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Dec 28, 2012 -- 11:42AM, Shadowchu wrote:

Speaking of China (sorta) I'm going to Hong Kong and looking for a place to play magic there. I want to draft because I didn't bring any decks home with me. Are they likely to be drafting in English or Chinese? I mean, I know all of the cards and what they do, but sometimes rules text might be a problem. I know they are big on English in Hong Kong but just wondering what what I'm getting myself into.

hmmm...Good question. I think they would most-likely be in Traditional Chinese. On the mainland we have Simplified Chinese cards, but I know in Taiwan they like to rock the Traditional characters so I'm guessing HK used those as well. English cards are a possibility but I thing Chinese is more-likely. I only have the chance to use Chinese cards when I draft in China.

Dec 28, 2012 -- 9:48PM, Shadowchu wrote:

Dec 28, 2012 -- 7:08PM, Urzasapprentice wrote:

Dec 28, 2012 -- 11:42AM, Shadowchu wrote:

Speaking of China (sorta) I'm going to Hong Kong and looking for a place to play magic there. I want to draft because I didn't bring any decks home with me. Are they likely to be drafting in English or Chinese? I mean, I know all of the cards and what they do, but sometimes rules text might be a problem. I know they are big on English in Hong Kong but just wondering what what I'm getting myself into.

hmmm...Good question. I think they would most-likely be in Traditional Chinese. On the mainland we have Simplified Chinese cards, but I know in Taiwan they like to rock the Traditional characters so I'm guessing HK used those as well. English cards are a possibility but I thing Chinese is more-likely. I only have the chance to use Chinese cards when I draft in China.

Nah, it'll be simplified in Hong Kong as well. It's only Taiwan who are sticklers using Traditional all the time. My questioning is because in Hong Kong so many people actively speak English so I was thinking they might have English cards but I think I'd rather use Chinese ones. Would be cool to collect those. 

Actually Hong Kong ONLY uses Traditional in their day to day Chinese. I've never seen anything in Simplified in HK. But doesn't mean the cards wont be in simplified. Hong Kong citizens vehemently resist using simplified. They feel like they're keeping the "real" Chinese writing alive (along with taiwan).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong   here's some basics. Have fun!

Dec 28, 2012 -- 11:33PM, Shadowchu wrote:

Yeah, I've done that stuff before. I'm glad to be going back now that I'm older and I can appreciate the place more. Just want to get lost for a while. 

The giant Buddha statue on Lantau island was pretty impressive. One of the more insane things I've seen in my life.

Just like Taiwain, Hong Kong doesn't want to be considered Chinese. They want to be known as Hong Kong. I wouldn't say they are more civilized but they are definitely more Westernized and more modernized than the mainland because they can afford to be. 

By "more civilized" I mean more civil. For example it's a joke in HK and Taiwan that mainlanders are very rude. They push each other and never say excuse me, smoke in a crowed elevator, spit right by your feet (sometimes on you), they love to cut in line. HK and Taiwan people pride themselves on being more civil than mainlanders and the difference is so apparant for me I'm always pleasantly amazed.

I've been recently considering moving to Taiwan for my business and this has been one of the main factors. I love that in Taiwan and HK people will try to help you even if they don't speak English!