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Hong Kong advice

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:43 am
by Fluffer

I will be studying for a year in Hong Kong at HKU and depart monday.


If any of you have any tips, advice etc for living in the city that would be great.




This is also potentially one of my last topic/posts on these forums as i will no longer regularly visit in HK, and by the time i return to the UK next year, everything may have moved to Bethesda.net. So just in case, goodbye to everyone here who i won't see on the new site.


Hong Kong advice

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:28 am
by Roberto Gaeta

Be careful, they have a lot of beautiful girls ;)


Hong Kong advice

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 8:45 am
by Philip Rua

Avoid green hats.


Don't forget to give face.


Hong Kong advice

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:24 pm
by Justin Hankins

https://youtu.be/YrlJum5u4uE.


:laugh:


Hong Kong advice

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:50 am
by TIhIsmc L Griot
And always let sleeping dogs lie....

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:07 pm
by Nomee
Hong Kong is awesome. I love that place. Don't be afraid to make friends there. I did and I had a blast while they showed me around.


Pretty much all you have to do is act like a normal human being and you'll be just fine.

Hong Kong advice

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:42 am
by Svenja Hedrich

advice:



remember, other nations have far different societal norms and customs, especially when going from a western Nation to an East Asian one like you will be doing..


before you even get on the plane, do quite a bit of research into what is and isn't acceptable in the nation you are going to visit.. a rather common example in many east Asian nations is you really shouldn't give anyone a tip, as to those in many asian nations it is considered disrespectful..




anyways, enoy yourself man


Hong Kong advice

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:47 am
by Rudy Paint fingers

Cheers guys, i will take that all into consideration.


Hong Kong advice

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:18 pm
by SWagg KId
I'd love to go check out China. Such an ancient people.

Hong Kong advice

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:25 am
by Alexandra Ryan

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1392413/Prince-Philip-defends-infamous-slitty-eyed-gaffe.html



He's a royal and rich so can get away with being a total dike, you probably can't.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:35 pm
by Nadia Nad

Hong Kong is cool. Chinese people are cool as well. I guess just be careful and be safe and achieve what you are going to study.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:56 am
by Kate Norris
Hong Kong is probably rather used to Brits being Brits*, though, so there shouldn't be as much danger of faux paus as there would be elsewhere in China.

*I mean, the city was founded on the principle of selling opium to feed a tea addiction (and being willing to declare war on a country to expedite matters).

Hong Kong advice

PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:31 am
by Taylah Haines

Bring lots of money.