香港故事 - Life of a Cantonese speaking Italian - PART 2

[lostn65]

The Italian's pronunciation is accented a little, but the Indian (Ashok) is perfect. No detectable accent.

[earring]

Yeah, when I went to Hong Kong in 2011 this year, I expected everyone to look that typical East Asian look. However, I was surprised to find a lot of white people, and even South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, etc.) here and there. I told my parents of them, and now watching this video, I'm embarrassed to know that they probably understood what I was saying about them!

[chlinnz]

哈哈 開頭好搞笑 印度人撞印度人

[keynesac]

D大陸人以為自己在香港住了10年,自己會是香港人嗎?

[pommeying]

@keynesac 我们也不要说香港有多少是大陆过去的，我们就说香港有多少不是广­东那里过去的好了，香港原来但是渔村。你拿什么地方的身份就是什­么地方的人，这个是国际通用的。

[Lucciora]

@pommeying 並非有地方身份就等同該地方人，要語言文化同人文文化相近，融入­咗當地文化，方可自稱為該地人

[Akibatai00]

@keynesac 誰把香港當成自己的家，誰就是香港人。

[keynesac]

pug201010 你故鄉是香港?? 你是香港人?

[keynesac]

Rab1975bit , fuck u china third world country, bad Communist mainlanders !

[keynesac]

After 1997, many communist Mainland Chinese came here....then...they say they are HK ppl....they are cheaters.

[pug201010]

Hong Kong Chinese welcome everyone, no one else to hate each other. But Filipinos we hate them

[keynesac]

Hong Kong people welcome Italian. Hate Mainland Chinese.

[Rab1975bit]

@keynesac 75% of the Chinese population in HK originally came from Mainland China (not even that long ago), The indigenous inhabitants of HK only take up 25% of the Chinese population. If u're Chinese but not a native like a New Territories villager or a boat person, then u are a descendant of Mainland Chinese too.

Why are so many people in HK (I don't mean everyone of course) so shallow & ignorant about history & politics?! All they care about is the latest mobile phone or the coolest trainers.

[keynesac]

@Rab1975bit u think u " PRC " mainland Chinese came here after 1997, same as our HK ppl 's grandpa that came here in 1940???? u think same people????? Chinamen are Chinamen.. Your fucking third world county only use army to captured Hong Kong !

[myfunkychannel]

is the fat guy blind at the start??? he runs into a guy talking and being filmed...blind moron

[bananian]

@myfunkychannel

I thought it was staged because the host was talking about how Indians wouldn't greet each other even when they bumped into each other or something, haha.

[Rab1975bit]

@myfunkychannel Haha! I think is was a set up.

[MagneticFields86]

being a hong kong citizen is defined by our life style. he's right.

[MagneticFields86]

the host of this show is hilarious. he's soo cute.

[LaCelestia]

I don't know the situation now? But in 1999, I was working for a short while as an ethnic Chinese in Italy on the outskirt of Milan in the town Vigevano where most people didn't speak English. I was treated so nicely by the people whom I encountered there. And there I discovered so much similarity between the traditional Italian culture and the traditional Chinese culture. It is one of the most beautiful experiences in my life! I still thank God when I think of it...

[chunpui123]

What is the name of the background music ?

[Channypogosticks]

Wow i'm totally impressed with him, back here in canada none of those who i know who are cantonese can speak 1/100 of what he can speak.... Its quite sad since out of around 30 i know who are cantonese only me and another girl can speak it fluently...

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@Channypogosticks

Well he was born and raised there..what more to expect? The Cantonese you are referring to may not have been there and speak like that and have a different environment and mentality, if they do. Cuz I do know many Cantos in US don't know how to speak, or speak poorly, but at least they know their heritage. Don't judge if they can't speak the language!

[sflaadeedaa]

I'm wow-ed all around with the presenter and interviewees. As a former ex-pact ABC, it's great to see more non-Chinese speak as well as the locals!! Thanks for sharing!

[Rab1975bit]

@sflaadeedaa The presenter IS a local.

[okay081]

haha that guy in the beginning bumped into him....

[islandpac]

right on better than in canada, at least the people in hk tread you right

[Jovitinha]

I do believe people who are born and bred in Hong Kong or have lived there for generations, should learn to read and write in Chinese. A certain degree of assimilation is beneficial, whatever the skin colour, but at the same time one's culture must not be forgotten. It is the balance between the two that a lot of people need to find.

[xihangyang]

you know dubai should learn from hong kong.

i saw a nat geographic document about foreigner  working in dubai.

at the end they all say they do not want to stay in dubai.

why ????????????????

[lcyw20]

I recognise where the shop is. It is on Caine Road (堅道)！

[timothy1k1]

開頭果個係咁岩撞埋去 定係夾定架 xDD

呢頭講緊印度人唔打招呼

果頭就有個撞埋去 HAHA

[chowbbkit]

@timothy1k1

應該係夾埋ga>.<

[turbobenx]

wtf was that?......in the beginning?

[wisedickson]

@turbobenx it was illustrating the fact that unlike indians, all the italians would say hi to each other on the street if they knew each other. The guy who bumped into him was indian as was the presenter.

[ltlwatcher]

Indians look like Italian.

[Jovitinha]

@jhon8758 Most Indians born and bred in Hong Kong can speak fluent Cantonese, it's nothing special. Now can he read and write in Chinese?

[benchanlol]

@Jovitinha im pretty sure he can. in a documentary i think he grew up and opted to attend the local schools or something and not international schools.  so unless he like failed every class, he'd have to know how to read/write chinese.

[okay081]

@jhon8758

is his store doing well?

[djonutube]

He considers himself an egg! LOL

[thibaulthalpern]

I really like this Vivek Ashok :)

[thibaulthalpern]

Awesome. I've never lived in a place where I was "supposed" to be. It's nice to see others also living out of the place they typically are associated with.

[KevoCatz302]

ah V is awesome~~~~

[lottiesang]

Very mouthwatering!

[queenie0111]

I totally agree.I love Hong Kong. But for me no matter how long I stay in third country, I will say I am from Hong Kong. The original place that were born. Now for my generation,very easy to know news from my home country.

[KevoCatz302]

Cool!! i'm from macau myself but i'm indeed a big fan of hk too~~~so i see that ur in melbourne now, rite?....same here...doing my high school in aus....

[queenie0111]

u are doing in High school in Aus? Which state?

[KevoCatz302]

victoria....but i'm in ballarat.....

[KevoCatz302]

victoria....but i'm in ballarat.....

[tamingthetiger]

Does anyone know where Massimo's ship is?