Apr 10 2025, 12:38 AM
QUOTE(RigerZ @ Apr 10 2025, 12:21 AM)
First, I had grown up being taught that my hometown is the place I was born and raised.
But according to some people I've met, Chinese regard one's hometown based on their father's hometown, not their birthplace/growing up place. So eventhough I was born and raised in Perak and my dad is from Johor, my "true hometown" would be Johor.
Second, my mum's family speaks Cantonese, dad's side speaks Hokkien. However, I took to speaking Cantonese instead of Hokkien and our family does not practice any Hokkien traditions.
According to the same people I've met, me and my siblings are considered Hokkien simply because our father is a Hokkien.
Are these traditional Chinese things? Both my parents are more english ed so they either dont agree with the above or are not sure how true they are.
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inb4 chinese practices disappearing, sad case
This one based on timeframe I would say, like if u are born Perak, now resides at KL indenpendently, then your hometown is PerakBut according to some people I've met, Chinese regard one's hometown based on their father's hometown, not their birthplace/growing up place. So eventhough I was born and raised in Perak and my dad is from Johor, my "true hometown" would be Johor.
Second, my mum's family speaks Cantonese, dad's side speaks Hokkien. However, I took to speaking Cantonese instead of Hokkien and our family does not practice any Hokkien traditions.
According to the same people I've met, me and my siblings are considered Hokkien simply because our father is a Hokkien.
Are these traditional Chinese things? Both my parents are more english ed so they either dont agree with the above or are not sure how true they are.
inb4 TS banana memalukan cina
inb4 chinese practices disappearing, sad case
When you dependent on your parents at young age, and u are in Perak, then going back hometown probably referring to your dad hometown, but usually I would say my dad hometown.
about language, no one stop u from learning other language, u speak Malay doesn't make u a Malay, what ethnic are u will follow your dad like how u use your dad surname.
In the end of the day, in Malaysia all these doesn't really matter much anymore, there are many people who wish you even abandon all your Chinese tradition and live as one of them, what's more when filling up form you are always the "Chinese" race, they don't care if you are Hokkien/Cantonese etc.
Anyway even you admit that u suppose to be Hokkien if follow father ethic, but you have already abandoned your root's practice, does this labeling of being "Hokkien" still relevant in Malaysia?
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