Had some discussion with iwan yesterday,
we were talking about the difference between HK and here.
you know where 'here' is.
While the newspaper nowadays is filled with news on how
govt trying to ensure the superiority of their local citizens,
trying to assure their citizen that they will not be minority-
HK is promoting equality to both its citizens and foreigners who work and stay there.
The logic:
if both citizens and foreigners are paying tax,
why should we treat them differently?
And there was also not much discrimination between maid and IT professional who work in HK- both have the same employment pass.
Of course.. the way 'here' do things, there will always be positives to be drawn.
But seeing all these news about how the foreigners 'here' are to be limited in their benefits (and not their obligations)..
I suppose.. it just reminds us that..
no matter how much we have achieved here..
no matter how long we have stayed here..
we will never be able to call this place home.
because.. this place will never really consider us as 'family'.
well.. extended family.. at best.
that's why..
even if our home is in a mess,
even if it's untidy and noisy, fights here and there..
it still gives that warm feeling in our chest,
when we return to the very place we call 'home'.
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we were talking about the difference between HK and here.
you know where 'here' is.
While the newspaper nowadays is filled with news on how
govt trying to ensure the superiority of their local citizens,
trying to assure their citizen that they will not be minority-
HK is promoting equality to both its citizens and foreigners who work and stay there.
The logic:
if both citizens and foreigners are paying tax,
why should we treat them differently?
And there was also not much discrimination between maid and IT professional who work in HK- both have the same employment pass.
Of course.. the way 'here' do things, there will always be positives to be drawn.
But seeing all these news about how the foreigners 'here' are to be limited in their benefits (and not their obligations)..
I suppose.. it just reminds us that..
no matter how much we have achieved here..
no matter how long we have stayed here..
we will never be able to call this place home.
because.. this place will never really consider us as 'family'.
well.. extended family.. at best.
that's why..
even if our home is in a mess,
even if it's untidy and noisy, fights here and there..
it still gives that warm feeling in our chest,
when we return to the very place we call 'home'.
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