Chinagenerallyhasatraditionalpsychological,thatthereisroomtohaveahome.Haveanestoftheirown,evenifthesmallcanfeelatease,asifalsohaveasenseofbelongingandhome.Becauseofthis,inrecentyears,China'shousingmarketwillbesopopular,buyalotofpeople'slifestruggletobecomethegoal.Butinfact,inforeigncountries,mostpeoplemaynothavetheirownhouseforlife,butwillchoosetorent.Iftheystaytiredofaplaceforalongtime,youcanalwaysrentoutthehouse,movedtoanotherplace,veryfreeandeasy.ThefollowingisaBritishstudentabouttheBritishconceptofthehouseandviews.
IrentedthefirstplaceintheUK,thelandlordisourmarketingdepartmentofabrandmanager,a30-year-oldsinglewoman.
Herhouseisatownhousewithtwofloors.Infrontofonlyasmallgarden,becauseshedidnothavetimetotakecareof;behindasmallyard,fordryingclothes.Thefirstflooristhelivingroom,livingroomandkitchen.Therearefourroomsonthesecondfloor,thelargestoneshelived,andthentwobedroomswereleasedtomeandacollegestudent,thereisastudy,relativelysmall,nexttoherroom.Onthedayofarrival,shesaidthatinadditiontoherandanothertenant'sroom,theotherroomIcasuallyenteranduse,aslongasthecleanandtidyjustfine.Utilitiesareallincludedintherent.Ifoundthesameday,everybedroomisnobolt,wecanonlycoverthedoorandsleep,thisincludesthelandlord'sownroom.Obviously,sheboughtthehousethisisowner-occupied,mayhaveneverthoughtaboutgoingtothestrangetenantswhomodifiedthedoorlockit.
Onweekends,shewenttoManchestertovisitherboyfriend,andcollegestudentsarealwaysoutpartying,comebacklate.Igrewuptonoonesleptaroomintheschooldormitory,athomeismyparentsroom,asmallattic,thisoneguardingabighouse,scaredtodeath.Ioftenhardtoseethetape,inordertowaitforcollegestudentsback!Finallyoneday,waituntiltwoo'clock,andhedidnotreturn,Isleeptoosleepytosleep,stairsandcorridorlightsaredeliberatelynotturnedoff.Earlythenextmorning,someoneknockedonmyvanitydoor,Igotupandrantotheroominfrontofsleepyeyes,apparentlycollegestudentsplayingoutallnightjustback."Whydidnotyouturnoffthelightslastnight?"Isaid,forfearofthedarkness,butsaidIforgot,hesaid,"WeareanislandintheUK,withveryscarceresources,andyouwillnotwasteitinthefuture,"hesaidsolemnly.Ah!"IheardYilengYiLeng,andthisoffalighthaverisentotheenergylevel-Ihumblynodded.Aweekaftertheweekend,hewasout,actuallyremindedmetoforgettoturnoffthelights!
Graduallybighouselivinghabits,andnotafraidoftheblack.JustasIdreamedofsettlinginabighouseforawholeyear,thelandlordtoldmethatshesoldthehouse,thejobalsoresigned,togotoManchesterCitytogetmarried.
Ithought,workandthehousearebigthings.IntotheChinesepeople,sohowcoupleshavetoseparatethetwoforsometimeandthenfromthelongterm,butforherunexpectedlyisaproposalintheweekendafterthedecision.Thishousethatselltosell,itseemsnoonethoughtandlivedahouseit.
Onthehousething,thenfinallyheardtherealEnglishversion.AfriendtookmetoseeherparentslivinginacottageontheoutskirtsofthefamouscityofYork.Inadditiontotheoldcouple'sroom,theothertworoomsarepackedintorooms,suchasadultchildrenorgueststothetimecanbespentthenight,thehouseisasmallgarden.WhenIwenttoaguest,askedtheelderly,youmusthaveahouseinthecity,right?Theoldmanopenedthechatterbox:"Thishouseisboughtafterretirement,themortgageisthreeyears.Thisisourfourthhouse,butWehaveneverhadahouse.Whenwegotmarried,weboughtasetoftworooms,andgavebirthtoachildafterthethree-bedroomreplaced,regenerationandafour-bedroomreplaced,andnowtheyareawayfromhome,andweretired,Ontheoutskirtsofthethree-bedroom,ChristmasisbackenoughtoliveOh.Everytimethemortgageisthreedecades,ithasbeenforso,for,butneverhad.NowweestimatethatdeathisnotWillhaveahouseit!"Saidtheoldman,heartylaugh.
Haveahappyfamilylife,theoriginaland"have"ahouseisnotmuchrelationship.TheBritishfreeandeasyonthehouse,isfromtheisland'sculturalopennessandmobility,ormaturecapitalistsociety,financialendowmentinsurancesystem?
Wehaveseen,weshouldhavelamentedit!Lettheyoungergeneration,mayalsowishtolearnfromthem,donotbethehouse,thecarwasoverwhelmed!