I liked that the shirts and jeans I bought fitted me well. This is important. You will have to live with those clothes for a couple of years at least. It must be that they are made to fit Asian bodies. And they were cheap too.
I liked that the airport is so convenient to the city. It takes only 22 minutes by express train. And you can check in your luggage in the city terminal, saving you having to carry it yourself to the airport.
The Chinese food is of course good. Other cuisines I can only give it a pass, at least for the restaurants in my price class.
There are good CD and DVD shops where you can get some rare releases.
You can grab a computer gadget or two by making a visit to Sham Shui Po.
On the negative side, HK is cramped, but what do you expect? Anyway for a day or two, it's tolerable.
I'll have to seriously consider making HK a stopover on the way back from Europe for a shopping raid. One could arrive early on day one from Europe, leave the luggage at the hotel, go for yum cha and then shopping. Spend the evening relaxing. In the morning, have a leisurely breakfast, check in the luggage at the city terminal, then go for lunch, maybe even yum cha again, then finish the shopping and leave for the airport in the evening. There's a plan.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Shopping patter
It is sooo embarrassing shopping in Japan when you don't understand the language; they are so polite. I got greeted when I entered a store, I got talked to when making a purchase, and I got farewelled on leaving the store.
The patter was too rapid-fire but I think I have finally worked out what they are saying. It goes something like this:
Welcome to our lowly store oh esteemed customer today this item is 410 yen I am receiving a 1000 yen note from you which gives 590 yen change here is your purchase here is your change and here is your precious docket thank you so much for shopping in our humble store goodbye and please have a wonderful life forever and ever.
If there was a pause, it would be probably be: Would you like this bento box microwaved, or Do you have a loyalty card?
See, shopping in Japan isn't hard.
The patter was too rapid-fire but I think I have finally worked out what they are saying. It goes something like this:
Welcome to our lowly store oh esteemed customer today this item is 410 yen I am receiving a 1000 yen note from you which gives 590 yen change here is your purchase here is your change and here is your precious docket thank you so much for shopping in our humble store goodbye and please have a wonderful life forever and ever.
If there was a pause, it would be probably be: Would you like this bento box microwaved, or Do you have a loyalty card?
See, shopping in Japan isn't hard.
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