A couple corrections for errors that have been so far pointed out in the comments: 2:14 Actually, that was proposed legislation that was protested against a few years ago, not necessarily the status quo 2:33 The Yuan RMB actually hasn't been pegged to the USD since 2005, though the HKD still is
3:05 a note from a Hongkonger people will give you weird looks if you speak Mandarin, for err ... reasons best not explained at this instant, from personal experience, more people know better English than Mandarin anyways (atleast the people I'm with, most of whom barely know Mandarin, I don't know it at all)
(if you want to know why people will give you weird looks if you speak Mandarin, you don't know what kind of rabbit hole you're getting into, but this is it) basically, among the Hongkongers, the Mainlanders gained a reputation of jumping queues, public urination, and causing massive price hikes in baby's formula by buying tons of it and selling it in the Mainland, combined that with the resentment towards China in general, and you might get in trouble speaking Mandarin (ps Thatcher sold us out and "Winnie the Pooh" is a genocidal maniac who spies on people with technology and reads Nineteen-Eightyfour like an instruction manual, don't @ me)
@@1224chrisng IIts becauses HK people think they are better than everyone else and cant accept that life in Mainland is now comparable or better than HK
Awesome video mate, except for that dim sum chump at the beginning. I first visited HK and Macau as a kid in 1997, just before handover. It was a huge story back home and dominated current affairs in HK. I remember Chris Patten's tearful farewell. Even as a youngster I recall thinking this was a key moment in the UK becoming less relevant, the last vestiges of a colonial past, and Asia rising.
my father has actauly helpt build the island for Chek Lap Kok. and when they where finished with the making it a Island part. the children of the people working there where allowed to go to the island and be the first few children ever to stand on the island. Even if it was just a heap of sand mostly. but i did like living in Hong Kong back then.
@@maxwellli7057 Actually, no one can afford a flat with that high price (more than ten thousand HKD per sq. feet), the real concern in the political aspect, where the freedom is shrinking due to increasing intervention from Beijing.
Last time I was early, Hong Kong was British. Hong Kong’s a crowded city but they have a nice Disneyland, Ocean Park is cool too. As well as the Tian Tan Buddha. I wish Kai Tak was still open. It made Hong Kong a plane spotter paradise
i have landed as a kid on Kai Tak multiple times. you really had to fly in between buildings. but if you really want to see a nice part of hong kong go to the Gold coast region. that part is a bit less crowded.
Yay, a video about my home country! A few things though: 2:17 This is not true. What you described is the *proposed* electoral reform by the PRC government that sparked the Umbrella Revolution, and the whole bill was rejected in our Legislative Council in the end (it was a bit of a funny story but I won't get into it). The current system Hong Kong elects the Chief Executive (head of government) is by a 1200-member Election Committee, the members of which are in turn elected only by certain sectors and special interest groups. The current Chief Executive Carrie Lam was elected with 777 votes. 4:33 Not really an inaccuracy per se, but I want to add that Macau has been in de facto control by the PRC since 1966 after the leftist riot. The Macanese colonial government at the time agreed to China's demands and basically handed over control. The leftists in Hong Kong got inspired by this and tried the same thing in 1967 but failed. This is why people from Macau are much more pro-China than those in Hong Kong. Great video!
The RMB isn't pegged to the USD, just the HKD. Fun fact, the MOP (Macanese Pataca) is pegged to the HKD at a rate of 1.03 to 1, which means it's technically pegging to the second degree!
When I saw this video, Brain4breakfest had just died, and I thought that he did everything Australia because he new he was going to die. So when I saw this, I got frightened
Holy crap, didn't mean to scare you like that! Don't worry though, this whole "Everything You Need to Know About..." series is just a fun thing I like to do when I travel to smaller countries. Still very sad about brain4breakfast though, he was one of my favorites.
KhAnubis , tell me why do u wear scarf like thing over yur head. Is there any secret? Moreover can I upload your videos on my youtube channel? Thanx and appreciate.
I know militarily speaking it would be impossible to hold, but I wish Hong Kong and Macau would've been given to the Republic of China🇹🇼, where they would of had true representative democracy!
@@bly2489 Obviously, I do as well, but it isn't happening not in our lifetimes! I wish for mainland China to become a true representative democracy, but seeing how Russia turned out after the fall of the Soviet Union doesn't give me much hope if the CCP stops being the leader of that country.
