Meanwhile, the percentage of those who are “affectionate” (qīnqiè<\/span>) toward Mandarin has dropped, though not to an all-time low. And the percentage of those who are “proud” (zìháo<\/span>) of Mandarin is also down, though it remains much higher than it was in 1994 when the survey began.<\/p>\n Affection toward, pride in, and averseness to Mandarin in Hong Kong, 1994-2010<\/strong> Interestingly, averseness to Mandarin has been growing, while averseness to most other mainland icons has been dropping. <\/p>\n In the graphs below I have omitted some surveyed icons — Hong Kong’s regional flag\/emblem, the night view of Victoria Harbor, the Legislative Council building, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, and the Bank of China Building — to keep the graphs from getting too busy looking and because those are within Hong Kong itself.<\/p>\n The lines for Mandarin are in dark red. Click to enlarge the images to a useful size. <\/p>\n Percentage of respondents feeling “averse to” Mandarin (“Putonghua”) and other Chinese icons<\/strong> Percentage of respondents feeling “affectionate towards” Mandarin (“Putonghua”) and other Chinese icons<\/strong> Percentage of respondents feeling “proud of” Mandarin (“Putonghua”) and other Chinese icons<\/strong> But even though Mandarin hasn’t gained much affection recently from the people of Hong Kong, it’s still far more liked than the least popular of the PRC’s institutions: the police (gōng’ān<\/span>). <\/p>\n sources and further reading: <\/p>\n Mandarin is less well loved in Hong Kong than most other “icons” of China, according to the results of a survey there. Although the percentage of those who described themselves as “averse” (kàngjù) to Mandarin is quite small (in the … Continue reading
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