香港人,中國人...
2009-02-20 7:03PM / 標準BLOG
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I
was at 某某 bar the other night where I came across a French man. He
asked me where I'm from, I said HK. Then he asked me in Mandarin, do I
speak Mandarin, I replied no (in Mandarin, cos I don't speak fluent).
Then the guy told me, "then you're not Chinese, you're Hongkongese!"
So I asked him what's the difference. He said, "You, like the rest of
the Hongkongese are full of themselves, you don't speak Mandarin and
you call yourself a Chinese? I've travelled many places in China, and
the people there they all speak Mandarin. You Hongkong people just say
you're Chinese because China has the money and the power."
Excuse me?!?! What kind of BS is that? I'm yellow skin, born and made
in HK to a Chinese father and a Shanghainese-filipino mother, I can
speak, read, write Chinese, I have a 回鄉證. If 香港人 are not 中國人, then
what are they? British?! HK has been a part of China ever since the
Qin Dynasty which was before Christ, until the the British colonized HK
in 1841 during the Opium wars. Mandarin is what the majority of
Chinese speak nowadays, like how English is an international language. But
besides Mandarin, there's different Chinese dialects like Cantonese,
Shanghainese, and Fujianese to name a few. Plus, Cantonese have been
around for about 2000 years already, where Mandarin (Putonghua) has
only been around for 7-800 years. I really didn't have to waste time on
this guy, but clearly he has a misperception on Chinese race. For him
to deny the fact that I'm Chinese when he's just a French person who
can speak Mandarin, it's something utterly absurd! Here's the main
reason why...
See I really didn't have to waste my time explaining to this man who
appeared to be obtuse. It
was clear he has something against HK people. But because I am proud to be a 中國人, I had to give
him a clear insight hoping that he won't bark up another wrong tree. Since
he showed no interest in hearing what I had to say, I said to him,
"Just calm down and let me just say this, it's not that I don't care
what my nationality is, it's not a big deal, it doesn't matter, because
just like you, I'm just another human being in this world, period!
Alongside with being a human, I'm also a Chinese, Hongkongese, a
friend, a daughter, a sister, an artist, etc etc... There's actually
no boundaries between us, we're all connected as one in one big
place. Lastly, I AM WHAT I SAY I AM! I don't need you to tell me who I am." Even after I said that he continued to say I'm not a Chinese. My
friend who was listening to the whole conversation, and me just looked
at each other and started ignoring him. He can't even get the message
that it was end of the story. To be honest, the fact that he asked "Where are you from?" is
really inappropriate when you first meet someone without even
knowing their name! I mean, what the duck?! Seriously, I hate it when people come up to me for the first time and say, "Hi! Where are you from?" He did however
apologise after we ignored him and pretended he was invisible.
If you ever cross paths with such people, not necessarily under the same circumstance, don't let them get to you. Don't let anyone tell you who you are, no one has more right to do that than yourself. No one knows YOU more than yourself, no one has spent more time with you than YOU. If you feel unsure of who you really are, which applies to some people, trace back your family background, ask your parents about the history of your ancestors. Or if that's not possible or inconvenient, do a research, do whatever it takes, for yourself, it's essential and never too late. In the words of Bob Marley: "Get up, Stand up! Stand up for your right!"
Peace, light & nirvana,
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