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2007/12/01 第47期 Maritime Capital Kaohsiung

Searching for ordinary yet discovering extraordinary / 獵奇的眼看庶民生活

◎Text by Ya-Ting Hou ◎Photo Courtesy of Chung-Hui Pao

Kaohsiung Branch Office, American Institute in Taiwan, Branch Chief, Tracy K. Thiele,

美國在台協會高雄分處處長金迪麗

　Ms. Tracy K. Thiele took her post as Kaohsiung Branch Chief of the American Institute in Taiwan in 2005. Kaohsiung is much prettier than she had expected. She remarked that the city of Kaohsiung presents herself in diverse images and abundant resources through the support from neighboring counties and cities, such as the agriculture from Pingtung County and Kaohsiung County or seafood from Penghu.in diverse images and abundant resources through the support from neighboring counties and cities, such as the agriculture from Pingtung County and Kaohsiung County or seafood from Penghu.　Ms. Thiele takes different approaches to familiarize herself with the city. She embraces the richness and diversity of the culture through her food experiences, bidding at the auction house at Jianguo Road, shopping at the jade market and Guomin market, a traditional local market. According to Ms. Thiele, there is a fabulous bakery located at this market and she suggests getting there early otherwise everything will be out of stock; that's how good the bakery is. Apart from these interests, the Former British Consulate at Dagou remains one of her all-time favorite sightseeing spots.
　While speaking of the auction house on Jianguo Road, her eyes sparkled with excitement. She vividly described the auction house as a "theater" where she is able to mingle with local residents and experience the maximum amount of fun by people watching and bidding on fabulous things. Ms. Thiele gets an in-depth observation of the local culture when visiting there.

　Ms. Thiele shared her experience at the auction house. It operates from 9:30 p.m. to 3:00 in the morning. She usually arrives at the auction house early. She takes a seat nearby the host so that she is able to appreciate the dramatic bidding process. Whoever wins the bid will throw their cash which is folded and tight as a roll and throw it across the crowd to the host. Remarkably, the crowd moves away in harmony without rehearsal. When the cash drops nearby, Ms. Thiele unfolds the cash and passes it to the host. This crucial role gives Ms. Thiele a sense of participation. Ms. Thiele is captivated by the dynamic yet rhythmic tempo at the auction house. She has even learned Holo Taiwanese through the bidding process since it is the language used at the auction house. She met a completely stranger who offered to take her back home from the auction house. Apparently, besides the excitement and almost drama-like atmosphere, the auction house is an ideal place to forge new friendships even with the language barrier. Ms. Thiele admires the kindness of the Kaohsiung residents. She stressed that kindness goes a long way.

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美國在台協會高雄分處處長金迪麗

　擔任美國在台協會高雄分處處長之前，金迪麗處長已於亞洲許多城市居住過，高雄市並非金處長的第一個亞洲經驗，金處長坦言高雄比她預期、想像中更美麗，金處長表示高雄集結著鄰近縣市的資源，包括屏東縣、高雄縣的農業、澎湖的海鮮等，讓市民的生活更便利也更豐富。

　喜歡發掘新事物，觀察不同平民文化的金處長，從市井小民日常生活的點點滴滴，發現高雄不同層次的豐富文化；比如建國路上的拍賣市場及十全路上的玉市場是她尋寶的好地方；她喜歡到國民市場採買日常生鮮用品，據她說，市場裏有一家很棒的烘焙店，慢了就買不到了；另外，打狗英國領事館俯瞰西子灣也是她相當喜愛的景點。

　談起「拍賣市場」的經驗，金處長的眼神閃耀著興奮的光芒，她形容高雄市建國路上的「拍賣市場」是座最真實不過的「劇院」。她說，拍賣市場的每個環節都有種高潮迭起的感覺，讓人大呼過癮，也因此每當有朋友來訪時，金處長總會帶著朋友們前去體驗最道地的高雄經驗。

　金處長也不吝嗇地傳授拍賣市場的經驗。從晚上9:30營業至凌晨3:00的拍賣市場，金處長通常都提早就抵達拍賣會場，挑個靠近主持人的位置，等競標活動開始時，她觀察到每位參與拍賣的競標者摩拳擦掌的眼神和流露出戒慎恐懼的表情，深怕慢一步就被其他人捷足先登如果得標者的位置在後方，得標時，得標者會將現金捆成一小捲，從後方往前丟，參與競標的人會很有默契地讓開，有時距離太遠，一綑的現金就落在金處長腳邊，她也會很主動的將一綑捆得皺皺的鈔票拾起並攤平，交給前面的主持人，這樣的一個動作，讓金處長很有參與感，競標會場彷彿經過排演般，有種令人難以想像的和諧節奏和韻律。

　拍賣會場上，台語是使用的語言，金處長在這裏，從台語的「一百」、「二百」、「三百」，學會拍賣市場必備的溝通技能，對金處長而言，這裏是她尋寶的地方，她的戰利品包括：一大把的香、紙鎮、圖畫、交趾陶等。她還曾在拍賣會後，提著大包小包的戰利品，遇見了雖然不認識，卻很熱情的民眾載她回家，讓她在行囊滿滿之餘，更感受到此地民眾發自內心的友善所帶來無國界友誼的溫暖。

●American Institute in Taiwan invites everyone to the exhibition of Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and North American Indian, held at the Kaohsiung Museum of History from January 5th to January 27th 2008.
　For more information on Edward S. Curtis and his photographs of North American Indians: http://www.edwardcurtis.com

●美國在台協會邀請大家，於2008年1月5日至1月27日至「高雄市立歷史博物館」，一同欣賞「神聖的遺產」愛德華‧寇帝斯美國印地安人影像特展。
　如果您希望更加瞭解愛德華‧寇斯和他所拍攝的北美印地安人作品，請您查詢以下網址：http://www.edwardcurtis.com

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