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Originally Posted by jgl  I'm Australian Chinese myself, but don't define myself in terms of race or bits of culture that I may have inherited from my parents. Sure, I went through the usual angst-ridden identity crisis that most teenagers do, but I got over it. What would I think of your friends' behaviour in Australia? Well, it'd be expected of someone who was of high school or undergrad age, but if they're any older than that then I'd find it a bit insecure.
Actually, I do find these ideas fairly interesting. Well, not the FOB thing but how different cultures fit into different English-speaking societies. I've lived in the bigger English-speaking nations, and each one has a distinctly different feel about how large immigrant groups are treated and how those groups define themselves. I find the term FOB, as it's used by say Chinese people to refer to other Chinese people, a bit sad. |
Excellent post JGL, and i totally agree with you. i think a lot of the difference of opinion regarding this topic is based on what generation you slot into, and the societal inferences you have been exposed to.
We have a large percentage of Hong Kong Chinese friends who live in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, and they all refer to themselves as Hongkies, which we identify with the term also.
I also agree that it is pathetically sad, that there are Chinese people out there, who term other provincial Chinese as FOBS. But do they really ?
We are only answering Deans perspective, and I wouldn't deem that as a particularly reliable gauge.
Otherwise there wouldn't be much cause for this largely opposed debate.
