Cultural Comparison

The MTR (Mass Transit Rapid) is quite an efficient beast. Although it takes 38 minutes to go from University to Sheung Wan (the end of the blue line on the far side of Hong Kong Island), it is pretty efficient. The inefficient thing is the people. Unlike NYC, the people are not seeming like they are in a hurry. Where New Yorkers push and weave around people, Hong Kong is full of slow moving people just idling in the queues. It is quite a contrast to the pulse of the city and is a bit frustrating. This is definitely one thing that I will need to get used to. Dodging around people doesn't even seem to get you anywhere. So perhaps I just need to chill out and ride the MTR at their pace.


- Catherine