• ren (a they/them)@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m American. Moving to Hong Kong for 3 years was a huge culture shock and a huge middle finger to “American exceptionalism”.

    But moving back AFTER the worse of the pandemic??? Holy shit. A massive shock - there was a sort of post-apocalyptic exhausted survivors vibe to everyone and everything.

    It was truly culture shocking to see.

    • Saigonauticon@voltage.vn
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      1 year ago

      I work with a lot of people from HK. It seems tough over there.

      On one hand, we receive a lot of work from HK companies looking to move jobs elsewhere. It’s one of the things making the economy a bit less bad than elsewhere presently.

      On the other hand, I really wish you all the best and hope things improve.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve enjoyed it but I got to quarantine and still am able to do so wfh and delivery yay!