by TravelTillIDrop | Aug 22, 2013 | hong kong my home, live in düsseldorf
去到唔同地方，難免會有認識來自不同地方嘅人，然後介紹下自己，講完叫咩名後，好多時就會講自己邊度嚟，然後間唔中就會俾以下幾條問題激死！(又無咁嚴重，不過有時都要花一啲時間解釋下。)
1. 你明明係中國人，做乜唔話你係中國人？
係身份認同嘅問題。無可否認，大部分香港人都留住中國人嘅血，而香港又回歸咗中國，如果點都覺得香港就等於中國，咁我都無言以對。但，你又知唔知香港有自己嘅政府，貨幣，法律，教育制度甚至奧運代表隊，當教育同成長文化有咁大分別時，如果你仍然要將香港人同中國人對等，我心底裏會暗暗地笑你有點兒無知。
2. 香港係咪係日本？
唔知點解總係有啲人有咁嘅諗法，但其實由香港飛去東京都要4個幾鐘。
3. 你係咪識打功夫架？
可能係李小龍同成龍太深入民心，有可能係佢哋聽講韓國小朋友會學跆拳道，以為亞洲小朋友都會，咁我通常唯有陪佢哋玩下啦，話佢哋知我哋個個細細個都已經學功夫，仲問佢哋信唔信我可以一隻手指整死佢！
4. 你可以用Facebook？ (另加一個驚訝嘅樣！)
無錯！事實上香港係有400萬個Facebook註冊用戶，佔上網人數75%！
5. 下！你咁揀飲擇食嘅？你哋唔係乜都食㗎咩？
係香港，我哋主要食嘅肉類都係得豬雞牛魚海鮮，唔好以為我哋真係好鍾意食珍禽異獸！
如果你仲諗到其他，請你留言分享！(:
When going abroad, sometimes we have to introduce ourselves. It’s pretty common to tell people where we come from after telling our names, and sometimes it takes me sooo much time to explain and clarify when people asked me the following questions！
1. You are Chinese, why don’t you tell people you are from China?
Identity. Undoubtedly, most of our ancestors are Chinese, and politically and officially speaking, Hong Kong returned to China. So if you insist I should tell you I am from China instead of Hong Kong, I will be kinda speechless. But, do you know that we have our own government, currency, law, education system and even our own team in the Olympic Games. When there are so much difference in education background and culture, if you insist, I may feel you are so ignorant in the bottom of my heart. And seriously, will an American-born-Chinese tell people he’s from China?
2. Is Hong Kong in Japan?
Well, I don’t know why people have this perception. In fact, it took us 4 hours to take a plane to go to Tokyo from Hong Kong.
3. Do you know how to play Kung Fu?
Maybe the impacts of Bruce Lee and Jacky Chan are too influential, or maybe some people heard that Korean kids will learn Taekwondo and thought Asians kids will do the same. So I will usually tell my foreign new friends that ‘yes, we all learn it since we were really young! Do you believe I can kill you with only one finger?’
4. You can use Facebook? (With a SHOCKING face!)
You are right! I HAVE FACEBOOK! There are actually 4 million Facebook accounts from Hong Kong, it’s 75% of all the internet users.
5. You are so picky when it comes to food, aren’t you guys eat everything?
In Hong Kong, the meat that we mainly eat are pork, beef, chicken, fish and seafood. Please don’t misunderstand that we love eating all kinds of weird animals!
If you have some other suggestions or comments, please share! (:
by TravelTillIDrop | Mar 21, 2013 | hong kong my home
(It’s too long to include both Chinese & English in this post, just keep it as a English one for the time being!)
