I woke up early today and got out of bed all happy and looking forward to a new day =D
Okay, that's a lie.
This morning was pretty miserable. I had gotten back at 3 something last night because there was a Babson meetup in LKF. I kept waking up and I skyped Brian for a while so I might have gotten 2 or 3 hours of sleep total. Early this morning though, my dad's friend called me and told me he was at my school. I just blinked for a while before I realized I had totally forgotten I had made plans to get dim sum with his family. So I rushed out of bed, took a quick shower and ran downstairs. My head was feeling pretty messed up but I put on a smile and greeted my "uncle."
He was so nice. He brought me over to his place and his wife gave me some ginseng soup that she had made earlier that morning just for me. That warmed me down to my soul hehe. I talked with his father for a while because their family was really close to my dad. It was nice hearing about their exploits when they were young. Then they treated me to dim sum at the Homantin Plaza nearby. They treated me so kindly that I was taken aback. I didn't really know how to respond when they told me to come by more often for dinner and soup. I just nodded and smiled.
Okay, that's a lie.
This morning was pretty miserable. I had gotten back at 3 something last night because there was a Babson meetup in LKF. I kept waking up and I skyped Brian for a while so I might have gotten 2 or 3 hours of sleep total. Early this morning though, my dad's friend called me and told me he was at my school. I just blinked for a while before I realized I had totally forgotten I had made plans to get dim sum with his family. So I rushed out of bed, took a quick shower and ran downstairs. My head was feeling pretty messed up but I put on a smile and greeted my "uncle."
He was so nice. He brought me over to his place and his wife gave me some ginseng soup that she had made earlier that morning just for me. That warmed me down to my soul hehe. I talked with his father for a while because their family was really close to my dad. It was nice hearing about their exploits when they were young. Then they treated me to dim sum at the Homantin Plaza nearby. They treated me so kindly that I was taken aback. I didn't really know how to respond when they told me to come by more often for dinner and soup. I just nodded and smiled.
What I realized here, is that local HK people are extremely hospitable and kind to their guests. Holy, my suitemate, is the best example of this. She invited us to her family's mid-autumn fest dinner and we were treated really kindly by her family (previous post). Now, this family whom I barely knew through my dad was also treating me equally as kindly. I was perplexed by this cultural difference so I decided to do a bit of research. It turns out that once Chinese people view you as a guest, they will do everything they can to make your experience warm, especially if you're a foreigner. I am so thankful to these people because they have truly gone out of their way to make me feel at home in Hong Kong.
Here's some more information about Chinese Guest & Host Customs
Here's some more information about Chinese Guest & Host Customs