A few years ago, the World Values Survey questioned respondents in scores of countries about their attachments to their local communities, their nations, and to the world at large. Not surprisingly, those who viewed themselves as national citizens greatly outnumbered those who regarded themselves as world citizens.
几年前，“世界价值观调查”行动询问了数十个国家的民众对本地社区，国家和世界整体的情感依附状态。不出意外，那些将自己视为某国公民的人数远远高于将自认世界公民者的数量。但令人吃惊的是，在美国、欧洲、印度，中国和其他大部分地区，人们更倾向于认为自己是某一国的公民，而不是属于某一当地社区。