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Hong Kong and Guangzhou
Monday, January 24, 2005-9:52 PM
I was surprised how different Hong Kong is from Guangzhou. After Natasha received the necessary documents to travel to Hong Kong, we finally went last weekend.
Just to get to Hong Kong, you have to take a bus to Huanggang and pass through Mainland immigration. Next you board a second bus to pass through Hong Kong immigration. Finally, you take a third bus into Hong Kong.
Here are a few differences I noticed between Guangzhou and Hong Kong:
Hong Kong: People speak English as a second language.
Guangzhou: Peaple speak Mandarin as a second language.
Hong Kong: Driver's side is on the right side, not the left side.
Guangzhou: Driver's side is on the right side, not the wrong side.
Hong Kong: Pedestrians wait at crosswalks for the signal.
Guangzhou: Pedestrians cross anywhere and anytime the benefits weighed against the chance of getting hurt works out in their favor.
Hong Kong: Fake goods are hard to find.
Guangzhou: Real goods are hard to find.
Hong Kong: McDonalds at every corner.
Guangzhou: McDonalds at every other corner.
If you have Quicktime on your computer, you can see one of the tourist sites in Hong Kong in this short movie, Kowloonywood.
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