You were so closed to being successful in getting what you looked for when you were in HK, lol, but for certain reasons you were right in not accepting the offer you were given. You know what? When we are so used to something, we don't treasure it much but when you don't have it around you, you start to miss it. For example, I don't miss wonton noodles or congees or fishballs when I'm in HK, but when I have been out of HK for some time, I started to miss them all, and whenever I see Chinese restaurants in another country, I would have very special feelings. Haha, probably you shared similar feeling with such singers as Sandro G, Lucenzo, La Harissa and Nelly too.
Actually Anita, before i came to HK i never really gave a damn about Portugal, in fact i wanted to get out.and i almost did it.too bad i wasn't sucessful, lol Lol, well, my point is you can easily see portuguese culture elements in Sandro G's, Lucenzo's, La Harissa's songs, and even Nelly expressing her love for Portugal although she was born in Canada, while you can't see much of it in Portugal, but i guess it's because those artists i mentioned before are trying to show Portugal through their songs.