I have lived in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong. The following is a small impression of the Cantonese people.
1: The biggest impression is that they are casual and low-key. Except for important occasions, they rarely wear suits and ties. They are not as dressy as Shanghainese and not as concerned about politics as Beijingers. There is a saying: in You can’t tell who has money in Guangdong, and you can’t tell who doesn’t have money in Northeast China.
Two: Some people think that people in Guangdong are small. In fact, that happened in the last century. In the 1980s, the "southeast, northwest, central, and get rich in Guangdong" brought intermarriage among races from all over the country. Now in the 90s Many of the parents born in the 2000s came from various provinces across the country, and the size is naturally not bad. The same is true for Hong Kong. During the Anti-Japanese War, people from all over the country fled the war and came to Hong Kong to produce better-quality hybrid rice. , it’s not a bad thing.
Thirdly, Cantonese people pay more attention to food than to clothing. In Shanghai, I have seen some people who are wearing brand-name clothes and go home to eat glutinous vegetables. What happened is that they pay attention to food and are very particular about breakfast and afternoon tea.
Fourth, influenced by Hong Kong and Macao, Cantonese people are more polite and orderly, but they are not as xenophobic as those in Beijing. Shanghai is so serious, and most Cantonese people have a vague concept of geography. They usually call the places north of Guangdong the north, and people north of Guangdong are called Yankees.
Fifth, Guangdong men are a bit chauvinistic. , Cantonese women are traditional housekeepers and know how to make soup, so they are very suitable for wives. Northern women may make a fuss when their husbands are away, but Cantonese women are more sensible. Of course, that’s not all, I think.