Originally Posted by Hyper
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I was talking about how the Chinese government treats the the citizens of China and the lack of human-rights. (Not to mention the Tibetan crisis.)
I guess I was mildly off-toping-ing...
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I would attempt to make an argument, if only you had more than the usual clichéd repertoire of 'human-rights blah blah'. And since when did the Tibetan issue become a crisis? Does your local media think that low of the Chinese government?
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Originally Posted by Hessah
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*For those that didn't know, Hong Kong was under british rulings until 1997, and many of us considered ourselves to be more "superior" than people from mainland china... it was a cultural thing at the time... Hong Kong people was a bit reluctant in calling ourselves "chinese" as it implies that we're from mainland china... but things are changing, and the olympics sure makes more hong kong people feel proud to be chinese
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Some people, after they have attained wealth, forget their roots. It is understandable, but to be ashamed of it takes it to a new level. See, as the economy booms in the mainland, as the other coastal cities develop beyond Hong Kong, the opinions change again.