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原文由 RedRedRose 发表:

When I am reading your post and listening to Bach(?), what comes into my mind is the two concerts I once went to, with one performed by Montreal Orchestra in Canada and the other by Richard Claydman in China. I have been deeply impressed by the sharp contrast between the Chinese and Canadian audience.

The audience in Canada got to the odeum about 15 minutes ahead of time. Latercomers were not allowed to enter until the interval. In general, they were formally dressed up, with ladies in their evening dress, though it was the coldest month of the year. Photography with flashlight was prohibitted and the audience wouldn't clap until at the end of each piece of music. They were deeply captured by the wonderful performance of the artists, including YoYo Ma.

However, in china, what constituted a considerable number of the audience was parents who expected their kids to be future Richard Claydman. They took their kids to the theater hurriedly after work, with Coca Cola and popcorn in their hands. Most of the kids felt it so hard to sit there for hours that they were running up and down the aisles during the performance, mixed with parents blaming from time to time. What was worst was that so many audience didn't know when they could clap hands. Therefore they would applause whenever they heard a familiar melody.

Sigh~~~

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Good observations by Redredrose!

I do not drink wine and never or hardly do it. Therefore, the only taste from any wine to me will be simply hot or peppery. To those people who are good at drinking, they can not only enjoy the taste of the wine but also tell the exact brand of a given wine by simply sipping it.

People who are good at classic music not only can enjoy the melody of the music but also tell approximately when and by which orchestra a given piece was recorded by listening to the piece. Of course, in order to enjoy the melody, one needs a good environment to listen to without any distraction.

One can also find similar contrasts between American/Canadian audience and Chinese audience to presentations in a science conference. Foreign audience will listen to speakers with attention if they are interested in the topics or they will keep quiet to respect the presenting speakers. Occasionally, a few people will have a very brief, low-voice chat directly relating to the on-going presentation.

If a science conference is held in China with many local Chinese scientists attending, then, there will be continuous not so low-voice chatting here and there. The chatting topics are often not related to presentations at all, regardless whether others in the audience may still be interested in the presentations, let alone paying respect to the presenting speakers. Occasionally, people will also make cell phone calls during the meeting.

Sigh~~~