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[–] ren@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’m American. Moving to Hong Kong for 3 years was a huge culture shock and a huge middle finger to “American exceptionalism”.

But moving back AFTER the worse of the pandemic??? Holy shit. A massive shock - there was a sort of post-apocalyptic exhausted survivors vibe to everyone and everything.

It was truly culture shocking to see.

[–] DulceMaria@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

thank you for validating what it’s been like since the pandemic

[–] Ataraxia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I've enjoyed it but I got to quarantine and still am able to do so wfh and delivery yay!

[–] Saigonauticon@voltage.vn 1 points 1 year ago

I work with a lot of people from HK. It seems tough over there.

On one hand, we receive a lot of work from HK companies looking to move jobs elsewhere. It's one of the things making the economy a bit less bad than elsewhere presently.

On the other hand, I really wish you all the best and hope things improve.