Hong Kong aka Rage Inducing City
When I first arrived to Hong Kong, I thought to myself, “Hey, I think I can actually see myself working and living here for a few years”. It has great public transportation, it’s modern, and cheap food is everywhere. But after a while, I realized I’m way too westernized to handle the people here. Everyone is so rude! They would cut in line, push and shove their way past you. Forget about hearing “excuse me” in either English or Chinese form. Expects to get pushed while crossing the street or getting on the train.
I think Hong Kong will eventually bring out the worst in you. If you don’t stand your ground or push back, you’ll get walked all over. You really can’t help but to keep your elbow out while walking – it’s THAT bad. I find that I’ve completely lost patience in trying to be polite.
I went to The Peak today to get some last minute photography done before I leave. The place was filled with mainlanders and Indian tourists. I have no issue with them as long as they are civilized, but they all act like a bunch of fucking refugees – pushing and shoving when the tram arrived. They even banged on the door of the tram wanting to get on when it was clear that it wasn’t ready for embankment. There were mainlanders cutting in line. I noticed they all use the same tactic – they’d all pretend to look lost while on their cellphone and act like they are looking for someone all at the same time – it was disgusting. When it came time to get on the tram again to go back down, people started pushing again. I got really pissed cause this China lady kept pushing me. I told her to stop pushing. She kept pushing and rambling something in Mandarin. I told her to stop pushing repeatedly, she pretended she didn’t understand and pushed on and then elbowed me. I lost it. I elbowed her back. She shoved me. I stopped immediately, turned around and stared at her straight in the eyes and asked her “what are you going to do now”. I swear to god, if she would have touched me again, someone is gonna go down, and it ain’t gonna be me. She was actually just at the right height where I can easily throw a Thai elbow across her face, which will split her face open. Thankfully, security stopped her from touching me again.
Yeah, when I get angry, I get scary angry and things can get violent quickly. That had only happened a few times in my life (getting angry, that is… not getting violent) where I can actually feel adrenaline running through my veins. When it comes to my flight or fight instinct, I think I naturally choose to fight for some reason. So that kind of makes me think I might have a tendency to get violent when push comes to shove…literally.
So yeah, I think it’s time I go back to Canada where there would be fewer of these incidents for the safety of those around me! 
