博客与个人写作2019japantimes.co.jp
来自日本网吧的回忆录
Memoirs from a Japanese Internet Cafe
导读
这篇《日本网咖回忆录》以日本网咖为场景，写个人记忆和在那里经历的生活，也带出这种空间随智能手机普及而消失的时代变化。对写作者来说，它值得读的地方在于：如何用具体物件、人物和日常片段，把一个小空间写成有时代感的个人叙事。
可以直接用的写作要点
- 01
先选一个有边界、有气味和声音的空间（网咖、隔间、淋浴、自动售货机），让场景本身承担叙事。
- 02
把私人记忆放进可验证的时代背景（翻盖手机、纸质地图、智能手机普及），小故事就能折射大变迁。
- 03
写危险或荒诞经历时保留具体数字、原话和动作（10卢布、500卢布、掏刀对白），比概括更可信。
- 04
少用总结式抒情，多让物件和事件自己说话，结尾留一点克制。
HN 评论精选
用具体数字、对白和黑色幽默写出网咖的吸引力与危险，细节让回忆可信。
我记得2004年俄罗斯的网咖。我11岁，是常客。有次父亲把我送到一家网咖待一小时，结果我全程玩《GTA 2》，那其实是我第一次用电脑，之前只有PlayStation和SEGA。清晨8点前就有人在大厅等；早上时段更便宜，100卢布（约4美元）能买3小时套餐。那里有时也危险，年纪大的人会欺负小孩、抢钱。有次我玩了4小时出来，两个比我稍大的家伙拦住我，其中一个掏出刀说：“把钱都给我，不然割你喉咙，我无所谓，我是未成年，不会有事。”我算认识这两个人，知道他们抢劫打人有名，不是开玩笑。我把皱巴巴的10卢布给他们，说这是我仅剩的钱，因为我是要出网咖而不是进去；他们该拦进去的人。他们信了，放我走。我身上还有500卢布，庆幸他们没搜口袋。当晚我又回去玩，尽管怕再被抢——我对网咖的瘾就有这么强。坦白说，那些地方并不像咖啡馆……
paulriddle查看英文原文
I remember internet cafes in Russia back in 2004. I was 11 years old at the time and was a common visitor. My father dropped me off at one of these cafes for an hour one time and I ended up playing GTA 2 the whole time. That's how I was introduced. It was actually my very first time using a computer. I had Playstation and SEGA before. I remember showing up early in the morning before 8AM and there were already people waiting in the hall. Time was cheaper in the morning and you could buy a "pack" of 3 hours for 100 rubles which was equivalent to $4. It was also sometimes dangerous because older guys used to bully younger people and take their money. I remember one time I was walking out of the cafe after playing for 4 hours and was approached by 2 guys, slightly older than me. One of them whipped out a knife and said: "Give me all your money or I'll slice your throat, I don't give a fuck, I'm minor so nothing bad will happen to me". I knew these two somehow. They had a reputation for attacking and robbing people, so they weren't fucking around. I gave them crumpled 10 rubles and said it's all I have left, because I'm going out of the cafe, not in. They should be stopping people who are going in. They believed me and let me go. I had another 500r on me and was glad they didn't check my pockets. Later this evening I came back to play more despite being afraid of getting mugged again, that's how strong my addiction to these cafes was. To be frank those places weren't like cafes at all. We called them clubs. All they had inside were computers with LAN connection. Internet was there as well, but it wasn't popular. Most people were playing Counter Strike or Battlefield. Most clubs were managed by a single person, an admin. Those people weren't owners, they were just there to take money, allocate time to specific computers, and to tell people to get out.
用设施清单和旅行习惯记录一个空间的实用功能，再以智能手机普及解释它的消亡。
我第一次去日本是在智能手机出现之前。网咖是查Yahoo地图弄清自己在哪里、收邮件的地方；旅行时我靠纸质地图。所有电脑都运行本地化版Windows。大家用翻盖手机，很多人不止一部；他们不用短信，而用手机邮件。网咖有床（更像带软垫长凳的隔间）、淋浴和卖热食的自动售货机。我不预订酒店就在全国来回跑，经常在网咖过夜。大约两年前再去，看到火车上广告移动上网价格很低，比美国便宜得多；智能手机已普及。我见到几家网咖，但我觉得人们不再需要它们，它们大概很快会消失。
twblalock查看英文原文
I first went to Japan before smartphones existed. Internet cafes were a place to look at Yahoo Maps to figure out where you were, and to check your email. When I traveled I relied on paper maps. All of the computers were running the localized version of Microsoft Windows. Everyone had flip-phones, and a lot of people had more than one. Instead of SMS they used email on their phones. The internet cafes had beds (sort of, more like booths with padded benches) and showers and vending machines with hot food. I went back and forth across the country without reserving hotel rooms in advance, and I spent the night in internet cafes fairly often. I went back about 2 years ago and I saw mobile internet access advertised on the train for very low prices -- far cheaper than what you can get in the US. Smartphones were common. I saw a few internet cafes but I don't think people need them anymore. They will probably all be gone soon.
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