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SamuelRSmith said:
Bristow9091 said:
Congratulations, that sounds like it could be great!

I assume they'll be setting up your accommodation, right? I mean, I reckon it'd be difficult finding your own place in a foreign country.

Also, do you speak any Chinese? I imagine it'd be pretty awkward trying to live somewhere for 12 months if you don't know the language, lol.


Actually, I had to find my own accommodation, I had already got this sorted out before the job offer (as having to find somewhere in a handful of weeks would be impossible). So, I told Hong Kong's City University of my situation, and they offered me a room if I got the job.

EDIT: And, no, I do not speak Canonese. However, due to being under British rule for a century, and having an extremely high number of migrant workers, the vast majority of people speak English. I will pick up some Cantonese on the go, and spend time learning the basics before I get there.

It's the advantage of learning the international langauge of buisness.

Other languages have more speakers,  but outside argueably cantonese nobody has more total speakers...

And cantonese is sort of a moot point since that's almost all in one country.