Re: hakka: Marrying Hakka Wife

[CHUNG Yoon-Ngan <chungyn@mozart.joinet.net.au>]

CONGRATULATION Jonathan.
When are you taking your new wife back to Alor Star?

Best wishes

Yoon-Ngan


On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Teoh, Jonathan wrote:

> My fellow Hakkas, I would like to share my experience in marrying a Hakka
> wife. Both my parent are Hakka of YongDing county, Fuk Kien province. I went
> back to my ancestor's area and marry my wife through my relatives'
> introduction.
> 
> She arrived here about a year ago, and began to adapt to USA. She is
> learning English, driving and computer skills. 
> At first, both of us have some adjustment to make, she could not even eat
> the cooking oil bought at kroger, and for a while we relied on Pork's oil.
> Eventually she adapt(and I also adapt) to the new life style.  
> 
> >From a cultural point of view, She reminds me many of the slangs that I have
> forgotten since my mom's last spoken and pick up many local Hakka cultural
> traits from her.  She reinforces my Hakka heritage, and the best thing is we
> speak Hakka in my family, and that is the way it will be!   It was a hassle
> for me to marry her as I travelled several times to China to straigthen the
> paperworks due to our inexperience and lack of info.  But it is worth every
> penny of it.
> 
> I would encourage the Hakka singles, marry a Hakka wife, if you are a
> culturally Hakka concious person. Well, you can marry a Hakka man too if you
> are a single women. Why not ?   I do have experience now, if you want
> advices and tips, let me know and I will be glad to offer ideas and advices,
> even set up pen pals for you ! 
> 
> 
> 
> Jonathan Teoh       423-229-6506
> Corporate Quality,  Eastman Chemical Company
> 
> 
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