Hey everyone,
I feel like I'm approaching a fork in the road. In a year, I'll be graduating from university here in Canada, and it's then up to me to decide whether to stay here in Toronto or to return to Hong Kong.
I wasn't born in HK, but I essentially "grew up" there. My family moved to HK when I was 8, and we left when I was 18. I've technically spent more of my life in HK than in any other city, and I love the city to bits.
I have ROA in HK and feel deeply at home there (far more so than in Toronto), but I'm also a white guy who doesn't really speak Cantonese. I can read/write/speak a reasonable amount of Mandarin, but it's really not the same as being able to speak Cantonese (thanks a lot HKIS...). I would of course make a damn strong effort to learn Cantonese if I were to return, but I'm concerned that, even if I got reasonably good at it, I'd still really be a part of "English Hong Kong" and not a part of wider HK society. I'm also concerned that, as a non-fluent Cantonese speaker, I'd have a tough time doing what I'm really interested in doing: urban planning.
I know that it's a deeply personal question, and it's a bit silly to ask people for advice on such things, but what do you think you would do if you were in my position? I'd be especially interested to hear from any other **IS/ESF people who may have been or currently are in a similar position, but I'd value the input of anybody on this forum. Please be honest!
Thanks in advance everyone.