Coffee shop VS stalls are cultural anxieties.

"Hiro, I want a coffee shop, not a stall, a 24-hour convenience store, not a small store." The day before yesterday, when Tang Hanghao, secretary of the Liwan District CPC Committee, participated in the group discussion of the two sessions of the district, he laughed with Chen Shaoguang, secretary of the party branch of Dongyi Village, about the transformation of the village in the city, and hoped that the village in Dongyi would become a model for the transformation of the village in the city. (southern Metropolis Daily, May 18)

The remarks caused a lot of controversy on the Internet. Do urban villages need coffee shops or stalls, 24 convenience stores or small stores? This is a good question. At the meeting, the secretary of the district party committee firmly stressed that there was nothing wrong with his point of view, and it would be inappropriate if he did not take into account the local culture and actual situation of Guangzhou and put it into practice in the village in the city.

In fact, if understood correctly, the meaning that the district party secretary wants to express should be about the cultural taste of Guangzhou. We know that coffee houses and 24-hour convenience stores are imported from the West and have always been places for leisure and shopping for urban people. In the eyes of many people, coffee houses and 24-hour convenience stores are not only places for consumption, but also cultural symbols; if a city lacks a coffee shop, it seems to lose its cultural flavor; if a city lacks a 24-hour convenience store, it seems that the quality of life has been reduced.

In fact, not necessarily, imports have the style of imports, local culture has the taste of local culture. As a part of Guangzhou food culture, Dapai stalls have been integrated into the hearts and minds of the people of Guangzhou. Don't you see, whenever the lights are on, the sound of stir-fried snails in the village in the city and Cantonese wake up the nightlife in Guangzhou; look at the small and exquisite little store, the common people have everything they need, and many store stores are now open all night, almost the same as a 24-hour convenience store. These constitute the details of the lives of ordinary people. As for coffee shops, I am afraid they are really rare in urban villages. As scheduled, it is said that the operators did not expect this business, but it is better to say that ordinary people demand more stalls than coffee shops.

The reconstruction of the village in the city of Guangzhou has been going on for many years. If there are only coffee shops without big stalls and 24-hour convenience stores without small stores, this can become a model for the transformation of villages in the city, then what kind of awkward style is this? As we all know, culture is harmonious but different, and openness and tolerance are also the personality of Guangzhou. It is normal for villages in the city to have cafes, stalls, 24-hour convenience stores, small stores, and so on. If one favors one over the other, how much cultural taste can the transformation of villages in the city have?

As a matter of fact, if we have to build coffee shops and 24-hour convenience stores, it may be wishful thinking. First of all, who will open the shop? Guangzhou has a rich well culture, and "light certainty that there is money left" has almost become the magic weapon of life. It is more practical to work hard to open a coffee shop as scheduled as to be a stable charterer. Of course, they can rent out shops, but only when there are consumers can they attract tenants.

So, who's going to spend? Places that represent Western culture, such as coffee houses, seem to be very elegant, but they are actually places of high consumption. Generally speaking, most of the villages in the city live with migrant workers. If there are so many small workshops and few formal companies in the villages in the city, how many idle people can you expect to sit down elegantly and sigh for coffee? Finally, dare to ask: is the transformation of villages in the city only left to talk about cultural taste? It is no exaggeration to say that in the transformation of villages in Guangzhou, culture is often talked about, but it is difficult to find a unique transformation of villages in the city, let alone exemplary works with cultural taste.

Isn't it cultural anxiety when people talk enthusiastically about the cultural taste of the village in the city? Admittedly, the village in the city is the habitat of many people. if the overall environment of the village in the city is improved, the cultural taste will naturally be improved. there is no need to worry about how to integrate western culture into local culture organically. In fact, what the village in the city needs cannot be explained in a few words, so it is up to the market to decide.

(responsible Editor: Leo)