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Things that people in Hong Kong will stand and watch #14

15/3/2014

 
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Cooking demonstrations.

Things that people in Hong Kong will stand and watch #13

4/3/2014

 
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School performances.

Things that people in Hong Kong will stand and watch #8

5/9/2012

 
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Hair cuts.

Things that people in Hong Kong will stand and watch #7

5/9/2012

 
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Games of Chinese chess.

Things that people in Hong Kong will stand and watch #5

1/5/2012

 
Movies playing outside of DVD shops.
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English names* that say, "I couldn't be bothered"

15/4/2012

 
For men
Wo
So
Him
Sing
Fai
Just using their surname
For men and women
Wing
Man
Using the two initials of their romanised Chinese name (eg: CY, KK, etc)
For women
Yan
Ling
Any "double" name (eg: Ching Ching, Bo Bo, etc)
* Chinese people in Hong Kong take English names for several reasons: 1) As Cantonese is a tonal language, romanised Cantonese names are at risk of being mispronounced with prohibitive and sometimes offensive consequences; 2) Chinese people prefer to keep their given names for their families, and there's a certain amount of protection from identity theft involved too; 3) It helps Chinese people learning English to enter into an English-speaking mind-set.

Things that people in Hong Kong will stand and watch #4

20/2/2012

 
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TVs in shopping malls.

Things that people in Hong Kong will stand and watch #3

10/2/2012

 
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Promotional videos in the windows of closed shops.

Things that people in Hong Kong will stand and watch #2

5/2/2012

 
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Product demonstrations on the street.

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Foods that people in Hong Kong get disproportionately excited* about

1/2/2012

 
1) Abalone
2) Red bean dessert
3) Sweet potato
4) Fish balls, beef balls, etc
5) Hairy crabs**

Generally in East Asia, people also seem to have a disproportionately high regard for these foods too:
- Durian
- Eggs that are either rotten or uncooked
- Offal
- Processed cheese
- Soy Milk
- Stinky tofu
- Spam
- Supermarket bread (ie: not fresh / bakery bread)
- Tapioca

* I don't mean "enthusiastic" about, I mean visibly thrilled at the mere mention. "Disproportionately", because of their bland taste / texture and their ubiquity.
** Perhaps this one is fair enough - it is a seasonal / traditional food.
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