The Poem (not annotated)
The poem (annotated)
This poem shows the contrast between the older generation of people and the younger generation.
Differences:
Languages
Older generation: Dialect,
Chinese
Younger generation:
English
Lotus seeds (thinking)
Older generation: It is served during Chinese New Year
as it is a symbolic food that brings good luck and fortune to those
households that use them. Lotus seeds signify a family’s prosperity through
time and signify their having many male offspring.
Younger generation: It is just a type of candy.
Food
Older generation:
Prefers light steamed food such as steamed fish and vegetables as it’s
healthier and has always been what they've been eating since young.
Younger generation:
Prefers stronger taste food such as pizzas and fried chicken as they want a
change from the ‘tasteless’ food. They also feel that these foods are better.
Performances
Older generation:
Appreciates traditional Chinese entertainment like operas and lion dances.
Younger generation: Does
not appreciate traditional entertainment and prefers westernized entertainment
such as rock hits and television series.
Spring Couplets
Older generation:
Auspicious words such as: 福
(luck)
、年年有余、 (prosperity throughout
the year)
Younger generation: Quotations
from Shakespeare
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