Rude Americans

[KrazyHorse]

The Hong-Kongians I know seem to be rather well-mannered.

[Seneca]

If you can't wait more than a minute for a sales assistant to finish what might be important business, then you might want to re-prioritise a little...

I hate people fawning over me in shops or restaurants anyway - I prefer my service to be there when I need it, invisible otherwise. And it annoys me that people consider Brits and other northern Europeans unfriendly just because we're not plastic grinning idiots.

[Apocalypse]

I agree with KrazyHorse. I also know some nice people from Hong Kong. They even support PC games over console games.

[Alexander's Horse]

These nice people you know in Hong Kong? Try and get on a Hong Kong before them at peak hour

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
The Hong-Kongians I know seem to be rather well-mannered.

Well yeah, but we are the exceptions you see

People just shove and push and barge into lines and be generally inconsiderate here. Howver it seems to be understandable because the population density is so high.

[KrazyHorse]

I hate to sound like David Duke here, but is everybody from Hong-Kong less than 150 cm? The 4 I know are just about the 4 shortest people I'm acquainted with. Mainland Chinese seem to be much taller on average.

[Urban Ranger]

What?

Not even my SO is that short, she's at 160cm, which is the average for women here. Men average around 170cm IIRC.

There are so many people here that, whenever I go outside I ususally end up in a bad mood, even when I am in a good mood to start with. There are people constantly in your face, and idiots everywhere.

This past Chinese New Year there are 500,000 people gathered to watch the fireworks. 500,000 is the entire population of Finland (hi Stefu )!

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I hate to sound like David Duke here, but is everybody from Hong-Kong less than 150 cm? The 4 I know are just about the 4 shortest people I'm acquainted with. Mainland Chinese seem to be much taller on average.

Younger people are getting taller, but generally I can see above the crowd and I'm 5'9"

The big height problems are:
1) In a lot of apartments, the bedrooms are only 6'x6' which means I can't fit in my bed;
2) the top deck of a double decker has low ceilings. My head touches the roof.

And yes, the crowded nature of HK is probably the main reason why people are rude

[Tuberski]

Should I have the title to this thread changed to ARE PEOPLE IN HONG KONG SHORT?

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
There are so many people here that, whenever I go outside I ususally end up in a bad mood, even when I am in a good mood to start with. There are people constantly in your face, and idiots everywhere.

Yeah, Causeway Bay on a Saturday will drive you up the wall.

I saw a comedian on Letterman who said Hong Kong is a place where it seems like every minute a rock concert has just ended.

But actually, there are a lot of places where's its not crowded. I used to live on an outlying island called Lamma that had about 7,000 people in the main village. Quite a nice rural place.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Tuberski
Should I have the title to this thread changed to ARE PEOPLE IN HONG KONG SHORT?

Getting back to the thread subject, I've always found that Americans tend to be polite (arrogant, but still polite).

The States is about the only place where people regulary say ma'am or sir (as in the cop saying: "Sir, put your pants back on.")

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger

People just shove and push and barge into lines and be generally inconsiderate here. Howver it seems to be understandable because the population density is so high.

I didn't know you were a Hong Kong resident! I love Hongkers!

Can I come and stay? Know any good whorehouses?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Tingkai
But actually, there are a lot of places where's its not crowded. I used to live on an outlying island called Lamma that had about 7,000 people in the main village. Quite a nice rural place.

7000 people? That's more than a town in most countries.

There are some nice areas in the SAR, but they are either expensive or far away. I know a lot of expats who live on one of the outlying islands, but going to work takes quite a bit of time.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
I didn't know you were a Hong Kong resident! I love Hongkers!

Can I come and stay? Know any good whorehouses?

Oh no! It's the dreaded Horse attack!

Good thing there are lots of people here. *hides in a crowd*

[RGBVideo]

Originally posted by C0ckney
If you want rude, go to France...

If you want rude, go to Suomithread and try to speak finnish.