放眼世界：Culture and festivals

【明報專訊】I go to school like any other teenager in Hong Kong. Although my school is quite different from my German high school, I really enjoy life there. The biggest difference is that I have to wear a school uniform!

getting lots of red packet

I think the most interesting part of Hong Kong is its Chinese festivals. I experienced Chinese New Year and the Mid-Autumn Festival. I saw a fire dragon dance in Tai Hang then. In Chinese New Year, I visited my host family's relatives and received from them lots of red packet. Christmas is an important day in Germany. I think it really weird that some Hong Kong people do not celebrate Christmas.

smiling even when unhappy

Hong Kong's culture is great and unique. For example, we must always respect the elderly. My host grandma always tells me I should smile even when I am not happy. I don't think that makes any sense. Perhaps that represents a cultural difference between Hong Kong and Germany.

text: Ronja Theres Kress

[通通識 第458期]