Comments on: Back from Hanoi http://yeinjee.com/2008/back-from-hanoi/ Popular blog about Asian culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, trend, events, traditions and offbeat stuff. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:53:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: kyon http://yeinjee.com/2008/back-from-hanoi/#comment-1796 kyon Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:44:48 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=862#comment-1796 welcome back :) welcome back :)

]]> By: Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/2008/back-from-hanoi/#comment-1790 Yein Jee Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:42:44 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=862#comment-1790 Glad you like the site Sam. Hong Kong is a good place to start a journey for people who have never visited Asia before... it's modern, safe, clean, with great food and easy to navigate, yet preserves a decent degree of Chinese tradition and heritage. The major downside is that HK is relatively expensive compared to other Asian cities; still affordable though. Lots of Hong Kongers do understand a bit of English, and lots of the restaurants' menu are written in both Chinese and English... unless you are trying some really local places and restaurants, communication shouldn't be a huge problem. Hong Kongers are friendly in general; however, in some places (especially non-tourist area) the locals might show impatience if you are indecisive... for example if you are slow in ordering your food. I guess it's just their fast tempo of living and nothing hostile about that. Glad you like the site Sam.

Hong Kong is a good place to start a journey for people who have never visited Asia before… it’s modern, safe, clean, with great food and easy to navigate, yet preserves a decent degree of Chinese tradition and heritage.

The major downside is that HK is relatively expensive compared to other Asian cities; still affordable though.

Lots of Hong Kongers do understand a bit of English, and lots of the restaurants’ menu are written in both Chinese and English… unless you are trying some really local places and restaurants, communication shouldn’t be a huge problem.

Hong Kongers are friendly in general; however, in some places (especially non-tourist area) the locals might show impatience if you are indecisive… for example if you are slow in ordering your food. I guess it’s just their fast tempo of living and nothing hostile about that.

]]> By: Sam from DC, USA http://yeinjee.com/2008/back-from-hanoi/#comment-1788 Sam from DC, USA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:09:36 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=862#comment-1788 Love your site. First time visitor and can't stop browsing. Be safe on your travels. Going to Hong Kong next January. First time to Asia - ever. Any tips? Love your site. First time visitor and can’t stop browsing. Be safe on your travels.

Going to Hong Kong next January. First time to Asia – ever. Any tips?

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