the best way to visit Hong Kong
Ryuichi UEDA
Hong Kong • a popular tourist des<na<on • mix of English and Chinese culture • able to enjoy conversa<on in English
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The problem
• too expensive to stay – The Peninsula: 50000JPY 〜 – MarrioQ: 40000JPY 〜 – Hotel Nikko: 17000JPY 〜 – Best Western: 10000JPY 〜
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We just serve rich customers!!
The Answer:重慶大厦 • near by The Peninsula (= the center of Hong Kong) • lots of guesthouses – 500JPY〜3000JPY
• I stayed 7 nights
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appears in 深夜特急
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Let's stay in!
• various nice advantages
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You can join in nego<a<on trainings.
• invalida<on of advanced reserva<ons – "OK! OK! I know it but please stay this (no window) room."
• It's a common prac<ce.
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Oba-‐chan (from Official Page of Dragon-‐inn)
You know the defini<on of "a bathroom."
• suite of a shower equipment, a toilet bowl, and a dresser
• one bathroom for four rooms • a big kick hole on the door • don't drink with the cup • no fan, no O2
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You can hear Japanese in the building.
• "NISEMONO ARUYO"
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You can have a disaster drill.
• Survive from the hopeless! – a fire alarm with an actual short-‐circuit – only one stair case in the tower – People on the floor don't care. – People on the floor can't speak English.
– I had to manage everything for the people...
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Conclusion
• Let's visit Chunking Mansions AT YOUR OWN RISK! – survival English (and gestures) – not so dangerous if you don't meet dangerous situa<ons, ha ha...
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