I love the food in Hong Kong. There is no doubt in my mind that this is one of the main reasons why I keep wanting to come back. However, one of the other reasons why I think I am intrigued with the Hong Kong culture is the “logical madness”. I get *annoyed* at crowds in Toronto because I think there is no point for them. Eaton centre is always crowded with mall rats wandering around without any reason. I find that Hong Kong crowds are always moving with some sort of purpose. I relate to this type of process of getting stuff done. I go into a store for what I need and not to “look”.

This HK behaviour can be seen in their “coffee shop culture”. Unlike in North America where there is unlimited wifi in Starbucks/Mcdonalds, we quickly found out that there is a 20 min limit at each of these restaurants. These businesses want you in and out so that they can serve the next customer. There is also very little public “seating” (hence the “asia-man squat” is quite popular). We were also discouraged by building security guards when sitting/resting on a ledge.

The physical transition from the time zone change is always hard on us, but I always find the culture change very intriguing each time I come back to HK. I am looking forward to, but also a little nervous of going to the cities where I do not have much knowledge of their culture. Japan here we come!