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Re: Rude Employee of Hong Kong Dragon Airline (Associate of Cathay Pacific )

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From: Ian Thompson
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 00:00
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> Ian Thompson <ian98@netvigatorNOSPAM.com> wrote:
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> |
> |People walk faster in HK?  Not in the HK I live in.  Every time I go out
>
> Wow, then you must belong one of those "fastest walkers" ... :>
>
>

As far as I know, I am the fastest man alive in Hong Kong!  Everybody else is
moving in slow motion!

> I guess I also belong to the "fast walkers", since I always feel that
> people are block my way, and there are just too many people on the
> pavement.
>
> BTW which part of HK are you referring to?

Well, let's see:  TST, Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, Central, Mong Kok, Sai Ying Pun,
North Point, Shamshuipo, etc etc etc.  Tai Mo Shan is probably OK!

>
>
> |onto the street, it's filled with thousands of people who can't decide what
> |direction to walk in.  Sometimes they stop dead with no warning, and
> |sometimes they sway from side to side so you can't pass.  Usually I have to
> |walk in the road, because the pavement is too frustrating!  :)
> |
> |And yes, HK is a generally rude city.  I don't mind, since no-one means
> |anything by it most of the time, and you get used to it after a while.
>
> This is sad for HKers.  This means that they never know what
> politeness is ...
>

No, they do.  It's just that it is hard to practise in Hong Kong.

Ian
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From: Ian Thompson <ian98@netvigatorNOSPAM.com>
Subject: Re: Rude Employee of Hong Kong Dragon Airline (Associate of Cathay    Pacific )
Date: 1999/01/09
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