"In Hong Kong, English is well regarded and Cantonese will get you a warm reception, but the moment you start speaking Mandarin, the shopkeepers just about stare daggers at you," says one Taiwanese author currently staying in Hong Kong of her experience there.
「在香港，英語高級，廣東話親切，但要是說普通話，商家通常沒好有臉色，」一位旅港的台灣作家說出她的經驗。