolf, although from Japan was transferred to China, but we still can be found in many occasions his "Japanese style" drinking habits and actions. But recently he contrived "Japanese style" drinking style gradually being replaced by Chinese and free. The number of degrees by which wine is gradually increased. Once in the Shanghai meeting Mr. Wolf is drunk (is voluntary is irrigation, mainly he and others had too many toasts) finally being hold back to the hotel. Mr. Wolf has summary to tell me the world's best places to drink than in China, because China drink without taboos, as long as you drink it you are a winner, then you also can ask others how to continue to drink. You can talk about overweight at overweight at all, is the best point in the negotiations and transactions. And the Chinese drinking can drink while singing (Karaoke) side jump side singing. This in Germany and Japan in many occasions is rare is prohibited. In this respect, I think this kind of "democracy and open" drinking way perhaps Mr. began to like the Wolf's reasons.

For Mr. Wolf, I can't just put his position in the "Asian culture-lovers".

Mr. Wolf has showed me when he had his own capital Japan a "shakuhachi" concerts and recordings of the concert. When he showed me that "shakuhachi" concert program, I was very surprised, because his concert was in Japan is very well-known "shakuhachi" virtuoso. In this author to "shakuhachi" a brief introduction. Shakuhachi is my old wind instruments, bamboo, long shakuhachi inch, prevailed in the Sui and Tang dynasties, flute, flute and so on later instruments gradually replaced the shakuhachi, shakuhachi gradually rarely used. Shakuhachi in sui East to Japan. Japan's oldest incoming shakuhachi is used only for court Gagaku, known as the "ancient shakuhachi", often as a plaything of VIPs, also called "shakuhachi" Gagaku. It is rumored, Japan Shende Prince favorite shakuhachi, he was the ruler of China, now also treasures in Nara's Horyu. 1970s United States person seamounts (kaizan) will scribe 8 from Japan to the United States.

I've been playing with Mr. Wolf.

His childhood and youth in post-war Germany. Post-war barren life makes him had to hungry reading and study. Germany defeated makes many young people hate then Germany but also in the reflection on history, when Mr. Wolf like Japan culture and language. I have always thought that Germany and Japan was an entirely different cultural but in the second world war has played the same role of the aggressor. The fascist Germany and Japan in the greater East Asia co-prosperity sphere also reminds. Germany and Japan while defeated, but they "fascist" and "samurai" in spirit but dies in particular. When I saw Mr. the Wolf "shakuhachi" concert program on the printed photos, the photos of Mr. Wolf wears gorgeous Japanese kimono, gracefully plays with his "Bachi", on the edge of the old Japan women so docile to the accompaniment of guqin, I suddenly felt Mr. Wolf was so soluble in Japan culture, so a thorough interpretation of a "spirit of the Warrior". As a person who is not easy to Germany.

United Kingdom famous scholar Jennifer · road, said: "don't believe man is insignificant, everyone has ideas, feelings, everyone, everyone can influence the world.

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Yes, everyone can influence the world.

Because everyone is a history of existence, the existence of a culture.

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