Any english speakers here ! 這裡有任何說英語的人！

千年女妖

really. than google translate works better from Chinese to English. i am currently living in London but i do visit china very often, as i have family in Guangdong Province. it's nice to meet you.

千年女妖

进击的鹏飞 发表于 2022-9-17 20:44
Thank you, but my English is not very good, I communicate with you through Google Translate, I am  ...

really. than google translate works better from Chinese to English. i am currently living in London but i do visit china very often, as i have family in Guangdong Province. it's nice to meet you.

进击的鹏飞

千年女妖 发表于 2022-9-17 22:18
really. than google translate works better from Chinese to English. i am currently living in Londo ...

Nice to meet you too, did your family immigrate to China? Or are you Chinese-British?

千年女妖

进击的鹏飞 发表于 2022-9-17 23:10
Nice to meet you too, did your family immigrate to China? Or are you Chinese-British?

im Chinese-British. my ancestors was originated from Foshan (佛山) but life was hard during that time so they migrated to Vietnam and lived there for 5 generations. During the 70s there were diplomatic issues with china and Vietnam. so most Chinese had to leave and migrate elsewhere. some went back to china and others went to foreign countries. my family came to England and settled.

Papaya

千年女妖 发表于 2022-9-17 23:32
im Chinese-British. my ancestors was originated from Foshan (佛山) but life was hard during that t ...

Wow, 5 generations, it is pleased to hear that even through such a long time your family still keep the traditional to speak cantonese

进击的鹏飞

千年女妖 发表于 2022-9-17 23:32
im Chinese-British. my ancestors was originated from Foshan (佛山) but life was hard during that t ...

Wow, I didn't expect your family to have such a rich experience. You grew up in London. Your English must be very good. You can speak English as fluently as other foreigners. I really envy you.

千年女妖

进击的鹏飞 发表于 2022-9-18 13:29
Wow, I didn't expect your family to have such a rich experience. You grew up in London. Your Engli ...

English is just a dialect i grew up with, nothing worth mentioning. I actually prefer speaking in Cantonese, as it gives me a sense of bond to my ethnicity. it's just a shame that i didn't put more effect into learning how to read and write in Chinese during my early years.  

千年女妖

Papaya 发表于 2022-9-18 10:40
Wow, 5 generations, it is pleased to hear that even through such a long time your family still kee ...

well, thank you. my generation was the first to be born here in England. As for my parents, it was difficult for them to speak English so we had to become their interpreter. not understanding Cantonese was not an option. also, I love hong kong drama during that period. which contributed to my Cantonese and for my older generations, during Vietnam there were a lot of Cantonese speakers living there.

Papaya

千年女妖 发表于 2022-9-18 19:10
well, thank you. my generation was the first to be born here in England. As for my parents, it was ...

How do you watch Hong Kong drama in England? By youtube? It's really difficult for the older generation to go to strange places, some of my friends‘ parents they lives China town for their whole life.

千年女妖

During the 80s-90s there was no internet. The place where we could get hong kong entertainment were from china town, there you could rent VHS (video cassette tape). then we had TVB international broadcasting satellite, where we could watch it's content with a yearly subscription through a satellite service. but we watch mostly rented tapes. if you where born after the year 2000, i don't think you would know what a video cassette tape is. thankfully my parents managed to pick up the language eventually, which was due to attending local community services and the people there treated them very humbly.