You've Been In Hong Kong Too Long When:

Mean Streets · You stop avoiding other pedestrians by stepping aside or turning your shoulders. You charge straight ahead and make no attempt to move, often colliding with others.

· You step out from a store front onto the sidewalk without looking in either direction to see if anyone is coming, causing people to barge into you. You give them a dirty look when they do, as though it were their fault.

· You step out from a store front onto the sidewalk and stop dead in the flow of pedestrian traffic, impeding another's passage just as they were about to walk by unobstructed. You stare into the air, pondering the mysteries of the universe, or perhaps considering the direction you intend to head, when you should have done it before you left the store.

· You cut corners wherever and whenever possible, giving no thought as to who else might be on the other side.

· You dart into a gap no wider than three inches, if it exists, between the rail of an escalator and the people about to step onto it, instead of waiting half a second longer and stepping in behind them.

· You let the bags that you're carrying slam into the legs of passers-by rather than tuck them in close or behind you to prevent them from swinging.

· You're unable to walk in a straight line. You meander, creating havoc for the persons behind you who have to guess which way you're about to go so that they may pass by.

· You talk on your mobile phone at 120 decibels. You're incapable of speaking in a normal tone of voice.

· You pick your nose in full view of anyone that may be watching. You don't use a tissue. You don't care. You examine the booger before flicking it onto the ground.

· You belch at high volume. It doesn't matter if you're male or female.

· You break wind inside a carriage on the MTR. You don't care that air conditioning carries the smell downwind of you to other passengers.

· You refuse to step aside to let passengers exit MTR trains. You try to squeeze through them in an attempt to get a free seat. You do this with little regard for the elderly person who requires it.

· You jump the queue, pretending to be confused about where the line begins.

· You take the taxi that pulls up in front of you even when it is clear that the person next to you hailed it first. You act surprised by their disdain, but take the cab anyway.

· You don't care whose eyes are poked out by the tips at the edge of your umbrella, as long as you stay dry.

· You lean around the person in front of you at the ATM to watch the progress of their transaction.

· You answer your mobile phone in the theatre, despite the many announcements before the start of the film reminding you to turn it off. You're too important to follow the rules.

· You recognise yourself on this list.