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Hey it’s a story from my hometown! Prominent Hong Kong columnist Chip Tsao has found himself in a bit of controversy after he wrote a tongue-in-cheek column about how interracial dating patterns have changed since 1997, when Hong Kong was returned to China. He wrote that local women no longer consider white men to be the most pretigious partners:

Tsao had commented that western men who stayed in Hong Kong after the handover lived in dorms on Lamma Island or stone houses in Sai Kung that people used to “keep pigs in”.

He also said expatriate men “clad in T-shirts, thongs and flip-flops” bought beer from the 7-Eleven to get free gifts and were “muscular but did not last long” in bed.

Hehe… reminds me of my dad, actually. The flip-flops, beer and 7-Eleven part, I mean.

Tsao has hit back at his critics, pointing out that essentially, mainland Chinese folks have replaced Brits as the ruling class, and they’ve taken on the swagger associated with being in the position:

Tsao said Hong Kong was and still is a colony. “Now it’s a Chinese colony and no longer a western colony. When you go to Lan Kwai Fong, all the mainlanders act like they are the biggest thing.

“Before 1997, local girls were always holding on to a westerner. I am just stating what is in everyone’s heart. I think most westerners agree with me, but right now they are just thinking in terms of human rights and equality.”