Locals&Mainlanders would never use the words "wrong side of bed?"Original Post Deleted
Last edited by HowardCoombs; 27-03-2012 at 11:56 AM.
Agree with TheB's point - in some cultures complaints are made loud and clear and highly expressive, while other cultures suck it up and stoicly go about their business. Generally the Asian culture is not to loudly complain and draw attention to oneself (especialy in front of a bunch of strangers waiting for a lift that you will run into at some point), but approach it quietly so as to allow others to save face.
That Brit must be suffering from the classic "gwailo superiority complex". I've seen it from time to time in HK. The symptoms include arrogant disdain towards the locals, inability to speak in a civilized manner, suffers from delusion that all locals are his or her servants and has a heavy dose of "my way or the highway" mentality.
Some of them end up in court for assault charges and scuffle with locals and are promptly fired and sent back to where they came from by their companies. Other manage to hang around long enough.
A rare few end up in bigger trouble when they mess with fishes bigger than they can handle, like picking a fight with the triads. They assume the triads are just as "meek" and "timid" as the average local. Very bad assumption. Although I've only heard of the odd expat that ran into triads since both groups generally stay clear of each other...except for those who suffer from the mental illness known as the "gwailo superiority complex".
Last edited by Watercooler; 27-03-2012 at 01:54 PM.
Sometimes I really don`t understand why foreigners want to stay here in HK for long. Probably because of their jobs. Otherwise it`s pretty much a hell hole here and probably will get even more worst under CY Leung comrade`s administration. That`s probably why all these frustration you've seen in these people.
Last edited by Watercooler; 27-03-2012 at 02:11 PM.