Weird, or just different? | Derek Sivers

Translator: Majgrit Kallavus Reviewer: Kaur Sinissaar

So, imagine you're standing on a street anywhere in America

Kujutle, et sa seisad ükskõik millisel Ameerika tänaval

and a Japanese man comes up to you and says,

ja sulle läheneb jaapanlane, kes küsib:

"Excuse me, what is the name of this block?"

"Vabandust, mis on selle kvartali nimi?"

And you say, "I'm sorry, well, this is Oak Street, that's Elm Street.

Ja sina vastad: "Vabandust, mida? Selle tänava nimi on Oak Street ja see on Elm Street.

This is 26th, that's 27th."

See on 26. ja see 27. avenüü."

He says, "OK, but what is the name of that block?"

Tema vastab: "Selge, aga mis on selle kvartali nimi?"

You say, "Well, blocks don't have names.

Sina vastad: "Noh, kvartalitel ei ole nimesid.

Streets have names; blocks are just the

Tänavatel on nimed; kvartalid on kõigest

unnamed spaces in between streets."

nimetud paigad tänavate vahel."

He leaves, a little confused and disappointed.

Ta läheb eemale, veidi segaduses ja pettunud.

So, now imagine you're standing on a street, anywhere in Japan,

Nüüd kujuta, et sa seisad ükskõik millisel Jaapani tänaval.

you turn to a person next to you and say,

Sa pöördud kõrvalseisja poole ja küsid:

"Excuse me, what is the name of this street?"

"Vabandust, mis on selle tänava nimi?"

They say, "Oh, well that's Block 17 and this is Block 16."

Tema vastab: "See siin on 17. ja see on 16. kvartal."

And you say, "OK, but what is the name of this street?"

Sina vastad: "Selge, aga mis on selle tänava nimi?"

And they say, "Well, streets don't have names.

Ja tema vastab: "Tänavatel ei ole nimesid.

Blocks have names.

Kvartalitel on nimed.

Just look at Google Maps here. There's Block 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.

Vaata seda Google Maps kaarti. Siin on kvartal 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.

All of these blocks have names,

Kõigil kvartalitel on nimed.

and the streets are just the unnamed spaces in between the blocks.

Tänavad on vaid nimetud paigad kvartalite vahel.

And you say then, "OK, then how do you know your home address?"

Ja sa vastad siis: "Okei, aga kuidas sa siis oma aadressi tead?"

He said, "Well, easy, this is District Eight.

Ta vastab: "Lihtne, see on piirkond number kaheksa.

There's Block 17, house number one."

Selles on kvartal 17, maja nuber Üks."

You say, "OK, but walking around the neighborhood,

Sa mainid: "Okei. Aga ümbruskonnas jalutades

I noticed that the house numbers don't go in order."

märkasin ma, et majade numbrid ei ole järjestikused."

He says, "Of course they do. They go in the order in which they were built.

Ta vastab: "Muidugi on. Nad on järjestatud ehitamise järjekorras.

The first house ever built on a block is house number one.

Esimene maja, mis sellesse kvartalisse ehitatakse, on maja number üks.

The second house ever built is house number two.

Teisena ehitatud maja on maja number kaks.

Third is house number three. It's easy. It's obvious."

Kolmas on maja number kolm. Lihtne. See on ju ilmselge."

So, I love that sometimes we need to

Mulle meeldib, et vahetevahel peame me

go to the opposite side of the world

minema teisele poole maakera,

to realize assumptions we didn't even know we had,

et saada aru oletustest, mille olemasolu me isegi ei teadnud,

and realize that the opposite of them may also be true.

ja mõista, et vastandid võivad samuti tõesed olla.

So, for example, there are doctors in China

Näiteks, Hiinas on arstid,

who believe that it's their job to keep you healthy.

kes usuvad, et nende töö on sind tervena hoida.

So, any month you are healthy you pay them,

Seega maksad sa neile iga kuu eest, mil sa oled olnud terve,

and when you're sick you don't have to pay them because they failed

ja kui sa jääd haigeks, ei pea sa neile maksma, kuna nad ei saanud

at their job. They get rich when you're healthy, not sick.

oma tööga hakkama. Nad saavad rikkaks siis, kui sa oled terve, mitte haige.

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(Aplaus)

In most music, we think of the "one"

Muusikas mõtleme me enamasti, et "üks"

as the downbeat, the beginning of the musical phrase: one, two, three, four.

on takti avalöök, muusikalise fraasi algus. Üks, kaks, kolm, neli.

But in West African music, the "one"

Kuid Lääne-Aafrika muusikas on "üks"

is thought of as the end of the phrase,

hoopis fraasi lõpp

like the period at the end of a sentence.

nagu paus lause lõpus.

So, you can hear it not just in the phrasing, but the way they count off their music:

Seega, seda kuuleb mitte ainult fraasides, vaid kogu nende muusikas.

two, three, four, one.

Kaks, kolm, neli, üks.

And this map is also accurate.

Ja see kaart on ka täpne.

(Laughter)

(Naer)

There's a saying that whatever true thing you can say about India,

On üks ütlus, et iga India kohta tõese väite puhul

the opposite is also true.

on ka selle vastand tõene.

So, let's never forget, whether at TED, or anywhere else,

Niisiis, ärme kunagi unusta, nii TEDi konverentsil kui kõikjal mujal,

that whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear,

et mistahes geniaalse idee puhul, mis sul on või mida sa kuuled,

that the opposite may also be true.

selle vastand võib samuti tõene olla.

Domo arigato gozaimashita.

Domo arigato gozaimashita. (Tänan!)