Why Are Some People Stuck in the US When Hong Kong and the China Greater Bay Area Are So Much Better? By Johnson Choi, MBA, International Business Consultant since 1985
為何有些人明明香港和粵港澳大灣區好得多，卻仍留在美國？作者：蔡永強，工商管理碩士，國際財經顧問，（1985年至今）
有兩件事促使我寫下這篇文章。
昨天在歡樂時光聚會上，一位老朋友問我：如果你一直說香港和中國的生活好得多，為什麼你每週都發送在舊金山和夏威夷享受生活的影片？他說我的追隨者會感到困惑。
歡樂時光聚會後，我與客戶會面進行稅務規劃。客戶的兄弟幾十年前已搬回香港，這次回來夏威夷參加婚禮派對。在與他妻子簡短交談時，她說沒有地方比香港更好。我問她是否會考慮在美國或中國退休。她說絕對不會。
我妻子喜歡歌唱聚會，她熱愛唱歌。我參加所有這些聚會是為了支持她。你們有些人可能知道，我們曾在McCully購物中心擁有K-2卡拉OK日本餐廳三年。我一次都沒唱過歌，也不喜歡日本料理。有時候，事情並非表面所見。
關於我客戶兄弟的妻子和她對香港的熱愛：他們在夏威夷短暫停留後，幾十年前就離開了。他們的經歷與湯家驊相似，湯家驊在1980年代拿到綠卡，幾個月後就放棄了。這也與電影導演高志森相似，他搬到夏威夷，一年後就放棄了。三人都說，最愚蠢的決定是拿到綠卡，最聰明的決定是放棄綠卡並回到香港，永不回頭。
我對昨天歡樂時光聚會上老朋友的答案是：自1875年我祖父在香港出生以來，我在香港的生活遠優於我在美國的生活。回望自己的根源以尋求更美好的生活，是人的天性。
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Two things prompted me to write this.
Yesterday at Happy Hour, an old friend asked: if you keep saying life is so much better in Hong Kong and China, why do you send videos every week enjoying life in San Francisco and Hawaii? He said my followers will be confused.
After Happy Hour, I met with clients for tax planning. The client’s brother had moved back to Hong Kong decades ago and was back in Hawaii for a wedding party. During a brief conversation with his wife, she said there is no place better than Hong Kong. I asked if she would ever consider retiring in the US or China. She said no way.
My wife loves singing parties, and she loves to sing. I attend all these parties to support her. Some of you may know that we owned K-2 Karaoke Japanese Restaurant at McCully Shopping Center for three years. I did not sing even once, nor do I like Japanese food. Sometimes, things are not what they seem.
Regarding my client’s brother’s wife and her love of Hong Kong: they stayed briefly in Hawaii and left decades ago. Their experience was similar to Ronny Tong, who got his green card in the 1980s and gave it up months later. It is also similar to movie director Ko Chi-sum, who moved to Hawaii and gave it up a year later. All three said the foolish decision was obtaining their green cards, and the smartest decision was giving them up and returning to Hong Kong, never looking back.
My answer to my old friend at Happy Hour yesterday is this: my life in Hong Kong since my grandfather was born there in 1875 has been far superior to my life in the US. It is human nature to look back to one’s roots for a better life.
