Hong Kong people are the Italians of Asia. They talk constantly, use extravagant hand gestures and love to eat a cuisine that may be the best in the world. But there the similarity ends. Because behind the high rise living, Armani suits, financial acumen and sophisticated nightlife, the traditions of the Cantonese grandma and corner shop herbalist pulse through the veins of every resident.
　  The visitor to wonderful Hong Kong soon learns that with one foot planted in the west and the other in the orient, understanding Hong Kongers and their ways, is not an easy task.
　  Where else in the world will your colleagues tell you that your new hairdo makes you look like a Korean? Or, as boss of your company, your employees expect you to take care of them as a father does his children. Who else will be drinking dried seahorse and deer antler soup for breakfast and eat a T-bone steak for dinner while discussing the billion dollar purchase of Vancouver real estate? And where in the world will bus drivers routinely curse passengers and sing opera as they hurtle through crowded streets? Why, Hong Kong of course!
　  To ensure that you, the foreign resident, fleeting visitor or armchair traveller, enjoy your stay in Hong Kong, our duo of resident authors presents a light-hearted but practical guide to the dos&don'ts of this dynamic city. DON'T stand there like a lemon holding open the elevator doors while everybody marches past you. DO spit the chicken bones and other detritus of culinary ecstasy onto the table: everybody else does. And DO remember that once accepted into a circle of Hong Kong friends, you are there for life with all the responsibilities that go with it. Want to know more? Then DO buy this book!