(Her: Joanna)
We all know the pace in Asia is fast. But how fast?
The distance between places are counted precisely by the minute not by the unit of 5 minutes. For example, Charlie’s co-worker told him it takes 4 minutes to walk from his office to a specific store (yes, it does indeed take 4 minutes precisely).
When you go into the subway during rush hour, you feel like you are in a speed walking race. Don’t worry. You definitely can walk really fast as the person behind you and around you will make sure you match their speed. If you want to throw something away into the garbage can on the side of the walkway, forget about it. It feels like you are crossing the highway.
You would think seniors would not be in a rush walking in that pace, would you? Oh…you are wrong. After a lifetime living in Hong Kong and totally living up to the saying “money is time”, you can’t resist to rush in a senior’s pace. There are plenty of seniors crossing the road when there is no car passing even it is a red light. Are they rushing to some place? No. They are just going home or to the wet market.
With this pace, no wonder why people in HK are stressed.
