Be they Cantonese or Hakka, their ancestors left home because of wars and hardship. They struggled to piece together the fare for a boat passage and build a new life for themselves overseas, and then to save up enough money to bring over the rest of the family or to marry a wife from their hometown.
不管是「本地佬」或客家人，當年他們所以離鄉背井，都是因為國內戰事連年，生活艱困，勉強湊足錢買一張船票，就出外打天下，待有了積蓄，再接家人來團聚或從家鄉討個老婆。