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mmhm yeah I think most people in HK, especially those in the city / more central areas, can speak English (it was a British colony and all..)

haha I'm not too clear about the distinction myself, but we do things like IGCSE, IB, BTEC while the local schools do HKCEE I think. and we get to not wear uniforms, and most of our teachers are British / Caucasian, I guess. you're in high school too? what do you do, AP / SATs?

I grew up in Singapore, where it's mostly English - actually, Singlish lol which is some extremely slang-y mishmash of English, Chinese, various Chinese dialects, Malay, and probably some Indian dialects thrown in there too idek. classes are in English, but we start learning Chinese / mother tongue right from primary school.

as for HK, i'm in an international school, so yeah English, but on the streets Cantonese is definitely used more - and I think local schools use Cantonese too. I don't speak Cantonese but I look Chinese, so it gets a little annoying sometimes :/ I'm going to college next year, so I think I'm in grade 12 now? called year 13 in my school (and the IB is eating my life D:)

I saw that badge coming. Gratz.

thinking in English and translating phrases actually works though, most of the time? S:

for me it isn't so bad when I go to China and have to speak Chinese for a few weeks - I kinda get used to it after a while. I know a few people who do the one parent one language (?) thing though where say their dad speaks English and their mom speaks Chinese / Cantonese - I can't imagine how confusing their family dinners and stuff must be.

Grats man, well done!

then again no one's ever _really_ bilingual imo? I've been speaking Chinese forever, but given the choice I'll always, always pick English lol - it's like I think in English and then translate it to Chinese, somewhat. what about you, do your parents speak Chinese much?

You finally got the badge :D. Guess that means I should hurry up and actually work :P

Now we're badge buddies! :D

Very well-deserved, my friend :D

You are an absolute monster. Well-deserved.