Why are Cantonese people so obsessed with Cantonese?

As a Cantonese speaker, watching Cantonese movies is more exciting when watching Hong Kong movies, especially those in Stephen Chow. Looking at those translated into Mandarin, I always feel a little chicken ribs.

As we all know, Cantonese is only one of the three major dialects in Guangdong, and it is juxtaposed with Hakka dialect and Chaoshan dialect. Cantonese is only spread among the earliest Cantonese people, such as Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhongshan, Zhaoqing, Hong Kong and Macao. In fact, both of them are Cantonese, and the pronunciations of Guangzhou, Zhaoqing and Hong Kong are slightly different, which is the same as the unique regional characteristics of other dialects.

Cantonese is also nicknamed "Bird Language". To tell the truth, it is really hard for people who don't know Cantonese to understand, and listening to Cantonese speaking Mandarin is also quite a test of listening. You have to guess and get confused. Why are Cantonese people so obsessed with Cantonese? In my opinion, it is just a kind of protection and inheritance of local dialects by one side of the people. There is nothing wrong, but it is worth popularizing.

Guangzhou has been an important window for overseas contact and trade with the mainland since ancient times, and the spread of local dialects is bound to be more extensive than other dialects. In addition, nine times out of ten people who went to Nanyang L for gold rush in the early days were Cantonese, so natural Cantonese developed slowly in the local area, just like dandelion seeds, which took root and sprouted there wherever they floated.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Hong Kong's film and television industry flourished and became popular in Southeast Asia, producing many classic movies and songs that have been talked about so far. A large number of outstanding actors and singers still have a huge fan base, not to mention how influential they should be at that time. As an indispensable carrier of this cultural exchange, Cantonese is widely spread. Therefore, the obsession with Cantonese shows that Cantonese people are proud of protecting local culture.