https://www.scmp.com/rss/511161/feed Laurie Pearcey is vice-president of external engagement & outreach at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a fluent Putonghua speaker and is learning Cantonese at the Yale-China Chinese Language Centre. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com “Dad, you can’t judge a place you’ve never been to,” said Lisa Simpson to her oafish father in television’s iconic dysfunctional nuclear family The Simpsons. “Yeah, that’s what people do in Russia,” added her rebellious brother Bart. Seeing is indeed believing – and although quarantine requirements make a quick dash across the mainland border currently nigh-on impossible for most Hongkongers, I have been struck by the limited understanding of life on the mainland displayed by many since I moved... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3155575/truly-protect-cantonese-culture-hongkongers-should-look?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3155575/truly-protect-cantonese-culture-hongkongers-should-look?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Nov 2021 22:45:15 +0000