[Mina917]

Most overseas chinese do look very different from the Locals. Its just the way they dress, talk, act, etc etc...
Im a pure chinese who was born in Hk, although adapted the british life & culture too much over the last 10 yrs. Now im working back in HK, some people think i am a BBC, some said i look like a mixed, some even think im from Hawaii or the Phillipines. They just dont think im from here.
I guess i dont mind it at all,cos i'd rather look different than looking like a local.

[dragons4ever]

In my opinion most half Chinese have Chinese mothers and fathers of different race. Most White/Black men find all Asian women very attractive While most woman don't find Chinese guys attractive

Everyone wants to do a Bruce Lee and marry a cheerleader, but there's only one Bruce

[kimdude]

interesting thread.

I am a chinese from hong kong, my wife is a proper english lady and we have a 20 months old son (a gorgeous lil tinker), we have decided to stay in england becos we believe it provides a healthier environment for him to grow up in. its nothing to do with racial diversity.

we live in a small village in the midlands of england. sometimes we feel guilty that our son does not have a chance to get to know my side of the family and his chinese background as my family live in hong kong. and i dont think its fair for him to be unable to communicate with his grandparents in contonese.

the only thing i can come up with is logging on to msn as often as possible so that he can see his chinese side of family and learn how to communicate with them. and in a couple of years time, we will take him to the local chinese school run by local chinese community, so that he can mix in with other chinese kids.

we know hes going to miss out a lot on his chinese side and hope that he will still be able to grow up happily. perhaps, like many of u, when hes grown up he can find out a bit more himself by living in hong kong then.

any suggestions or comments from u guys of dual heritage background? what do u think ur parents could have done to give u an even more happier life?

[Ryan]

Kimdude:
You may consider raise your son bilingually. I know a lot of Chinese adults born or grown up in Western countries who speak (besides their native language) great Chinese.

[kimdude]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Kimdude:
You may consider raise your son bilingually. I know a lot of Chinese adults born or grown up in Western countries who speak (besides their native language) great Chinese.

thanks ryan for ur reply.

i really want try to teach him to speak cantonese, he spends a lot of time with his mum and my in law. he does say few simple words i taught him such as chinese in grandad, nanna, aunt and uncle etc. but when it comes to words like lights, "din din" etc are confusing for him becos hes on the stage of just start to learn to speak and u can see him getting confused when i teach him to name an object in chinese after hes learnt to say it in english.

[kimdude]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Kimdude:
You may consider raise your son bilingually. I know a lot of Chinese adults born or grown up in Western countries who speak (besides their native language) great Chinese.

thanks ryan for ur reply.

i really want try to teach him to speak cantonese, he spends a lot of time with his mum and my in law. he does say few simple words i taught him such as chinese in grandad, nanna, aunt and uncle etc. but when it comes to words like lights, "din din" etc are confusing for him becos hes on the stage of just starting to learn to speak and u can see him getting confused when i teach him to name an object in chinese after hes learnt to say it in english.

[kimdude]

Originally Posted by kimdude

thanks ryan for ur reply.

i really want try to teach him to speak cantonese, he spends a lot of time with his mum and my in law.

ooops sorry, the way i wrote sounded like i didnt want him to be with my wife and in laws then. didnt mean it at all. what i meant was hes learning to speak english and i feel teaching him chinese now may confuse him...

[Ryan]

Kimdude:
Try to get some cartoons in Cantonese. Kids love to watch them and can pick up the language very easy. The persons I grown up with speak their countries language outside home and with their parents they speak Chinese. I never had the feeling they were confused learning two languages at a time.

[kimdude]

yeah i have bought a few of my childhood favourite cartoon dvds when i was in hong kong in feb this year. including doreamon. he seems to like it though he cannot understand what goes on, he just calls it meow meow. actually watching them now i feel that they might be a lil too violent for a 20 months old. i think hes more into bob the builder and postman pat.

[Ryan]

How about Disney's Cartoons (Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck) in Cantonese?