now imagine being legally from HK but speaks cantonese with a thick mandarin accent because they were born and raised in the mainland 🫠
unironically, the kindest people to me in my life were those from the mainland…
It’s not cultural pride nor beautiful. It’s xenophobia disguised as superiority.
My family queued 30 minutes for milk tea in Central. When my mum politely asked if our drinks were ready in Mandarin, the staff called us「大陆的八婆等不及 (This Mainland Chinese bitch can’t wait)」in Cantonese, assuming we wouldn’t understand.
Mum fired back: 「死撲街你估我哋唔識廣東話㗎?」(You think we can’t understand Cantonese, asshole?)
Surprise: We’re Malaysian Chinese. My mom’s a Hakka, my dad’s a Hokkien. Naturally we don’t speak Cantonese at home but we can understand the language.
However they treat the same Mandarin speaking Taiwanese very well.
most likely won't be able to work on art until after the 26th. an unknown mass was found in my lungs that requires further imaging/diagnostics. have to get that sorted first. hopefully it's just scar tissue from my illness 🙏