The ones I think are most accurate:
You confuse Welcome with Wellcome.
You started singing karaoke when you were five.
You always have the latest mobile phone.
You call a lot of your friends Fei Jai.
You’ve dyed your hair before.
If someone buys something, you brag about how its cheaper in Hong Kong.
You show off your mobile phone that you got in Hong Kong “for cheap.”
Owning a Mercedes Benz means you are well off, but it’s nothing compared to owning a lawn mower – the ultimate status symbol.
You say aiya! and wah!.
People think that PK stands for Penalty Kick, but you know what it really means
Shaolin and Wu Tang actually mean something to you.
You shat your pants before the 1997 handover.
You’re in another country and you try to make a local call, but wtf? you have to pay for it!
You know at least three people named Alan Wong.
You can twirl your pen around your fingers. (wish i could do this DX)
The ones I think are most applicable to David Wong:
You prefer Sony.
You have many credit cards.
Your Chinese handwriting really sucks.
You have a collection of model robots, built or yet to be built.
If someone buys something, you brag about how its cheaper in Hong Kong.
You have a Walkman, Discman and Minidisk player that you don’t use anymore because you use an MP3 player.
You know someone who can get you a good deal on electronics.
You own a Snoopy toy from Mcdonalds.
You look like you are sixteen.
Probably true but applies to lots of other Chinese too:
You have more than 30 cousins.
You play badminton.
You eat instant noodles too often.
You never order appetizers at a restaurant.
You build a mountain of salad when you eat in Pizza Hut.
Your stationery has pictures of your favourite cartoon character.
When having dim sum, you rinse your dishes in hot water before you eat. (Malaysians do it too)
You spit bones and food scraps on the table.
You have heaps of shoes and slippers blocking the entrance to your home.
Your kitchen is coated in a film of sticky grease.
Your cook top is covered with tin foil.
You miss the drinks and snacks that you can only get in Hong Kong.
You have a Walkman, Discman and Minidisk player that you don’t use anymore because you use an MP3 player.
Your luggage is near empty when you arrive in HK (or relevant country), and it’s full when you leave.
You’ve had a Tamagotchi.
When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out.
You use Park ‘N Shop bags as binliners.
You have a piano in your living room.
When you go to a dance party, there are a wall of guys surrounding the dance floor trying to look cool.
You feel like you’ve gotten a good deal if you didn’t pay tax.
You beat eggs with chopsticks instead of a fork.
You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing.
You starve yourself before going to all you can eat sushi.
You never discuss your love life with your parents.
You turn bright red after drinking alcohol.
You have more than five remotes in your house.
You wear (or need) glasses.
Your grandmother lives with you and your family.
It annoys you how shops close at 5pm in other countries and you expect them to be open.
You have a 40 lb. bag of rice in your kitchen.
Your parents still tried to get you into places half-price saying you were 12 when you were really 15.
Your parents compare you with their colleagues’ nerdy kids.
You make a list of things to do and buy when you get back.
Your parents expect you to be best friends with nerds.
You have way more technology than your foreign friends.
Your family always cheers for the Asian athlete on TV.
The furniture in your house never matches the wallpaper, the carpet, the decorations, or any of the rest of the furniture.
All of your [western] friends ask you to translate whenever they see Chinese characters.
The vast majority of the people related to you wear glasses/contacts.
Your parents have either made you play the piano, the violin, or both.
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You’ve lost a lot of money on the Mark Six.
You know what it means when you call someone inch.
You try to avoid pork chops. And i’m not talking about the food.
When you go back to Hong Kong, the last thing your smoking friend asks you is to buy them a carton of Reds.
You’ve owned a pair of Bak Faan Yu.
You use Bak Fa Yao.
You read “tsing tao” instead of “world journal” or “china press.”
You party at Club 7-11.
Don’t know about this but it sure does remind me of C:
If you’re a guy you are keen in military stuff (guns, aircraft, tanks), but you’re too pussy to be a soldier.
- original, unabridged list from the “You know you’re from Hong Kong when…” facebook group
