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SamuelRSmith on 03 July 2012
blkfish92 said:
You're only 20?!


Yep?



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SnakeDrake on 03 July 2012

Head to Central or Wan Chai for the pubs and also you'll be in gaming heaven as you can get games anywhere from around the world.



 

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blkfish92 on 03 July 2012
SamuelRSmith said:
blkfish92 said:
You're only 20?!


Yep?


So you make a nice amount of cash and you're my age. Finish college?



           

SamuelRSmith on 03 July 2012
blkfish92 said:
SamuelRSmith said:
blkfish92 said:
You're only 20?!


Yep?


So you make a nice amount of cash and you're my age. Finish college?


Nope. As I put in the OP, it's a 12 month contract. I'm going to finish my degree after this contract is up. HSBC might offer me another job for when I leave University, if they like me enough (and I like them enough).

So, I could be leaving University with a job out-of-the-bag. At the worst, I'll leave University with a  reduced debt, and a year's experience working for HSBC in Hong Kong to add to my CV.



Kasz216 on 03 July 2012
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.



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NintendoPie on 03 July 2012

Le Double Gasp!! You are so freaking lucky!!!!

And since you'll be there for a year... that means you'll be able to see Hong Kong's awesome New Year's Firework Display! You should totally take videos/pictures of that.



SamuelRSmith on 03 July 2012
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.



NintendoPie on 03 July 2012

Will you be able to see this every morning?


Or... the other part of Hong Kong? (AKA, the not so nice part.)



SamuelRSmith on 03 July 2012
Kasz216 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.

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.

I think you might be confusing Cantonese with Mandarin. Cantonese is only really spoken in Hong Kong and a couple of other small provinces (small, being relative to the rest of China).

But, yeah, your point is right. China is the number #1 English speaking country in the world. HSBC didn't even care that I didn't know a single word of Cantonese, it's just not that important in the business world (though I will try to pick up the basics, to help my communications at local markets, and such).



SamuelRSmith on 03 July 2012
NintendoPie said:
Will you be able to see this every morning?

Or... the other part of Hong Kong? (AKA, the not so nice part.)


Yep, I'm right in the midst of the "nice part" (for use of a better phrase). What's awesome is that I'll have to commute to work via ferry.