Dialogue between Traditional English and Cultural English

China: Come on, Jack. We are late for the meeting!

B- foreign: ok.

A (staring at the cars driving in the street): Come with me, Jack. We will cross the street directly and quickly.

B (stop a quickly): no, no, no. This is dangerous!

But we are late. Look, a lot of people do this.

Yes, I see. But it's really risky. Look, there is a footbridge about 50 meters away. We must go that way.

A: But ...

(b bends down)

No, no, no, no, but. Our lives are more valuable than these two minutes.

All right. (shaking his head helplessly) You are so stubborn.

B: Sometimes we have to obey the rules, which won't cause us any trouble. No one will risk his life, even for two minutes. Our country never does this.

Oh, Jack, you really scared me.