Hong Kong Arrival
I arrived in Hong Kong this morning, and will be here the next few days. What an awesome city!!! The pictures I have seen on movies does not do it justice. Miles of skyscrapers touching the ocean with all the energy and excitement of NYC. Tons of action everywhere, and is evidently a truly "international" city. In just a few hours, I have met people from Europe, US, Africa, and other parts of Asia.
Unlike most of the parts I have been in China, I am having no problem finding people who speak English, which is quite nice at this point. My travels here from Dongguan and Shenzen, were very much like planes, trains, and automobiles. I switched on 3 different buses, rode 2 trains, and finally got a cab to my hotel. While this would normally just be inconvenient, no one speaking English added a whole new level of complexity. I found myself constantly pointing at a map, and saying slowly -need to go here-I don't know why I said it slowly, they would not understand regardless if I spoke at normal speed. The map was in Chinese, so they must have gotten the idea. (On the bus in China, there was actually a man with a chicken in the seat beside him)-I did not sit there.
Nice cab driver. He indicated little has changed since HK had been handed back to China. Still allowed to vote. He was extremely proud that he could voice his dissent against gov't or public officials in Hong Kong. He also indicated he actually had relatives still in jail in China for doing same thing. He shared with me that most Americans do not value what they have in comparison to rest of world. (I'll keep political tangents at a minimum in this blog, but I found his insight interesting)
After I explore a little more, I'll update you all on my findings.
Unlike most of the parts I have been in China, I am having no problem finding people who speak English, which is quite nice at this point. My travels here from Dongguan and Shenzen, were very much like planes, trains, and automobiles. I switched on 3 different buses, rode 2 trains, and finally got a cab to my hotel. While this would normally just be inconvenient, no one speaking English added a whole new level of complexity. I found myself constantly pointing at a map, and saying slowly -need to go here-I don't know why I said it slowly, they would not understand regardless if I spoke at normal speed. The map was in Chinese, so they must have gotten the idea. (On the bus in China, there was actually a man with a chicken in the seat beside him)-I did not sit there.
Nice cab driver. He indicated little has changed since HK had been handed back to China. Still allowed to vote. He was extremely proud that he could voice his dissent against gov't or public officials in Hong Kong. He also indicated he actually had relatives still in jail in China for doing same thing. He shared with me that most Americans do not value what they have in comparison to rest of world. (I'll keep political tangents at a minimum in this blog, but I found his insight interesting)
After I explore a little more, I'll update you all on my findings.
posted by Curt at 1:11 AM
1 Comments:
I read about the republican in Orlando. The article here didn't understand the big deal, but they can still sell teenagers...
Seriously, I was amazed at an article that is re-oonsidering China's "one child policy". They are considering allowing college graduates to have 2 children, but are concerned they may not be as "physically fit".
Perspective is everything.
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