Cultural Custom: Why do I still speak Hakka? Confessions of a person who doesn't want to be "destroyed"

"oh! This is Hong Kong, where all Cantonese people live. Speaking other dialects is very different! Yes, I'm from Guangdong, and Hakka is also a kind of Cantonese. However, Hakka dialect is not standard Cantonese. People without culture will say, I won't! " No, actually, my grandfather is from Huizhou, and I am also a Hakka, but I don't want to learn! There are also minorities who obey the majority. Hong Kong is a place where Cantonese is spoken. It is impolite not to say things that others don't understand in public. "When you were abroad, did you take care of your face and not speak Chinese in public? Don't foreign devils have to give face? " Good ... ""Besides, Hong Kong used to be a Hakka territory, and Guangzhou people were only latecomers. Hakka people speak Hakka dialect in Hong Kong at home, not as rude as China people speak Chinese in foreign countries. If you don't believe me, look at the history and place names of Hong Kong. Hakkas have been in Hong Kong since the Song Dynasty. Moreover, there are several dialects with different systems in Guangdong Province. They are all Chinese dialects, not standard Chinese, and Cantonese in Guangdong Province has not been listed as the standard of Guangdong. You have no reason to say that Hakka is not standard Cantonese, at least the Guangdong authorities won't say so. Hakka is Hakka, and Cantonese is Cantonese, each with its own standards, just like French and Italian. You can't speak Italian, not standard French. You read more books than I do, but the situation is better than others. I still think Hakka is a language that should not exist. "The friend said unconvinced." Well, Hong Kong is a place with free language, and everyone has their own ideas. I don't want everyone to talk about this problem here all the time, so I'll talk to you another day. Or, I'll write my opinion first and let you see it before we talk? Speaking Hakka is both a right and an obligation. There are several reasons why I still want to speak Hakka. The most important thing is for dignity. It is a fact that I am a Hakka, so the Hakka should have the right to speak Hakka, but also have the obligation to speak Hakka and bear their own language and culture. The reason is simple: I should be myself and what I should say. If I was born with black skin, I can only try my best to make people think that people with black skin are not stupid, smart and insecure to improve the image of black people and win the favor of others, instead of trying to turn my skin white so that others can't recognize me as black. Since I am a Hakka, I want to prove that Hakka dialect can be on an equal footing with brother dialects such as Guangzhou dialect and Minnan dialect, and can be elegant. What Guangzhou dialect, Minnan dialect and even Beijing dialect can do, Hakka dialect can certainly do it. I firmly believe that every language is equal and self-sufficient, and there is no distinction between good and bad. Strange indifferent attitude. If Hakkas want to be respected by others, they must have the courage to face other dialects and show their advantages to enhance their image. Since we are all Hong Kong people, we should present our own image to avoid being vilified by others. Let others know that Hakkas are hardworking, intelligent and hard-boned. Hakka is a language full of wisdom and creativity. I don't want to talk about how the Hakkas used to shine, and what diligent kings fought against Mongolia, the Qing Dynasty and the revolution. I only hope that the Hakkas now dare to look up and face the reality. A cruel reality is that Cantonese and Min dialects are eroding the territory of Hakka people and frustrating their hearts. But I don't think they should be blamed, but the Hakka people's "indifferent" attitude can only be passive and not active. As a result, decades have passed, and Hong Kong has changed from a Hakka village to an international metropolis for Guangzhou people. The original Hakkas only dared to speak Cantonese with their children. Who can respect Hakkas? What's the point of life if you live without dignity? So I want to speak Hakka to protect my dignity and not be assimilated in a hurry. Even if Hakkas all over the world refuse to speak Hakka, I still want to keep my bones in my body to support myself when I can't speak Hakka! Because giving up Hakka will only destroy the image of Hakka and bring greater shame! Many Hakkas have an illusion that Hakka dialect is vulgar and obscene. First of all, they made the mistake of circular argument. If one language is only spoken in casual and informal occasions, another language is spoken in university forums, conferences and other occasions. Then the vocabulary of the former will definitely be much vulgar. Now, since no one reads books and lectures in Hakka, they can only be used in daily life. I hope it is not elegant enough. It happened that when the Hakkas in the city only speak Cantonese, Min dialect or Beijing dialect, Hakka dialect can only be left to the rural people to talk about farming and digging. Hakka dialect makes sense. You should know that language is a part of life and a tool to reflect and communicate life. If Hakka dialect is confined to rural areas and not extended to all fields and levels in informal occasions, it will definitely be a dead end. With the urbanization of South China, it disappeared! All this can only be attributed to the lack of foresight and knowledge of Hakka people, which shames the language of ancestors and makes future generations feel wronged and humiliated. On the contrary, Cantonese has not only entered radio and television, but also squeezed into university forums, making Guangzhou people feel that speaking their own language is glorious and modern. If Hakkas don't "improve" Hakkas in this respect, improving their image will only become the laughing stock of others. You're welcome. You're welcome. Hakka people are too polite, too polite. Therefore, they have been in Guangdong for 800 years and in Taiwan Province Province for more than 300 years, and they still regard themselves as guests rather than hosts, allowing others to take advantage. Therefore, whenever Hakkas meet non-Hakkas, whether at home or abroad, they will accommodate in each other's language, making others feel that there is no need to respect Hakkas! Hakka people don't regard themselves as the bitter fruit of their masters, that is, after a large number of Guangzhou people moved to Hong Kong, they regarded Guangzhou people as "locals", regarded themselves as "Hakkas" and regarded their place of residence for generations as "places of residence", and then asked their descendants to speak Cantonese, destroying Hakka words in their own hands. Let's take a look at Guangzhou people. After assimilating people from different ethnic groups in Hong Kong, they immigrated to Canada and Australia in recent years, and even set up their own schools, radio stations and TV stations there! It shows the ubiquitous vitality of Guangzhou dialect. It is enough for Hakkas to learn from Guangzhou people, but their mentality is so old and backward that they will only face the fate of being eliminated. \r Of the 30 languages, there are only about 6,000 left in the world, which is about half of that at the end of last century. Like many animals and plants, some weak languages are spoken by only a few people and will soon be eliminated. However, in terms of population, Hakka dialect is in the top 30, so it will not disappear so soon. But the annual population loss of Hakkas is also the highest in the world, which is attributed to the backward mentality of Hakkas. I insist on speaking Hakka, not to go against the trend; But to cater to the trend of environmental protection and cultural preservation. Animals and plants cannot be resurrected after extinction. Similarly, language cannot be revived after death. If we want to be worthy of future generations, we should not only care for the environment and save endangered animals, but also care for and speak well the weak languages and preserve the cultural treasures accumulated by our ancestors. I am not optimistic about the future of Hakkas, because the mentality of most Hakkas is still not modern enough. Some people only have the Central Plains mentality of 100 years ago, and think that they are Central Plains people who live in the south and don't want to compete with others at all. Some people only have the mentality of 30 years ago, thinking that their dialect is a rural dialect and a common word, trying to "modernize" themselves by learning from other people's words, and in turn laughing at the backwardness and meanness of Hakka people's speech. Few people will take action to improve Hakka dialect and keep up with the pulse of the world. Few people will know that without Hakkas, they can not only communicate with their ancestors, but also face their descendants and other ethnic groups. Moreover, they are sinners of China culture and fools of world civilization. I hope that after eliminating those old and backward Hakkas, there will be enough Hakkas to maintain their culture and language, and I am the one who will never be eliminated.