I took my car in for routine maintenance and the service advisor, a guy in his 20's, is Chinese from Mozambique, East Africa (third generation). My dry cleaner moved from Hong Kong to Lagos, Nigeria as a child with his family and now owns a well regarded shop in the US. Decades ago, I met a Chinese family (restaurant owner) in Bergen, Norway when there were less than a handful of Chinese families back then in that city. They were fluent in Norwegian and Chinese, but their English was just okay. All of these examples illustrate that there will always be pioneers to foreign lands who seek out a better life for themselves and those who prefer to stay in their homeland. Even going back to Singapore's history, it was the Fujian people (Hokkien) as well as the Teochew, Hakka, and others who left mainland China and settled there to build the city state it is today. I find the Chinese diaspora throughout the world interesting and inspiring. Same ethnicity with slightly different culture. Traveling in Asia for me reconnects that cultural heritage or history to my life in the US.
"Fed up with life in their motherland, more and more Chinese are seeking a better life abroad, making the term runxue - the study of running away - a buzz word that has increasingly gained currency in recent years." -- The Japan Times, Nov 28, 2023. This is not a new trend as many favorite foreign destinations like Singapore are restricting their investment visas. So, a harder MM2H ensures no crowded school environment for your kid! Money does not lie as Li Ka-Shing had sold off many of his mainland properties before 2015 -- now is a bit too late and harder!
She is still holding a Chinese passport, and the parent(s) is/are in Shanghai -- so, "real" honesty is too dangerous. Also, there are security laws for negative views!
@aroonsubway2079Ай бұрын
做UP主嘛,哪有不带点私货的 ,正常。。。她对国内人认知水平的判断其实是有偏差的,比如暗示国内的宣传导致信息严重不对等(那不就是洗脑的意思吗)。可是据我多年在海外的观察,以及和国内各个阶层的沟通,相比于美国普通人,国内民众基本都是对现状懂得很多。普通老美还在相信中国用social credit来统治的时候,普通国人基本上都能对美国的时事评价上两句 而且很to the point。一切的底层逻辑就是钱,美国的资金实力和物质基础就是比中国强,我还没见过哪个正常人不承认这一点的。
Ай бұрын
@aroonsubway2079, the Great Firewall is her fault then? Now, a common-sensed quiz: Which country has fully fullfiled George Orwell's ”Nineteen Eighty-Four," besides North Korea? Also note that George Orwell was not a prophet, and his readers then would not believe such nations could exist:)