What kind of overseas Chinese do you consider yourself to be?

Discussion in 'Chinese Chat' started by hkm91450, Jul 2, 2006.

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How do you see yourself as an overseas Chinese?

  1. Chinese first and then [the nationality of the country I was born in/moved to] second (ie. Canadian)

    65 vote(s)
    61.9%
  2. Equally Chinese and [the nationality of the country I was born in/moved to] (ie. Canadian)

    29 vote(s)
    27.6%
  3. [The nationality of the country I was born in/moved to] first (ie. Canadian) and then Chinese second

    11 vote(s)
    10.5%
  1. cyrus

    cyrus Well-Known Member

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    I consider myself as Chinese though i live in Australia for a long time
     
  2. kagome10

    kagome10 Well-Known Member

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    I see myself as 100% chinese.
     
  3. ctsport

    ctsport Member

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    I see myself equally Chinese and Canadian and would not be complete w/o either. -scooter
     
  4. Toby

    Toby Active Member

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    Hong kong first then chinese then canadian.

    it's not what language you speak or know the history. It's where your heart is and that's what make you who you are.
     
  5. smokedhen

    smokedhen Well-Known Member

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    chinese american too
     
  6. hkm91450

    hkm91450 Well-Known Member

    That's interesting. I also have lots of HK friends who consider themselves HK rather than Chinese. :D
     
  7. cfirekev

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  8. aylmer

    aylmer Member

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    i c myself as a combo...like a chinese australian...tho i still call myself a hk/s'porean too....cos my parents come frm hk and sg.
     
  9. tallgirl888

    tallgirl888 Well-Known Member

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    Chinese Canadian. If I was totally Chinese I don't think I would be on this site...
     
  10. JYJLrock

    JYJLrock Well-Known Member

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    Sydney should be on that list lol
    when people ask me what nationality i am, i say Chinese but i do acknowledgement that im ABC
     
  11. HeavySmoker

    HeavySmoker Well-Known Member

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    It doesn't really matter how you view urself. At the end of the day u still chinese. I might have born in Australia, but i still speak chinese with my parents and all. xD
     
  12. razorw

    razorw Well-Known Member

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    I'm a Canadian first. but Chinese is part of who I am.