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On a recent holiday to to Hong Kong {sp}, I noted the Metro announcements were in Cantonese, Mandarin and then English. I also noted that apologies and other m
by gerdesj 2y ago
On a recent holiday to to Hong Kong {sp}, I noted the Metro announcements were in Cantonese, Mandarin and then English. I also noted that apologies and other minor social skirmishes and interactions, eg after bumping into someone, were mostly delivered in English.
When in Rome, speak English: its the French language.
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoFranco-Germanic, por favor.
- samus 2y agoHong Kong is a special case where English still has higher prestige to begin with. Locals sometimes code-switch to English even if everyone present would understand Cantonese.
- gerdesj 2y agoThat sounds like a carefully worded response and I will respect it as such. Language is important in so many ways - it often defines who you are, regardless of where you are.