After staying here for a week you begin to notice a few things that are quite different from Canadian mentality and the small luxuries that Canadian life can provide.

One of the first things that I noticed was you have to bring your own napkins/tissues when you dine out. Every where you go they have no napkins at the table you are expected to have your own. Even at a nice restaurant they won’t have anything for you. It’s odd.

Hong Kong people are always in a rush. Well at least it seems so. They are always pushing and shoving. You know when you are at the door and you hold the other door open for the person behind you before you go in an then they say thank you? Well it doesn’t happen here. If you are standing there holding the door open then everyone ail just walk through and you’d be left holding the door open for an hour. And no one will thank you. LOL

The streets are always filled with people late at night. Stores are open later and people will shop all night, on all days of the week.

Hong Kong’s population is a materialistic society. People are not judged by their personality, how good they are or what they can do. People are judged on how they look, how much their clothes cost and where you rank in the society’s classes. It’s all about money over here.

People are always dressed in the latest trends whether they look good or not. Who has the newest stuff and the nicest toys. You won’t see very many that are “down to earth” and not materialistic. Fashion moves fast here.

You don’t here a lot of please, thank you, or you’re welcomes around here. Everyone is concerned about number 1.

One thing that Hong Kong does have that Winnipeg doesn’t is fast service. Service moves fast cause Hong Kong people are pretty impatient. We’ve never had to wait more than 15 minutes for anything. At all the restaurants food was always on the table no more than 15 minutes since ordering. Which always made for a quick meal.

All in all though it still made for a good place to visit. Although it wouldn’t be too hard to get used to if I chose to live here.