From local Canadian stand view, those from HongKong (Cantonese speakers) impressed local white residents with "Chinese" who lived with them for a century. If you also stand at the same point, Cantonese can be considered so-called "主流". In fact, Cantonese also classified themselves as a higher level than those from Taiwan island and Mainland.
If you're frustrated with this viewpoint, please look around those successful stories Cantonese achieved, such as Cantonese Executives in private sectors and Politicians and senior position holders in the various level of governments, Business owners... |