I couldn't agree more to the fact that many locals sign on because of the title with a big company. They reckon they can brag to their gold cashing friends. In Honkey land, it is all about status and names. As a local, no housing allowance, its alrite mate, people look up to me as a pilot And CX know most local pilots wouldn't go fussing about small houses and quality of life, they grew up in smaller spaces than they could afford now as a pilot.
Say, if you are from OZ, living in the small spaces in HK is by some means a downgrade, no? Not to mention, air pollution, expensive foreign brands that you could ve gotten for at 1/3 the price back home, ching chang everywhere, people see you as your job and not your person since they can't even speak English, most of your pay go to the rent. Don't even think of buying a car here, its value will only go downhill, and some might even spend more money on the parking & petrol than on the car itself! BAWDY 
Then you might ask why so many Pinoys, Thais or TWnese in CX living here, some even for sucha extended period? Whatever HK can offer is still a better lifestyle than living in their home country and eventually they are stuck in this industry and have no where else to go.
But to locals, most of them don't mind living with their parents (they spend most of their time outside anyways), and if you choose not to save money, you can rent a studio pad and splurge on your girl's expensive Prada and Guccis. Many of them join at the lure of the name and title and not totally the career prospect (at least for now). Good ole days no more!
Be thankful. At least as an expat, you have your home country to return to. But for them, most of them have no where but HK, unless they have another passport.
Last edited by Flyer jazz; 17th Mar 2013 at 14:53.