You only have to stay 40 minutes,

只用待四十分钟
instead of sitting for seven courses,

而不是坐在耳朵不好使的地主和
between a deaf landowner and an even deafer Major General.

耳朵更不好使的少将之间熬过七道菜
Even so, they'll say you're not doing things 'properly' any more.

即使这样人们也会说你不再按规矩行事了
- Do you care what people think? - Yes.

-您在意别人的想法吗 -是的
I accept change, but I want to navigate it gently.

我接受改变但是我想慢慢来
I don't want to leap into it and put everyone's backs up.

我不想冒进而让其他人感到不快
But why do the rituals,

但为什么要搞那一套呢
the clothes and the customs, matter so much?

那些衣服啊习俗啊真有那么大关系吗
Because, without them, we would be like the Wild Men of Borneo.

因为没有规矩我们就会像婆罗洲野人一样了
I disagree. Manners and tradition are all very well,

我不同意礼节和传统都很好
but once they start to control us,

但如果它们开始控制我们