Dear Mrs A's Class,
A Happy Holidays from the city of Hong Kong! I wish I could be in the US with you to celebrate, but I will be in Hong Kong for that time. Though it is a completely different culture here in the city, it has some unnerving similarities that makes much of the time here seem like home, yet still very foreign. Hong Kong, a unique globalized city that is a part of China, has embraced capitalism. Because it has been heavily influenced by Europe, the city has a large population of Christians. So whenever you walk into one of the numerous large shopping malls, you see Christmas sales, decorations, and even a bedazzled Christmas tree (in Sha Tin New Plaza Mall). Everywhere shops play Christmas music that I have heard since I was a child, but I am surrounded by food that I had never eaten before and a culture completely foreign to my own. Do you celebrate Christmas? If you do then what do you associate Christmas with? If not what do you do during the holiday season? What is your favorite part of Christmas? For some more academic questions, what is the percentage of Christians in Hong Kong? What do you think might be the differences between Eastern and Western Christians?
Merry Christmas! and I hope you have an amazing holiday season!
Chase
