马尼拉对于我来说并不陌生,前几年去过几次。马尼拉给我的感觉是一个充满矛盾的发展中的城市,既有高楼大厦,也有铁皮房路上既可以看到衣装整洁的男男女女,也可以看到衣不遮体的穷人。进入到巨大的 Shopping Mall(购物中心)里,仿佛就是与外面截然不同的两个世界。不仅能买到所有西方的名牌商品,就是一些本国的产品也是质量优良。然而,总体感觉还是贫富不均,主要也是文化教育差异所决定的。这次又到马尼拉,从机场出来,看到的是与以往相比有了极大改善的环境和秩序,机场到酒店的路况比以前进步了很多。一些很现代的建筑正在建设当中,而一些旧的餐厅和夜总会已经关门大吉了。进入酒店还是和以前一样要接受安检,门口还是有荷枪实弹的警卫。与泰国、韩国甚至日本不同,虽然菲律宾贫富差异大,但绝大部分人都能讲英语,这给我们裁判工作带来很大方便的同时也带来了压力。因为对于我们这些非英语国家的人来说,语言表达不是很清楚的话,就很难树立裁判的威信。戴维斯杯与其他比赛的最大不同之处就是对场地内外广告牌 Manila is no stranger to me, several times in previous years. Manila gave me the feeling of a developing city full of contradictions. There are not only tall buildings but also tin-covered houses that can see the men and women in neat clothes and the poor people in clothes. Into the huge Shopping Mall (shopping mall), as if out of the world with two distinct. Not only can you buy all the Western brand-name products, some of our products are also of good quality. However, the overall feeling is that the inequality between the rich and the poor is mainly determined by differences in culture and education. This time I went to Manila and came out of the airport to see the environment and order that has greatly improved compared with the past. The traffic conditions at the airport to the hotel have improved a lot. Some very modern buildings are under construction, while some of the old restaurants and nightclubs are closed. Into the hotel or the same as before to be subject to security checks, the door is still gunshots. And Thailand, South Korea and even Japan, although the Philippines, rich and poor, but most people can speak English, which brought great convenience to our referee at the same time brought the pressure. Because the language is not very clear to those of us in non-English speaking countries, it is hard to establish the credibility of the referee. The biggest difference between Davis Cup and other games is billboards inside and outside the venue