Hi,
I am so fascinated with Hong Kong! I also believe that if one is going to live in another country, then he or she should at least make an effort to learn their language. I read somewhere that to be able to carry on a good conversation with one in "Mandarin Chinese" one should know about 3,000 characters, and about 7,000 characters to read technical books. So, how many characters of "Cantonese" should I learn to be more than comfortable living in Hong Kong? Thank You in advance!