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[–] 40 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

Fun Fact, in Cantonese, "Big Ben" is translated as "大笨鐘", or literally "Big Stupid Clock". I guess that's the Hong Konger's way of getting back at UK for the colonialism. 🤭

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Every Hong Konger I've ever met likes the UK.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago*

    I'm from Guangzhou, not HK, so I guess my views are different. I view both the UK's colonialism and CCP's tyranny negatively. (Maybe UK was slightly less bad, but still... it was colonialism)

    Also I didn't seriously suggested they hate UK, its a joke given the name they gave to it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I bet they're so happy to be back under China's thumb now

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago*

    I mean, there is a timeline where China became Democratic, and HK could've be thriving under this alt-universe's democratized ROC rule.

    But unfortunate, this timeline, we get shitty CCP tyranny, and they are working hard to eradicate the Cantonese language.

    What's that saying: "Out of the frying pan into the fire"? Yea HK is basically that lol.

    Regardless, "Big Stupid Clock" is still a funny name, regardless of one's opinions on the UK.

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