Other Voices, Other Eyes: Expatriate Lives in Hong Kong [Paperback]

Panoramic and intimate at once, Nunan disarms and charms his way to uncovering rich reservoirs of stories and voices.Stranger than fiction, these are riveting stories about the hidden world of those who make Hong Kong their home, place of work, playground, or battleground, told with great candour.The stories of expatriates in Hong Kong  the most dynamic and diverse city in Asia  come to life in this book. Why did they come? Why do they stay? How did Hong Kong change them and their worldview? What did they gain and what did they lose? Human beings are on the move, driven by globalisation, political persecution, love or simple curiosity; and this global flow defines the age in which we live.The stories of expatriates in Hong Kong  the most dynamic, dramatic and diverse city in the Asia-Pacific region  come to life in this book. Why did they come? Why do they stay? How did Hong Kong change them and their view of the world? What did they gain and what did they lose? Human beings are on the move, driven by economic globalisation, political persecution, love or simple curiosity; and this global flow defines the age in which we live. From these expat stories, larger themes loom: identities transformed; racism, naked and clothed; blended relationships; and the tensions and tolerance engendered through peoples, languages and cultures in contact.I. TO BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING 7II. EXPATRIATE STORIES 111. A happy hunting ground 132. Just another Wan Chai Sunday 273. The graveyard of relationships 314. One for the road 335. How the war was won 456. No place like home 617. A near death by drowning 658. The ruins of the day 799. Cosi fan tutte 8310. Toilet seat rule 9911. Only in Hong Kong 10112. The shock of the new 11313. Fit for purpose 12514. A perfect couple 12915. The man who knew too much 13916. One little death 15717. Go back to where you came from 17118. I just wanted to get him fired 181III. ls