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Originally Posted by Badhobz
It’s a weird and beautiful place Hong Kong. Weird in a dystopian kind of way. Either you’re like super rich and live around repulse bay / ocean park area or you live in cage homes and commute in from Yuen long / new territories.
Every year my wife goes back and as soon she arrives back home she turns into this little bitch. I mean she’s already little so I guess she turns into this huge bitch and starts looking down on the peons scurrying around her. Drivers, maids, caretakers, etc.
I went to take the central escalators for fun last year and their entire family looked at me like wtf ?!?? How is that an activity ?! I asked them if they’ve ever went and they were like uhhhhh no?
It beats sitting around at the chariot club in a stupid room having this sad ass waiter kid serve you like you’re some sort of an emperor.
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I get you and generally agree. Having lived in both places I definitely see the pros and cons of both. In Hong Kong if you're well off, you're definitely treated differently and propped up on a pedestal. Whereas in Canada, everyone is treated 'equally', which includes the random Starbucks barista that give the paying customer attitude and expect a large tip, or garbage men who go on strike and let the homeowner's garbage rot for a week in their own lot.
I don't expect to be treated like a king or treat them like peons, but if I'm paying taxes and maintenance (strata fees) I expect my garbage to be collected or I'd raise up hell too