Wow, that one person has like $10000 US worth of suitcases by German brand Rimowa if they are genuine.
I am genuinely curious what will happen to these people both in short and long term.
I've read that the average age is 20-30 years old.
Some were educated in UK before heading back.
Politics aside, these are some of the hardships.
1. Pandemic, UK is one of the worst affected developed countries. In terms of deaths/population, worse than the US. This is with NHS, which the US doesn't have. They wouldn't be eligible for NHS care anyway right?
2. Economy, doubly whammy of Brexit and Covid means this is probably the worst economic time to move (I guess that shows commitment, good for them)
2A. If they were educated in the UK, were they not able to find good employment due to poor English skills? I feel English proficiency in HK is surprisingly dismal for a former colony. What is their plan if unemployment is extended?
3. Culture shock and possible racism. I do think outright racism is rare. However, I do think they will have to work twice as hard to prove themselves since they will no longer be a privileged class.
Like I said, if they are that committed, I wouldn't insult them. You can't force people to be patriotic/loyal/etc. If they are able to find the success and life for them, I think we should applaud them.
However, keeping reality in mind, I do wonder what will happen in 1 year, 5 years? How many are actually going this year? 1,000? 10,000? We have no idea what the savings of these people are like, what their skills are, even what their expectations really are?
It's easy to say "I want to go to a place that respects rule of law, democratic ideals..." etc., but going from something to nothing, it's not easy. For a family, I think the honest truth is that opportunities/lifestyle for children can be better overseas vs. HK (or China), but can you provide the same level of life on reduced pay?
Really, those things have to rely a lot on faith anyhow (Myself and others have routinely pointed out it is basically a religion). What is rule of law in your day to day life really? Fighting a traffic ticket?
If these people do leave and end up coming back in great numbers (that's when they deserve scorn), it would be interesting what effect it has (if any).
I am genuinely curious what will happen to these people both in short and long term.
I've read that the average age is 20-30 years old.
Some were educated in UK before heading back.
Politics aside, these are some of the hardships.
1. Pandemic, UK is one of the worst affected developed countries. In terms of deaths/population, worse than the US. This is with NHS, which the US doesn't have. They wouldn't be eligible for NHS care anyway right?
2. Economy, doubly whammy of Brexit and Covid means this is probably the worst economic time to move (I guess that shows commitment, good for them)
2A. If they were educated in the UK, were they not able to find good employment due to poor English skills? I feel English proficiency in HK is surprisingly dismal for a former colony. What is their plan if unemployment is extended?
3. Culture shock and possible racism. I do think outright racism is rare. However, I do think they will have to work twice as hard to prove themselves since they will no longer be a privileged class.
Like I said, if they are that committed, I wouldn't insult them. You can't force people to be patriotic/loyal/etc. If they are able to find the success and life for them, I think we should applaud them.
However, keeping reality in mind, I do wonder what will happen in 1 year, 5 years? How many are actually going this year? 1,000? 10,000? We have no idea what the savings of these people are like, what their skills are, even what their expectations really are?
It's easy to say "I want to go to a place that respects rule of law, democratic ideals..." etc., but going from something to nothing, it's not easy. For a family, I think the honest truth is that opportunities/lifestyle for children can be better overseas vs. HK (or China), but can you provide the same level of life on reduced pay?
Really, those things have to rely a lot on faith anyhow (Myself and others have routinely pointed out it is basically a religion). What is rule of law in your day to day life really? Fighting a traffic ticket?
If these people do leave and end up coming back in great numbers (that's when they deserve scorn), it would be interesting what effect it has (if any).
