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SamuelRSmith on 03 July 2012
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Bristow9091 said:
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.


Ah right, I thought they'd have set something up for you, but if you've sorted it out yourself already, then that's pretty great for you. And I completely forgot about Britains relationship with HK and never thought that they'd speak much english lol, although yeah if there's other migrant workers there too, I'm sure you'll find a nice community to get involved with (I assume you'll be meeting new people too and not just staying inside like a loner while you're not at work?).

Good luck with it anyway, I wish I was doing something so great with my life, since I'm the same age as you and I'm working a minimum wage job in a Jet garage/Costcutter supermarket (We're joined together and act as one big store, Jet are the parent company though), I finished college, but decided not to go to university since I'd rather not be in a ton of debt, and there's no way I'd be able to attend uni AND work a job at the same time to pay it back... so yeah maybe if I DID I'd be somewhere by now, but meh whatever, I'm hoping I'll be somewhere more... exciting in the next 5-10 years, hopefully in a different country myself, South Yorkshire is a pretty shitty area of England to live, lol.


Yep, I intend on having a fantastic social life. Want to get close enough to some people so that I can travel into the mainland, or around other parts of south Asia, during my holidays, with them. I get too depressed when I go more than a few days without social interaction.

I actually was going for a job at Jet (well, ConocoPhillips, before the split) before I went for this HSBC one, though I was beaten during the final interviews.

My brother had the same concerns with University as you, but he's just gone in for an apprenticeship as an electrician. Apprenticeships are a pretty awesome middle ground between education and work, that can give you qualifications and work experience, and not leave you with any debt. Then again, if you just stick to your job that you do now, and work hard at it, you can do well. As long as you work hard and stick your neck out, you can always move up in the world, no matter what your previous choices.