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A Han person and Hui person from the same province probably have more in common than two Han people from a few provinces away (or god forbid, across the north-south divide).
I know Cantonese people who think Vietnamese people are closer to them than some Dongbeiren.
Oh yeah totally. I have a Vietnamese friend who looks more "Chinese" than my Cantonese friend who looks more "Vietnamese".
The north south divide is real man. When I lived in Shanghai before internet shopping became common, I had to go back north to get clothes because they don't stock stuff in my size down south.
That guy in particular is probably a han supremacist tho.
They are more Cantonese chauvinists than Han supremacists, especially once you hear the shit they say about the Hakka.
The concept of a Cantonese chauvinist is really funny to me for some reason. Like, logically I can resumably guess what it would entail, but it's really funny to draw the line at being compared those godforsaken heathens up in Shandong or in Sichuan
Yup. In all my years working/living/visiting the only context the word ever comes up is when discussing historical facts. In general most chinese follow the rule of three, meaning you are considered to be wherever the 3rd generation, ie your grandparents, are from. So it doesn't matter that I was born in Amerikkka and have lived here most of my life, since my grandparents were from Shandong that's what most Chinese people will tend to identify me as past introductions.