Well, I'm back at work but not entirely back on U.S. time. Our journey is complete and I am disappointed that I will not be able to blog since the excitement in my life has subsided for now. I figured I'd take one last opportunity to post to our travel blog with my closing thoughts on our trip to Hong Kong.
Mac Tonight Still Employed
Its refreshing to know that Mac from the Mac Tonight is still gainfully employed. He is here in Hong Kong promoting McDonald's 24 hour service. I was unable to snap a pic of the advertisement with Mac that I saw on the side of a bus because buses in HK drive about 80 mph down little streets. If you forgot Mac, here is what he looks like.
Facial Hair
This was Williams observation but I find it very interesting. No men in HK have facial hair. Not sure why but I spent most of the day Friday looking for a guy with facial hair. This new obsession most likely distracted me from finding funny signs but it was to interesting to ignore. William was the only guy I noticed in HK with facial hair. On Saturday I finally saw a guy with facial hair whom I wish I took a picture of. He kinda looked like the guy in Kill Bill that trained Uma Thurmond. I think he might have been homeless. So, in translation, only homeless guys have facial hair.
Baseball Hats
Guys don't seem to where baseball hats here. Maybe it's illegial and that is why the cop in the airport told William to take his off. I did see some teenage girls wearing the trailer trash mesh hats when we were in the mall yesterday so baseball hats don't seem to be banned all together.
Litter
While the city seems to have a constant smoggy haze hanging over it and many of the buildings are pretty dirty and shack-like, HK is surprisingly litter free.
Chop Sticks
While I'm sure the fish heavy diet of the Chinese plays a part in why they are so thin, I think more of it has to do with Chopsticks.
Hong Kong Rich
With the exchange rate being about $7.80 to $1 American, one could get the impression he was rich. William and I referred to this as "Hong Kong Rich". We were very disappointed to learn that they just raised the prices of products so pricing was equivalent.
Crossing SignalsEvery intersection in Hong Kong has a crossing signal that has a clanking sound that rings when it is safe to cross. This clanking sound gets faster as the signal gets closer to changing to red. It really adds suspense to the situation. For me, the sound translated into a little old Chinese man saying hurry, hurry, hurry over and over again.
Disappointments
There were a few things about the trip that were disappointing.
Toilet Technology
Watching the Simpson's travel to Tokyo led me to believe that Asia was far advanced when it came to toilet technology. Sadly, my toilet did not make any sight seeing suggestions and while it didn't say so, I don't think it was happy to receive my waste.
Avenue of the Stars Omissions
The following stars were omitted on the Hong Kong Avenue of the Stars.
- Hong Kong Phewy
- Long Duck Dong - AKA - Gedde Watanabe
- China the Wrestler - While not Chinese, she should be acknowledged for her representation of the country.
Again, this is probably more of a Japanese thing, but I was excited to watch game shows hoping that they would be funny like the Japanese shows I have seen. Unfortunately the Chinese do not share the game show genius gene that the Japanese possess. I was only able to find one game show that seemed to be a low budget Price is Right rip-off.
Historical Sightseeing
I was disappointed to learn that most of the sightseeing in Hong Kong was either man made sights or shopping locations. Hong Kong doesn't seem to have a well preserved history, or if they do, they don't promote it well.
Overall it was a really good trip. I don't think I would ever would have ventured to the east if it wasn't for my job. It looks like we will be going back soon so we will be able to add to this blog in the future.
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