我是香港人~ I'm from HK!

(moved from elsewhere)

《小姐，轉機到台北嗎？》

【一】
北京機場經濟艙地勤人員在櫃台喊：「還有沒有人坐 901 轉機到台北?」
沒回應。
她走下來〈真不明白為什麼櫃台要比地面高一點〉問：「有人要轉機到台北嗎？」
她沒有每個都問，但特地走到某些人旁邊問她們，而大部份都要轉機，只是有些比較趕，有些比較遲。
我排在 vip 的櫃台，那個地勤人員突然走過來問：「小姐，要轉機到台北嗎？」
「不，我到香港，謝謝！」
她還是偰而不捨，「到香港後要去台北嗎？」
「不用，我只去香港。」

沒多久，又有另外的地勤人員在喊：「有人要坐 901 轉機到台北嗎？」
這一次人們沸騰起來，但也沒回應。
再一次有人對我說：「小姐，要轉機到台北嗎
「我去香港的，謝謝！」

【二】
好不容易 check in 了〈因為航班 delayed 了，很麻煩〉就去海關。很多人，很混亂，找到一個看似「龍尾」的東西，碰到兩個本來也坐 901 的台灣跟香港出版商，「你也是坐 901 喔，剛剛在那邊有看到你跟他們說趕時間。」
「對呀！」我回。
「要回台北嗎？在香港轉機。」
「我是香港人喔！」

《小姐，上海人嗎？》

【一】
「你不是北京人喔？」
「不是。」
「上海人嗎？」
「我，香港人。」

【二】
「小姐，你要去第一航廈還是第二？因為南航跟廈航在第一，其他的都在第二。」
「我去香港，該是第二吧！」
「那一定是第二啦，不好意思喔，我一直以為你是南方人，要回上海去。」

"Where did you study?"

- One -
"I heard that people in Hong Kong are bilingual and you are..... But I met a few before, their English is not that good. Still have differences in English and Chinese standards, right?"
"umum.... Yup... 'coz the majority speak Cantonese but have to use English at work and at school..."
"Is it the same for every one? You'll really bilingual, only the accents."
"haha... it's basically the same for the same age 'coz we're brought up in English Medium Schools. We're taught in English in every subjects except Chinese and Chinese History."
"So how about Mandarin?"
"Also a subject but only compulsory up to junior high school."
"You did some German in Uni, right?"
"Yup... and in fact still doing..."
"Oh... I just misunderstand that you don't have lessons now. So did you go abroad for Uni.?"
"Nope... also in HK."
"ok...."

- Two -
"btw... where did you study Uni.?"
"Hong Kong"
"Oh.... still in HK... didn't go abroad?"
"No ^_^"
.......
"So and you? Did any Sports?"
"I used to play Softball at school and quite enjoyed Squash and water sports."
......
"I did some cross-training when I was teaching in Uni. and played Australian football and soccer when younger."
"Oh.. that's nice!.. I accompanied my friend before to do some Orienteering too... that's nice! And I love watching Rugby! I've never missed a HK Sevens!!"
"You've really never go abroad for study?"
"No!!! Till now.... :P"


HEY!!!!! I'm from Hong Kong! I was born and educated in Hong Kong!!!

Though I do speak fluent English and Mandarin and a bit German and Japanese for basic communication, I'm a 100% HK People! ^_^ I learn all these in HK, but the exposure to lanaguage is not necessarily be restricted in HK...