A good inspiration from the Big-Blog-Exchange: asking bloggers to share traditions or landmarks that travelers shouldn’t miss when visiting my home-country – Hong Kong (it’s not a country officially, but…anyway!), I come up with this post! Other than those typical things every one already knows: seeing Victoria Harbour, shopping everywhere and trying authentic Dim Sum, my recommendations are as follows:
1. Feel the crowd!
2. You are sure you like Chinese/Hong Kong food?
3. Trotter Trotter – Happy Valley racecourse!
4. Pink dolphin & fishing village!
5. Beaches Beaches!
6. Look at the green and smell the freshness!
7. Villain hitting
8. Add a Cantonese finish particle to finish off your sentence ‘la’!
9. Seek for a Never-ending-night!
10. Act FAST!
and the reasons behind are…
1. Feel the crowd!
If you think big cities like New York or London are busy and crowded, you really need to re-define these 2 words in Hong Kong! Just squeeze yourself in Mongkok, which has the highest population density in the world, with 130,000 people per square km, or take the MTR (metro) at around 8.30am, then you will understand what it means to feel the crowd!
2. Are you sure you like Chinese/Hong Kong food?
If you happen to be my foreign friends visiting Hong Kong, I am not sure whether it is lucky or unlucky for you, but I will definitely try to make you eat weird food like chicken feet (it’s a dim sum dish!) or chicken testicle (it’s something some people,mostly men, eat during Hot Pot!)! I will be even more proud of you if you are also eating snake’s soup!
3. Trotter Trotter – Happy Valley racecourse!
A tradition after being a British Colony, visiting the Happy Valley racecourse on a Wednesday evening will make you feel like you enter another world in Hong Kong. Surrounded by mostly westerners with beers and hot dogs in their hands, perhaps you will forget you are in Hong Kong for a second! If you want to feel the real local gambling atmosphere, then better go to the ShaTin racecourse during the weekend!
4. Pink dolphin & traditional fishing village!
Dolphins may not sound very special to you, but what about a pink one? The pink dolphin is an endangered species which is also called the ‘Chinese White Dolphins’. I don’t want to recommend those dolphin-watching tours to you because it’s not good for the dolphins, but you can go to Tai O, where the locals can take you to the sea on a small boat, and then you may have a chance to catch a glimpse of them! It’s cheap and it also gives you another reason to visit one of the remaining traditional fishing villages you can find in Hong Kong!
5. Beaches Beaches!
Thought that Hong Kong is only full of skyscrapers? Being a city along the coastline, there are at least 40 beaches around the island for you to chill and relax!
6. Look at the green and smell the freshness!
Other than beach, three quarters of Hong Kong are actually covered by countryside! (I think that makes more sense why we need skyscrapers!) Take a day or two to the New Territories or some outlying islands: camping in Tai Long Wan for a night or a little day trip to Lamma Island will be my recommendations! If you like monkeys, you can also visit Monkey hill! Be careful of your food/plastic bags, they are so smart and they love to steal things from you!
7. Villain hitting!
If you want to curse someone you dislike, we can help you with our tradition! Just go to ‘Goose-neck Bridge’ in Causeway Bay, our professional ladies will help you to ‘beat’ him/her up! It is considered the best way to get it off your chest!
8. Add a Cantonese finish particle to finish off your sentence ‘la’!
Influenced by the way we speak Cantonese, many Hong Kong people like to finish their sentence in other languages with expression like ‘la’, ‘wor’, ‘ah’, ‘ga’, ‘ma’…etc. So remember to do the same ‘ah’!
9. Seek for a never-ending-night!
When I live in London, many of my friends told me they love London because there is always something to do! Then I will always invite them to visit Hong Kong! If you want a restaurant to eat anytime of the day, under whatever weather condition, we have Tsui Wah Restaurant! If you want to party all night, visit LKF (Lan Kwai Fong, a drinking area with lots of bars, pubs, clubs…etc.)! If you just want to chill and chat while enjoying the Victoria Harbour, a secret place I will recommend is the rooftop of IFC (International Financial Centre) or the Star Avenue in Tsim Sha Tsui!
LKF (Lan Kwai Fong, a must-go if you want to party!)
View from Star Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui
10. Act FAST!
Living in such a massive and busy city, I have to confess that Hong Kong people are pretty impatient. If you just started deciding what you want to order when you reach the cashier at McDonalds, please forgive the person behind you for showing his/her impatience. Also before you get to the machine to tab your octopus card (a card we can use to pay the transportation and food in Hong Kong) in MTR (metro)/bus, make sure you already have the card in your hand! We can’t bother to wait!
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