麥海珊問「誰是你的觀眾」，真是一矢中的。我一直以為，中文大學比較與眾不同，是它隱含了一種想像的資源，令我們想到我們的目光本應放在本地。這也是一些無法公開說出來的話：就是我們的大學不是應該回應本地需要（不止是工具性的需要）的嗎？我們的大學，學習的群體基本大致由本地學生構成，我們的考慮視野不是應該起碼地不要將他們次等化嗎？但在現在的氛圍下，「本土」就等於「次等」。我真的希望能夠證明這種想法是錯的——其實可能早已有人證明過了，但不知到底要再證明多少次。

（我常常忍不住這樣想像——一群群的學生坐在明淨的課室裡，但其實，在一些高高在上的人眼中，他們根本卑賤得不值一顧。而中大現在的課室多麼美麗。）

另外也順便在這裡回應frostig（橫豎她是採取地氈式橫掃閱讀的，應該會讀到這段）：對於中大這件事，，有一些非中大人會關心並為之發聲，例如麥海珊這樣將事件與自己的經驗結合起來的思考，我想是最令人感動和振奮的。我之所以相信必須要把這件事以英文傳到其他地方去，也是因為懷抱希望：就算是不同地方和不同背景的人，有某些時候也可以溝通和互助，尤其是在學術圈內（哈哈哈是否天真得很）。這次大陸同學在事件中一些義憤的表現，令我還未放棄這些想望。

聯署信內有著名校外的學者聯署，這是個很好的策略，就是可惜未夠策略地擴展。根據之前中大科大合併的經驗，據說科大能夠有效制止合併的原因，部分是因為校內教授大部分都反對，而科大有許多教授都有北美學術背景，而朱經武也有，所以朱不敢硬來。而劉遵義也有北美背景呀（當然中大的教授就比較少北美背景的），可否照辦煮碗？

當然，學術圈內有許多人都無法突破語言的拜物，我也是知道的。

是否還是有點自說自話呢？ "誰是你的觀眾？" 這個問題可以是帶有自我中心意味的問題，也可以是一個平常得很的問題。當有人要訴諸於 "觀眾" 的定義，也就是邀請人對自己的展示、表演進行界定，亦對被問者自己是誰，究竟目的在於甚麼進行界定。
假想一個情況，以廣東話教學的課堂中，有大陸或台灣的學生同樣做一個類似ahsun的作品，內容有不少非廣東話的不可被翻譯的其他語言，在座聽的香港同學，會不會也問，"誰是你的觀眾？"

Ahsun, I don't mean to stereotype the Americans, but the fact is, you know, only very few of them has awared that the world is so big. Can't get the ref. now, just from memory, a very renowned American journalist (may be an academician, I am not sure) has criticised the American reporters himself, about how 'self-centered' and 'lack of international horizon' they were. He (I remember he's not a 'she') stated a lot of evidence including a fact that a very very low percentage of the US reporters have ever been overseas. Others include what they studied, what they reported, etc., etc. Of course I am not saying that this guy (sorry I even don't remember his name) must be correct or what, esp. when I just read that from some articles long ago casually.

And you, t sw. I laughed for minutes when I read this: '橫豎她是採取地氈式橫掃閱讀的，應該會讀到這段'. I don't know if it was a compliment or it implies that I was annoying, but you guessed correctly this time. In-media is actually the only website I read everyday, except www.garfield.com. So, anyway you have replied me, although not under the same article. Thanks! And I think that you are rather observant, or perhaps I have been too obvious. In case there is an award for the member who logons for the longest time, I would be the winner, I suppose. So, I hope it works, of course, using my simple English, trying to help connect people from different places. However, I doubt whether people who don't know Chinese at all and don't care or know about Hong Kong would ever visit our site. I understand how difficult it is for them to read an English article from a Chinese-based site. And by saying that, I would like to remind everybody the 'illusion' of English as the 'international language'. Be careful here, we have fallen into a trap already. This 'international' is still 'US-based'. Tell you what, if English is really SO common and SO international, I don't see why I am trying so hard to learn French and German, unless I really had nothing to do. Although according to statistics (again, don't ask me from where), English is the third most spoken language in the world (followed by Mandarin and Spanish, correct me if it is no longer correct), I think of two questions. First, what 'English' do they speak and how good their English are. Second, How big is the 'English-native population'. North America, Oceanic, the UK and all ex- and current colonies including India, Sri Lanka, etc. accounts for how many people already? It is a lie, for me, ever since I first found out English was not understood......

對不起，麥海珊，我寫得不清楚。我原不是說你是自說自話，而是指回應你問題的朋友，並沒有真的和你分享你的經驗。因為 "中大" 的觀眾是誰？是不是可以簡單的和你在美國這次有限的經驗類比呢？你解說了這是一個個人與個人的面談，那就更清楚了。我完全同意，你的mentor完全不是用諒解不可翻譯的文化差異的態度。不過，這恐非所謂 "美國人" 的問題，而你也說，其實你的mentor也不是白種美國人，反而令你驚訝地有這種不諒解的心態。我想這些經驗，對反省中大的 "觀眾" 是否 "本地"，是還有很多可以談的。因為，問你誰是你的觀眾的那條問題的人，同樣可以說，你的表達並不符合在美國 "本地" 的需要。而回應你的朋友卻好像把這個 "本地" 看得有點理所當然了。這就有點對話還未展開，好像仍在各自自說自話 的狀態。

hey, please please, no need to say sorry. it is so nice to read your response. really. it doesn't matter to read differently each time. it always happens.
take good care.