Soon the border between Mainland and HK will be erased. Whether the people of HK will like it or not, they will be integrated into the rest of the PRC. Long live President Pooh
Cantonese isnt exactly the easiest language to speak and given his first language probably isn't east asian i'ld give him credit for at least getting the tones and the vowels right
As someone who studied Cantonese, I have only ever met two Europeans with good Cantonese pronunciation. One of them lives in Hong Kong, and spends most days with her Hong Kong husband's grandmother. The other is a linguistics professor of East Asian languages, who speaks over 9 languages. Cantonese pronunciation is hard for most Europeans, myself included, and I speak three East Asian languages.
A war? Between two major powers? In the 90s? _AFTER_ the Cold War _JUST_ ended? Never going to happen. Plus, America and its NATO allies at this point in time are a bit lost, still anti communist, and looking for a purpose, since Russia is being friendly. This war would be a sweep in the favour of the Brits.
Deng said the chinese army will march into vietnam if they invade cambodia during his visit to US, and no one believed. Then they really marched into vietnam few days later and everyone was shocked. Then Deng said the same, chinese army will march into hong kong if british refused to return back hong kong. Even the iron lady Margaret Thatcher was scared of Deng's word.
A couple corrections for errors that have been so far pointed out in the comments:
2:14 Actually, that was proposed legislation that was protested against a few years ago, not necessarily the status quo
2:33 The Yuan RMB actually hasn't been pegged to the USD since 2005, though the HKD still is
3:05 a note from a Hongkonger
people will give you weird looks if you speak Mandarin, for err ... reasons best not explained at this instant, from personal experience, more people know better English than Mandarin anyways (atleast the people I'm with, most of whom barely know Mandarin, I don't know it at all)
(if you want to know why people will give you weird looks if you speak Mandarin, you don't know what kind of rabbit hole you're getting into, but this is it)
basically, among the Hongkongers, the Mainlanders gained a reputation of jumping queues, public urination, and causing massive price hikes in baby's formula by buying tons of it and selling it in the Mainland, combined that with the resentment towards China in general, and you might get in trouble speaking Mandarin
(ps Thatcher sold us out and "Winnie the Pooh" is a genocidal maniac who spies on people with technology and reads Nineteen-Eightyfour like an instruction manual, don't @ me)
@@1224chrisng IIts becauses HK people think they are better than everyone else and cant accept that life in Mainland is now comparable or better than HK
Man, us EduTubers are such great actors!
Corporis DAY GAH DOIL RAHT 🤠
@@DSMWannabeLinguist AHL TELL U HWAAT AH DUN THINK DEM KING KONGERS ATCHLY GOT NO OIL
Awesome video mate, except for that dim sum chump at the beginning. I first visited HK and Macau as a kid in 1997, just before handover. It was a huge story back home and dominated current affairs in HK. I remember Chris Patten's tearful farewell. Even as a youngster I recall thinking this was a key moment in the UK becoming less relevant, the last vestiges of a colonial past, and Asia rising.
my father has actauly helpt build the island for Chek Lap Kok. and when they where finished with the making it a Island part. the children of the people working there where allowed to go to the island and be the first few children ever to stand on the island.
Even if it was just a heap of sand mostly.
but i did like living in Hong Kong back then.
I love how this channel is growing fast! Enjoy that Chinese/Cantonese food while you can.
I don't care who knows it, I genuinely didn't know that about the bank notes.
There's going to be a huge emigration in the year 2047, no doubt.
No point in living on the 148th floor anymore
There is actually a emigration rise in Hong Kong as people are afraid they won't be able to leave in 2047.
There was already one in 1997. That's how Vancouver got so many a Chinese people
@@maxwellli7057 Actually, no one can afford a flat with that high price (more than ten thousand HKD per sq. feet), the real concern in the political aspect, where the freedom is shrinking due to increasing intervention from Beijing.
Fluor Potas I was making a joke but okay.
Last time I was early, Hong Kong was British. Hong Kong’s a crowded city but they have a nice Disneyland, Ocean Park is cool too. As well as the Tian Tan Buddha. I wish Kai Tak was still open. It made Hong Kong a plane spotter paradise
i have landed as a kid on Kai Tak multiple times. you really had to fly in between buildings. but if you really want to see a nice part of hong kong go to the Gold coast region. that part is a bit less crowded.
