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I agree sometimes the ways HK people behave are cultural.
Time is money in HK.  People walk a lot faster in HK.
By the time they know they bump a little bit  to you,
they are probably a few feet away from you.
So they won't stop to say sorry.
However, that is rude by western standard.


Michael Voight wrote:

> "�z�̶�" wrote:
> >
> > Websurfer <Websurfer@itnet.com> wrote:
> >
> > >This is weird.
> > >I agree some Hong Kong people are rude.
> > >For example, they cut your way without saying "excuse me".
> > >They bump you a little bit without saying "sorry".
> > >But very seldom they call you "move, asshole" when
> > >you block their ways.
> > >I just wonder.
> > >Did she speak Chinese or English to you?
> >
> > Yeah, I agree with Websurfer about the extent HKers are rude.  Did
> > anything happen before this that made her feel offended?
>
> There are rude people in all cultures, I haven't found people, in
> general, from one country to be any nicer or ruder than another. I
> think
> the problem is with how behaviors from other culture are interpreted.
> It
> isn't about rudeness, it is about cultural differences they may be
> interpreted as rudeness.
>
> Michael