That's so interesting! I had 两餸饭 this year when I was in HK and I remembered seeing an press clipping outside a 'two-dish-rice' joint saying the American Consul General or someone else of high-caliber had been there. The substance of 两餸饭 isn't unique (on the mainland we just call it 盒饭) but it was the social perception and culture behind it that makes its comeback an interesting phenomenon.
Yes, I was always vaguely aware of it but it became a much cooler trendy place to eat for young people in the last few years. The actual 兩餸飯 doesn’t live up to the hype... at least for me anyway 😅😅
Ever since watching Kurosawa’s movies like Scandal, Stay Dog, and Ikiru I cannot but see that similarities between people across countries and cultures are much greater than similarities between the privileged/rich/powerful and the marginalised/poor/oppressed. Most interesting to me are the calls in US Midwest for jobs that sound like to call for being taken care of by the state in Russia after Gorbatchov.
Surely a themed buffet can turn few businesses back to profitability in Australia!
I love that observation, thanks for sharing! Hopefully after Covid, people get to go out of their comfort zone more and see the similarities for themselves.
As a Chinese American I’ve always thought the two cultures are similar and being around more Europeans for work reasons has only reinforced this. Your writing about the canteens and buffets reminds me of the phenomenon of “this this rice” in Hong Kong, a popular and low cost option for middle and low income people that has become a symbol of the Hk spirit: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3199243/two-dish-rice-cheap-fabulously-rich-and-hong-kong-icon-time-declare-it-part-citys-intangible
That's so interesting! I had 两餸饭 this year when I was in HK and I remembered seeing an press clipping outside a 'two-dish-rice' joint saying the American Consul General or someone else of high-caliber had been there. The substance of 两餸饭 isn't unique (on the mainland we just call it 盒饭) but it was the social perception and culture behind it that makes its comeback an interesting phenomenon.
Yes, I was always vaguely aware of it but it became a much cooler trendy place to eat for young people in the last few years. The actual 兩餸飯 doesn’t live up to the hype... at least for me anyway 😅😅
Maybe you should try the recs in the famous FB group!
Ever since watching Kurosawa’s movies like Scandal, Stay Dog, and Ikiru I cannot but see that similarities between people across countries and cultures are much greater than similarities between the privileged/rich/powerful and the marginalised/poor/oppressed. Most interesting to me are the calls in US Midwest for jobs that sound like to call for being taken care of by the state in Russia after Gorbatchov.
Surely a themed buffet can turn few businesses back to profitability in Australia!
I love that observation, thanks for sharing! Hopefully after Covid, people get to go out of their comfort zone more and see the similarities for themselves.