JOLLY GOOD DIM SUM
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And the guy who said it in the beginning was Cooper from Map Men
Yay, a video about my home country! A few things though:
2:17 This is not true. What you described is the *proposed* electoral reform by the PRC government that sparked the Umbrella Revolution, and the whole bill was rejected in our Legislative Council in the end (it was a bit of a funny story but I won't get into it). The current system Hong Kong elects the Chief Executive (head of government) is by a 1200-member Election Committee, the members of which are in turn elected only by certain sectors and special interest groups. The current Chief Executive Carrie Lam was elected with 777 votes.
4:33 Not really an inaccuracy per se, but I want to add that Macau has been in de facto control by the PRC since 1966 after the leftist riot. The Macanese colonial government at the time agreed to China's demands and basically handed over control. The leftists in Hong Kong got inspired by this and tried the same thing in 1967 but failed. This is why people from Macau are much more pro-China than those in Hong Kong.
Great video!
And he also forgot the usual Cantonese greeting of DLLM
Also as a Hong Konger, I would like to mention that Tuen Mun was once owned by the Portuguese as Portuguese Tamao
Greeting from a Hong Kong viewee😀 Your video accurately protray Hong Kong. Hope you are having a nice time while you are here.
I think Hong Kong should become a city sate... it’s different from China... and is unique in its own way
They will adapt to the PRC, whether they like it or not.
The RMB isn't pegged to the USD, just the HKD. Fun fact, the MOP (Macanese Pataca) is pegged to the HKD at a rate of 1.03 to 1, which means it's technically pegging to the second degree!
Or you can simply spend the HKD in Macau.
You can also spend CNY in HK. They have almost the same value too
I had no idea that the $10 bill and the coins were issued by the government, and I'm a Hongkonger. Thanks so much for the vid
6:05 can literally see my home.
UA-cam and everything that is banned in China is NOT banned in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is more similar to Taiwan than the mainland (except politics)
@@supernt7852 that's kinda why we get along more with Taiwanese than Macanese people.
Great video as always, keep up the great work!
Imagine walking in a sidewalk and see a guy with a pharaoh crown speaking english to a camera
Some one compared north Ireland to Hong Kong and I like oh yeah,they do have similar history.
not really
SaikiK it's it's some similar things but you'er right
Good video from Hong Kong viewee! :)
Yeah, like 99.99% acurate
Yay yesterday was my birthday and this is about my home ^_^
I thought the renminbi weren't pegged to anything.
Yeah they are only pegged to artificial inflation
I know it is bad, but i skipped the class so I can watch this....
At least it was for an educational video. I'm sure you can at least say that.
Probably better than school to
Probably more educational than a week of school lol
Was this video made before or after the civil war broke out
its hard to not cause a flame war regarding hong kong, and you successfully narrowly avoided it.
"they got oil right?"
the most American thing i heard all day
Very interesting video =D
Different designs are weird?
Have you been to Northern Ireland?
When I saw this video, Brain4breakfest had just died, and I thought that he did everything Australia because he new he was going to die. So when I saw this, I got frightened
Holy crap, didn't mean to scare you like that! Don't worry though, this whole "Everything You Need to Know About..." series is just a fun thing I like to do when I travel to smaller countries. Still very sad about brain4breakfast though, he was one of my favorites.
@@KhAnubis it's ok
CORRECTION:
5:41 West Philippine Sea*
So it is like... A big Macau?
Hawaii 5O not really
No, Macau is totally different. I went there in 2019 and had a great time!
No. Macau is much much richer
How did Mr. beat it here in this video you must be friends
Way better then Rice Gums trip to Hong Kong
Early!!!
KhAnubis
, tell me why do u wear scarf like thing over yur head. Is there any secret? Moreover can I upload your videos on my youtube channel? Thanx and appreciate.
i was born in hong kong so i know most of this
Zoning laws are the real problem with housing in Hong Kong.
I know militarily speaking it would be impossible to hold, but I wish Hong Kong and Macau would've been given to the Republic of China🇹🇼, where they would of had true representative democracy!
I wish the peoples republic of China would belong to the republic of China!
