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    美国那些人,那些事 (2)

     

    Barney是我在美国遇到的一个挺有意思的人,此人最大的特点,用国内的话来说,就是聪明,勤快,实在。

     

    Barney 是个白人,大概40多岁,个子不是很高,天天穿着短裤,衬衫,戴着一个棒球帽。据Barney 说,他16岁高中毕业后,就开始工作了,修理过飞机,现在改修汽车。因此十几年下来,有一双粗糙的大手。Barney这双粗糙的大手给我的印象特别深刻,让我时常想起我勤劳的爷爷的手。

     

    Barney在当地一家汽车修理厂工作。据Barney说,他有个老婆,还有个女儿。白天在汽车修理厂的工作不足以维持全家人的生计,于是每天5点下班之后,Barney都要接手一些私活,来补贴家用。这些私活,Barney是不能让自己的老板知道的,否则他和老板抢生意,估计就要被fire了,此外,由于私活没给政府上税,也是属于非法的。因此Barney和朋友在郊外一个仓库租了一个店面,下班后都在那里干私活。

     

    由于大部分中国学生都买二手车,质量参差不齐,因此日常的修修补补也很正常。如果去汽车修理厂修车,算上政府的税,杂七杂八下来,光人工费大概要80-90美元一小时,很不划算。Barney呢,因为是下班后接收私活,因此手工费比较低,一般一小时40-50美元就够了。加上Barney这个人很实在,技术也好,不会因为你是外国人,乱要价,因此在中国学生圈子里面口碑不错。中国学生很多人,包括我,一般都去找Barney修车。

     

    要找Barney修车,要先给他手机打电话,和他约好时间,地点,然后Barney会开着他那辆破福特车来到你家,给你的车检查。诊断过后,Barney会给你开个处方,告诉你哪里坏了,需要去哪里,买什么零件。当你按照他的要求买好配件之后,你要再和Barney预约,把车开到他在郊外仓库改装的店面,由他来帮你换部件。修好之后,Barney会打电话让你来取车,并且告诉你花了多少时间,应该收多少钱。

     

    很多人不了解美国,觉得所有美国人一定都过得很舒服,但是如果看看Barney,你就会发现,这里不是遍地黄金让你捡,谋生也是很辛苦的一件事。Barney这么聪明,勤快,实在的一个人,由于没有学历,一辈子都在辛苦奔波之中,为了生活,下班之后还要接私活,一直干到晚上9-10点才回家吃饭。看来世界各地的劳动人民都是一样的。

     

    我和Barney打过几次交道,每次他帮我修完车,我都会多给他5-10美元,毕竟大家在外面混,都不容易。

     

    这就是勤劳,实在的美国修车师傅-Barney

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    kj swrote:
    不容易啊
    Oct. 16
    Jian LIwrote:
    Barney给我的收获是:不要找Barney以外的人修车,哈哈
    Oct. 15
    Leiwrote:
    很早之前看过一篇报道,说现在美国的普通家庭,女人大多也要出来做事赚点钱,谁都不容易啊~~~
    Oct. 14
    喆元 张wrote:
    Barney: This is what we call LEGENDERRRRY
    Oct. 14
    Emma Yangwrote:
    Barney... reminds me a memory of my poor car
    Oct. 14

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