How 156 years of British rule shaped Hong Kong
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2018-07-18に共有
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Even though Britain gave Hong Kong back to China 21 years ago, today when you walk around the city you can see British fingerprints everywhere. From statues of Queen Victoria to double decker buses, British culture and lifestyle is baked into the culture at every turn.
Both the history and the current-day British influence are visually fascinating stories and in this episode I show it all -- exploring Britain’s imperial history, which includes opioid trade, discrimination and a divided city, and then showing the effects of that history, resulting in a city that is unlike any I’ve visited.
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コメント (21)
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Imagine being so addicted to tea that you'd sell opium for it.
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Going to war for tea is about the most British thing you could do.
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Pablo Escobar: "I had the most extensive drug empire "
Colonial Britain: "Hold my kettle" -
Some country: throws British products into the sea
Britain: And I took that personally. -
The British guy who agreed and said 99 years is forever must be high from opium flavored tea.
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The Opium War was the first War on Drug in human history, and the British government was the biggest drug smuggler in human history.
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The 99 year lease was for the New Territories. Hong Kong Island and Kowloon were given in perpituity. But the island could not survive without the New Territories, so it was all handed back. I have been there quite a few times and lived and worked there briefly in the 1980s. Its was great, as a Brit you could turn up, look for work and stay as long as you wanted, no visas, no work permits etc. One of the many things I found amazing was all phone calls withing Hong Kong were free. This was pre mobile phone days. You could walk into a bar and just pick up the phone on the bar top and make a call.
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you guys should do "How 333 years of Spanish rule shaped the Philippines"
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Why does so much of Britain's colonisation revolve around tea... from India to Hong Kong to the Tea Party in America...
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Honestly, Borders is the absolute best of Vox
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In the 1970's l saw more Royal Royce's in Hong Kong than anywhere else in the world.
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Americans: 'Hey Britain, that's not fair you said 99 years give it back'
Also Americans: 'Sorry native Americans no givsies backsies' -
Only Britain would go to war over a cup of tea xD
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I really like their accents. It's an interesting mix between British and "Asian" English.
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I can’t believe how well directed this video is!! This is just awesome!!!
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Just a nitpick: The 99 year lease only applied to the New Territories, Hong Kong Island and Kowloon were ceded in perpetuity. They technically could have just returned the New Territories (which they briefly attempted to get an extension on the lease for) and kept the Island and Kowloon while being within the terms of the treaties, but China wanted everything returned and Britain wasn't particularly interested in maintaining a much smaller "rump" colony.
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Honestly the British Empire is pretty much the only empire that had shaped many countries over trivial things like TeA lol
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"99 years as good as forever" The Brits didn't think China would become a superpower again in 99 years.
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This video is so well-made. Background score is top notch.
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So sad, I feel sorry for the people of Hong Kong I can't even imagine the feeling of every day life changing just like that, I hope they hold on to their culture.