@@bly2489
Obviously, I do as well, but it isn't happening not in our lifetimes! I wish for mainland China to become a true representative democracy, but seeing how Russia turned out after the fall of the Soviet Union doesn't give me much hope if the CCP stops being the leader of that country.
@@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions the best way would be for the CCP itself to gradually turn democratic. when is that gonna happen? nobody knows.
well both the RoC and PRoC both see them selves as the legitimate ruler of all China. But i don't thing that will ever be solved in a nice way.
I am a hongkonger and I fully agree
I already know it.but nice video
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻wow
Good work
I think it's kinda funny Hong Kong uses (west) German style Ampelmännchen
I saw you
i moustache you a question. why?
Go to Hong Kong!! Some of the best nightclubs I’ve ever been to
0:10 What,HK is not Arabia.
rmb is no longer pegged to the dollar.
0:07 lol, i have that map
-Gemberkoekje- Can’t wait to scratch off Russia
can u make a macau vid
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Steven Chow films
ANYONE LIVING IN HK WATCHING THIS VID
Ok
Ohhhhh so that was that weirdo talking to a camera in the Victoria Harbour
use your 27 years to watch youtube hong kongers !!
Because of British Invasion ; now most of those countries are left in chaos and uncountable issues
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0:47 you forgot freedom of speech.
I actually likve in HK
glad to know youtube still isnt banned there
香港人舉手
Hong Kong : It's ultra pricey real estate
If you speak manderin in HK you will get beat up or discriminated
They have oil right lol
Another fact is that it was better off with the British.
Nope
@@skazka3789 Yep.
@@infinitecanadian Nope the Chinese freed Hong Kong
@@skazka3789 No they didn't.
@@infinitecanadian Yes they did.
Let's not talk about oil, and petrol, they are hella expensive here
#願榮光歸香港
*Hong Kong '97*
oh sorry wrong video
HK: Its not free real estate
No hate,actually really like your videos but i think you would get a lottt more views if you didnt put yourself on the thumbnail 😂
mother love me long time long time
I am watching this video in Hong Kong
Soon the border between Mainland and HK will be erased. Whether the people of HK will like it or not, they will be integrated into the rest of the PRC. Long live President Pooh
First
Lol oberin became a pharaoh xD sry
His pronunciation of Chinese was bad. Oh god the cringe.
It was actually kind of ok tho
Cantonese isnt exactly the easiest language to speak and given his first language probably isn't east asian i'ld give him credit for at least getting the tones and the vowels right
As someone who studied Cantonese, I have only ever met two Europeans with good Cantonese pronunciation. One of them lives in Hong Kong, and spends most days with her Hong Kong husband's grandmother. The other is a linguistics professor of East Asian languages, who speaks over 9 languages.
Cantonese pronunciation is hard for most Europeans, myself included, and I speak three East Asian languages.
Free Hong Kong
Democracy, They already had freedom but not the democracy
From what? Western Imperialism? It did back in 1997.
like sour milk
2nd
KhAnubis why do u act so awkward in ur vids
I'm not used to being on camera.
@@KhAnubis ah , u will get used to it!
3rd
The worst part is there's literally no reason Britain should have given Hong Kong back.
They made a deal with the Qing Empire, not the PRC.
A war?
Between two major powers?
In the 90s?
_AFTER_ the Cold War _JUST_ ended?
Never going to happen. Plus, America and its NATO allies at this point in time are a bit lost, still anti communist, and looking for a purpose, since Russia is being friendly.
This war would be a sweep in the favour of the Brits.
Good relations with China.
Hong Kong should have been handed to the Republic of China (on Taiwan) as the rightful heirs. 🇹🇼
@@markmh835 Definitely a fair comment but undoubtedly would have lead to much more conflict.
Deng said the chinese army will march into vietnam if they invade cambodia during his visit to US, and no one believed. Then they really marched into vietnam few days later and everyone was shocked. Then Deng said the same, chinese army will march into hong kong if british refused to return back hong kong. Even the iron lady Margaret Thatcher was scared of Deng's word.
I thought hong kong was chinas capital when I was yung XD.
please get a haircut and please shave
CoViD-19 closed the barbershop😛
Ok, I may be showing up late in the game, but I would love to know what’s up with the king Tut hat??