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Old Mar 21, 2014 | 10:51 pm
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Originally Posted by Noodlesz

Mandarin is still considered the "communist" language in HK in some regards, even still in 2014. It just has to do with a lot that the older generation has gone through and relates to the history of HK.
...and I've been admonished for speaking Mandarin in NY's Chinatown and Oporto. In fact, the guy in the latter place yelled at me to "speak in English or Portuguese, but not Chinese."

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