Back to McIntosh home

NOTE: I blog this only based on my experiences!!

I had finished things that I wanted to do in Hong Kong/Macao. Robins met me at the airport. Shan was waiting for me at home with a big smile.

I like new Hong Kong airport than the old one. Well "new" mean, you know what I mean don't you? Compare to the old one, yes it's new.

It was lost of changed after many years that I haven't been back to this part of the world. I lived there for 4 years before though. Honestly I like old time than the new time. Now I felt it is too crowed. Hong Kong with 6 millions people and Macao with more than 500,000 on that tiny place.

Both people from Macao/Hong Kong who I countered in this trip (beside friends that I knew), I would say they are pretty shamelessly rude! People even look different.

The girls sitting at the information desk in Hong Kong airport were unbelievably rude to me. Haven't been to the new airport so I asked one direction. She looked at me like, "Hello, dah....where have you been all these years type"!! and......... she point at me to one direction and said with very very loud voice (OK remember how loud I am so if I said LOUD mean very loud!!), "GO TO THERE....YOU SEE." OK do not tell me that they do not speak well English but they can at least catfish smile at me don't they. Come on, they are working at the information desk so what the heck their job suppose to do even no matter how many people ask them. I just said to her, "Ney Tay Um Hoi San lah?" Mean.... "You all not happy??" as she was talking with her friend just like fighting and can't even look at me !! (By the way after 3 days, my Cantonese came back like a fire balls.). Oh almost forgot to tell you that I went to the supervisor and told her, "Would you teach those girls who work at the information desk to smile please. They look like they are busy fithting each other." The supervisor was a very smart lady though.. She said to me, " I am very sorry."

Then I found an Exchange Boot on the 6 floor. There a man who looks like his wife died 2 days ago... (I am sorry to say such unkindly but I want you to see the picture clearly in here. He also looks like I hate this job and what am I doing here too. ) I have only US$ with me and I need the local money so I asked.." Does HK$ can be used in Macao too?" This is exactly what he said to me, again with very very loud voice and misery looks..."How do I know? I live in Hong Kong. You go ask Macao." This is what I told him back, "Look, you sit in this Exchange Boot "at the air port", different people need different money and by the way you suppose to know all these informations don't you?" and I walk out.

Well....... we all do have own problems but that doesn't mean to share your problem to others. You have problem at home but leave at home just do not bring into information desk or Exchange Boot or to me too!

In Macao worst! Except big hotels there is not much English nor Portuguese. I would say No Chinese No Macao! Portuguese language left very little to the local. Even in casino there is not enough English there!! May be they do not care as they can survive without English. Those mainland Chinese came to gamble day and night so who cares??

Went to a coffee shop in Macao. Tons of Chinese sitting there having breakfast. I went into the shop. As the waiters were busy so I asked (with my big smile which did not help in Macao at all), to a lady who sat by the door in Chinese NOT English, "Lee tor yum ca...fai (mean coffee), tat um tat arh? means, "here can drink coffee or not?" (I asked coffee because mostly they drink Tea not Coffee so I have to make sure before I sit). Again this lady looked at me likes her husband died 2 days ago so leave me alone and do not talk to me type. There was not a ward came out from her mouth and left me speechless next to her. I was pissed and angry hell.

I want to end with this...............................

"Politeness and Friendliness will get you more and bring you where you want to be. How difficult to give a smile to someone at the airport or coffee shope??? How much will cause you for a smile???? You never know this smile might leads you a better job or into a good husband!!