標題: 經濟學家飛機上算微積分被疑為恐怖分子(雙語) [列印本頁] 作者: ccc6 時間: 2016-5-14 21:46 標題: 經濟學家飛機上算微積分被疑為恐怖分子(雙語) Guido Menzio is a highly respected Ivy League economist and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, but on a plane he looked like a terrorist to another passenger on a flight from Philadelphia to Syracuse.
The short 45-minute flight was delayed a few hours after Menzio didn』t engage in small talk with a female seatmate on board the flight and she became suspicious. Instead of idle chit chat, Menzio worked on a math equation for a speech he was due to give after landing in Syracuse.
The economist has olive skin, curly dark hair and an intriguing foreign accent from his native country of Italy. The woman asked Menzio if he was from Syracuse, as this is where the American Airlines flight was headed once it got off the runway. Menzio simply said 「no」 and continued with his fixation on the equation as the woman continued to try and strike up a conversation with the 40-year-old professor.
Before the plane got off the runway, the 30-something blond-haired woman wearing flip-flops and carrying a red duffle bag called the flight attendant over to her and said was sick. She then handed the attendant a note, reports MSN News on May 8. The plane turned around and went back to the gate and the woman was taken off the plane. After that the pilot made his way to the back of the plane and asked Menzio if he would come with him to talk.
據MSN 5月8日報道，就在飛機將起飛前，這位30多歲、穿人字拖、帶紅色行李包的金髮女士叫來空乘人員，說她感到不舒服。之後她又給空乘人員傳了一張紙條。接著，航班不得不回到機場的登機口處，女士被帶下飛機。然後，飛行員朝後面的門齊奧教授走來，問他是否願意談一談。
Menzio was taken off the plane and an agent was there to speak with him. He was told that the woman who had been sitting next to him thought that he was a terrorist and reported that he had been writing down another language, possibly Arabic. Menzio explained that 「other language」 was a math equation for his speech in Syracuse. After a little bit of questioning, Menzio got back on the flight and although they had a two hour delay, the flight made it to Syracuse. The woman had opted to take another flight.
Menzio said he was treated kindly, but he believes this is the type of mindset people like Donald Trump are promoting. He suggested that this profiling has its core in the 「rising xenophobia」 seen in the campaign today.