1988年10月,日本东京。乔伊·亨德里(以下简称乔):你愿意从一些你经历过的往事谈起吗?也许正是这些往事引起你对人类学的兴趣。中根千枝(以下简称中):回首往事,我想我在北京度过的我的青少年时代,也许和后来从事人类学研究有些联系。我在北京吋,曾无意识地观察过中国人的日常生活举止。回到日本后,我对日本不同的环境和人们不同的态度感到吃惊。这种经历使我感受到了文化的差异和社会的差异。后来,我进 October 1988, Tokyo, Japan. Joey Hendrick: Would you like to talk about some of the things you’ve been through? Perhaps it is these events that have drawn your interest in anthropology. In the past few years, I thought I had some connection with anthropological studies that I spent my youth in Beijing. When I was in Beijing, I had unconsciously observed the Chinese daily life. After returning to Japan, I was surprised at the different environments and people in Japan. This experience made me feel the cultural differences and social differences. Later, I entered