Mainland people question Hong Kong’s stagnant development and backward technology but clean toilets: everyone has his own merits

Mainlanders praise Hong Kong for its advanced development, but controversial netizens question its backwardness in technology: There is no Alipay!

Netizens in China and Hong Kong can basically start a war over everything, whether it is the attitude towards dealing with others, the eyes and behavior of citizens on the street, or even arguments about architecture, technology, etc. Earlier, when some mainland netizens returned to Hong Kong for travel, they took photos of many Christmas installations on the streets of Hong Kong and posted a post saying, “Hong Kong is really ahead of its time.” The author of the post originally wanted to say that Hong Kong was very advanced in “celebrating Christmas”, but unexpectedly it caused a large number of netizens to debate whether Hong Kong’s development was advanced or lagging behind. Some mainland netizens pointed out that Hong Kong’s technology is very backward, while a large number of netizens retorted that Hong Kong is “civilized advanced” and even angrily asked, “Is it difficult to admit that Hong Kong is excellent?”

Mainland people posted articles saying that Hong Kong’s development is ahead of its time and praised: Hong Kong is really beautiful.

Hong Kong has always been very fast in celebrating festivals. You often hear people laughing and pointing out that mooncakes will be sold as soon as the Dragon Boat Festival is over, Halloween decorations will be removed immediately after October 31st, and Christmas trees and overwhelming Christmas songs will appear immediately from November 1st. Because of this, mainland netizens who visited Hong Kong earlier took photos of some of Hong Kong’s Christmas decorations and wrote in the caption, “Hong Kong is really ahead of its time!” and even more praised, “Hong Kong is really beautiful.” The original intention of the poster was to point out that Hong Kong is very advanced in “celebrating Christmas”, but unexpectedly it caused a large number of netizens to misunderstand, and soon started a series of debates about whether Hong Kong’s development is advanced or lagging behind.

The post caused controversy among netizens, questioning Hong Kong’s technological backwardness

Some netizens misunderstood that the “advanced” referred to by the poster represented Hong Kong’s rapid development, so they left dissatisfied comments to express their opinions. Some netizens pointed out that the reason why Hong Kong gives people a civilized feeling is “relying on sky-high fines to restrain bad behavior”, “Hong Kong is so backward, the buildings are shabby and narrow, and the place is small. What fun is it?”, “The service is terrible. It’s expensive, so it’s really better not to go there.” He also claimed that Hong Kong’s technological development is lagging behind, “still paying with cash,” and “Hong Kong is the place with the worst feudal ideology.” Some netizens pointed out that Hong Kong is not actually “backward,” but just “ Development has stopped”, “reached a certain bottleneck”, and “it is difficult to move forward”.

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A large number of mainland netizens praise Hong Kong for its advanced civilization: Is it difficult to admit that Hong Kong is excellent?

Although some netizens think that Hong Kong is backward and feudal, there are still a large number of mainland netizens who praise Hong Kong for being civilized and advanced, pointing out that “some details cannot be compared with the big cities in the mainland”, such as “the quality of driving and being courteous to pedestrians” and “not scrambling to be first in line” “, “Most people are very friendly to stray cats and dogs”, and some netizens said that “Hong Kong is a city with great humanistic care” and “the hygiene of the restrooms in the mainland cannot be compared.” In the midst of the argument, some netizens couldn’t help but leave a message saying, “The mainland has developed tremendously in recent years, but we have to admit that Hong Kong is very advanced in many aspects. Is it difficult to admit that places other than your hometown are excellent?”

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The original article was published on AM730