Why do I want to go back to Hong Kong and Mainland China? Because having lived in Mainland China for three years and a few months in Hong Kong, I feel like I belong there. In addition to having made a lot of great friends and having experienced the generosity of the Chinese people, I just feel at home over there. I’ve been in a lot of countries, but the truth is that I’ve never experienced what I had in China. And I remember before coming to China, I heard that the Chinese are rude and are not friendly and other stereotypes about the Chinese people. Some of these even came from Chinese-American people. Something I definitely have learned, don’t believe everything you hear about other people until you’ve met them in person and had some interaction with them. Then again, every person’s experience is different. Maybe I was just lucky that I’ve met a lot of nice Chinese people. On the other hand, there is also this stereotype about Thai people as being very friendly and always smiling. That’s why Thailand is called the Land of Smiles, but not to say that the Thais are not friendly and always smiling, but most of my experience over there with Thai people is not that friendly at all. I did meet a lot of nice Thai people, but it is just not the same experience I had with the Chinese people. It is not to say that I prefer the Chinese more than the Thai people, but I just feel like I have more connection to China and the Chinese people. And I do feel it is my destiny to go back there. Though I try to find my place somewhere here in Asia outside of China, it seems like the path always leads me to China. Definitely I see the signs as I try to veer off course. No matter what I do, my path naturally takes me back to China. And now with this Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic going on and with the negativity that is going on in the US, I just feel that being back in China is where I feel safer and more stable. Now I am just hoping to get back there as soon as possible.
