25 Things Hongkongers Visiting The UK Just Get

Oh 7-Eleven, where art thou?

1. Committing a huge faux pas in the cashpoint line by breathing down the neck of the person in front of you.

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Oh, those people standing around 10 feet back are in the QUEUE? Why are they so far away?

2. Everyone laughing at your shivering in your multiple layers when the weather drops to a bone-chilling 15°C.

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This is crazy cold for us, OK?

3. Pigeon was just another delicious type of poultry… until you went to Trafalgar Square.

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The British were right! They ARE winged rats!

4. On the way over, having to unpack your luggage at the airport, only to reveal mooncakes, dried lap cheung sausage, rice cookers, Pei Pa Koa, and underwear drying racks for your FOB relatives.

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Oh, and grandma's packed it all in a "hung baat lam" bag for you. There goes your chance for a flight upgrade.

5. And on the way back, maxing out your luggage allowance to bring back English chocolate, cheddar cheese, gossip magazines, and half of Boots' inventory for your BBC friends.

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Yes, Customs Officer, that IS a lot of Cadbury's.

6. Being called "Oriental".

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“BRB just need to hop in my sedan chair to go trade in this gold ingot for some opium.”

7. Using weird colonial English words that don’t actually exist in England.

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“I’ll just go to the shroff to pay for the car parking. Meet you by the nullah?”

8. "Do you eat dogs?"

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No. That's weird parts of outback China.

9. "Do you know Kung Fu?"

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No. Do you know Morris Dancing?

10. And the worst: "Do you speak Japanese?"

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No. That's people from Japan. FFS.

11. Going to Wagamama and being the first to finish by about 20 minutes, as everyone else is struggling with their chopsticks.

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*buuuurp*

12. Everyone back home assuming your souvenir Harrods shopping bag is a fake.

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But it's reeeeall!!! I bought it in duty freeeee!!!

13. Trying to order in Cantonese at the Chinese take-away...

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...and the guy replies, "Sorry love, I'm from Reading."

14. And then, when you get your food, no one wants to share.

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“You know, if we put all the dishes in the middle, we could all try a bit of everythi... Never mind.”

15. Going to the supermarket to buy rice and not being able to find a packet bigger than 500 grams.

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Our rice aisle is your frozen chips aisle.

16. Speaking of rice... paying £2.50 for a bowl of plain white rice in a Chinese restaurant?!

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17. The British obsession with cheesy music.

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We're in a nightclub, wearing out coolest clothes and trying to get laid. Why are we dancing around to the "Dirty Dancing" theme song?

18. English people wear their shoes in the house!

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And when you take your shoes off in other people's houses, everyone thinks you're a germophobe.

19. Feeling up all the fruit in the supermarket.

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And everyone thinking you're some kind of fruit pervert.

20. Walking around after 6pm (outside of London) and seeing absolutely NO ONE.

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Where are all the people? Are we going to get murdered?

21. Where are all the 7-Elevens?

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Seriously, where do you buy microwave dumplings when you're drunk at 4am?

22. Trying to navigate the tube after being spoiled rotten by the MTR.

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A three-minute delay! This is outrage!

23. When the chicken you ordered arrives at the table and your friend nearly throws up.

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Oops! Forgot that not everyone is used to having their food arrive with a face still attached.

24. Feeling seriously underwhelmed by November 5th fireworks displays.

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You call that a fireworks display? This is a fireworks display.

25. And Christmas decorations.

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You call that a shopping centre Christmas display? This is a shopping centre Christmas display.

But it's OK, because whenever you get homesick there's always Chinatown.

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