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俺年輕的時候火氣很盛。火氣盛有時就會咬人，咬人後會生氣很長時間，一點也不舒服。大獲全勝也一樣。
過後也不怎麽願意回憶這些不愉快的事情，所以開始寫日誌到現在，一年多了，始終也沒有碰那些咬人的故事。
之所以今天決定揭開過去的幾個小小傷疤，是因為最近在論壇看到下麵這個帖子：
http://bbs.tigtag.com/thread-665484-1-3.html
當時大概是02年，俺住在Epping 的Essex街。
一天去coles。本來沒有打算買很多東西，就決定走路去。小老虎及其小朋友Terry興衝衝穿上旱冰鞋，要求跟我一起去。
結果俺買興大發，買了一袋又一袋。那天天氣又熱，回去的路就走得有些吃力。
到了聯接Rawson街與Beecroft路的Arcade，俺就坐下來喘口氣。
哪知道還沒坐穩當，一個白發碧眼的老頭就走進來，氣勢洶洶地對我說，“Do you know that roller skating is not allowed in the archade?”
我說，“Really? I didn't know that.”
他說，“It's written on the sign outside.”
我說，“Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see it.”
老頭不依不饒，接著說，“If you Asian don't want to follow our rules, you should go back to your own country!”
這話一出，一隻老虎立刻從長凳上彈起來，衝著老頭吼起來：
“Who are you to say that I should go back to my country?! I came because your government needs technical people. I came with a PR. I've been paying tax starting from the 2nd week after I landed here. Your super might have come from the tax that I've paid. Who are you exactly to say that I should go back?!"
老虎的吼聲如此響亮高亢，引得很多人都從商店裏探出頭看發生了什麽事，然後象看到老虎一樣又一聲不響地都躲進去了。
老虎接著吼，“You ask me to go back to my own country，why don't you go back to YOUR own country?!"
老頭說，“I was born here.”
老虎吼，“You were born here, how about your parents?! How about your parents' parents, or your grand parants' grand parents? Someone in your family came from outside Australia! Only obriginal people were here long enough! Why don't you go back to your own country?!”
老頭頓了頓，說，“You Japanese chopped Australian people's heads off in world war II...”
老虎吼，“Who told you I'm Japanese?! I'm not Japanese. I'm Chinese.”
小Terry 也在邊上幫腔說，“I'm Korean.”
老頭張口結舌一陣子，撤了...
我坐下來，氣得哭了起來。
這時一個文質彬彬、身材修長、黑頭發黑眼睛的中年老外來到我身邊，蹲下身，拉過我的手，抱歉地看著我說，“I'm sorry!"
我感激地看看他，說，“It's ok...Thank you!”
......
後來住的時間長了，知道Epping住著很多退伍老兵及太太，估計老頭也是其中一個。這些人中很多因在二戰期間與日本人打仗，心靈受到嚴重創傷，有時會將敵意擴大到所有亞洲人身上。
好在，他們的時代，即將徹底成為過去。
過後也不怎麽願意回憶這些不愉快的事情，所以開始寫日誌到現在，一年多了，始終也沒有碰那些咬人的故事。
之所以今天決定揭開過去的幾個小小傷疤，是因為最近在論壇看到下麵這個帖子：
http://bbs.tigtag.com/thread-665484-1-3.html
當時大概是02年，俺住在Epping 的Essex街。
一天去coles。本來沒有打算買很多東西，就決定走路去。小老虎及其小朋友Terry興衝衝穿上旱冰鞋，要求跟我一起去。
結果俺買興大發，買了一袋又一袋。那天天氣又熱，回去的路就走得有些吃力。
到了聯接Rawson街與Beecroft路的Arcade，俺就坐下來喘口氣。
哪知道還沒坐穩當，一個白發碧眼的老頭就走進來，氣勢洶洶地對我說，“Do you know that roller skating is not allowed in the archade?”
我說，“Really? I didn't know that.”
他說，“It's written on the sign outside.”
我說，“Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see it.”
老頭不依不饒，接著說，“If you Asian don't want to follow our rules, you should go back to your own country!”
這話一出，一隻老虎立刻從長凳上彈起來，衝著老頭吼起來：
“Who are you to say that I should go back to my country?! I came because your government needs technical people. I came with a PR. I've been paying tax starting from the 2nd week after I landed here. Your super might have come from the tax that I've paid. Who are you exactly to say that I should go back?!"
老虎的吼聲如此響亮高亢，引得很多人都從商店裏探出頭看發生了什麽事，然後象看到老虎一樣又一聲不響地都躲進去了。
老虎接著吼，“You ask me to go back to my own country，why don't you go back to YOUR own country?!"
老頭說，“I was born here.”
老虎吼，“You were born here, how about your parents?! How about your parents' parents, or your grand parants' grand parents? Someone in your family came from outside Australia! Only obriginal people were here long enough! Why don't you go back to your own country?!”
老頭頓了頓，說，“You Japanese chopped Australian people's heads off in world war II...”
老虎吼，“Who told you I'm Japanese?! I'm not Japanese. I'm Chinese.”
小Terry 也在邊上幫腔說，“I'm Korean.”
老頭張口結舌一陣子，撤了...
我坐下來，氣得哭了起來。
這時一個文質彬彬、身材修長、黑頭發黑眼睛的中年老外來到我身邊，蹲下身，拉過我的手，抱歉地看著我說，“I'm sorry!"
我感激地看看他，說，“It's ok...Thank you!”
......
後來住的時間長了，知道Epping住著很多退伍老兵及太太，估計老頭也是其中一個。這些人中很多因在二戰期間與日本人打仗，心靈受到嚴重創傷，有時會將敵意擴大到所有亞洲人身上。
好在，他們的時代，即將徹底成為過去。
了不起。不是你要咬人，是他非難無理在先。
那個安慰你的人代表大多數，代表良知。
所以你的正義之舉，無可厚非。支持你！