I am trying to nourish my customer relationships in Asia-Pacific. To that end, I invited them to join me for lunch. They suggested a nearby Chinese Eatery.
“What would you like?” Richard asked.
“I’m not particular,” I replied. “I can eat anything.” (“Except cucumbers,” I thought.)
“Be careful about what you say,” Richard replied. “You are in China.”
“Good point,” I said. “I can eat anything normal.”
“I understand,” Richard replied. Then he ordered the starter: jellyfish.
“What does this taste like?” I asked.
“Cucumber,”
“Wonderful,” I thought.
“Actually, there’s not much taste. You have to dip in garlic and soy sauce.”
It looked, well, it looked like a blob of gelatine. It was, however, crunchy and, with the garlic, somewhat tasty. I politely demurred on the chicken feet option.
Hong Kong is a very dynamic city. They continue to reclaim land from the harbor and building construction hasn’t diminished. Many banks are moving to a new facility that is being erected on the Kowloon (mainland) side of the harbour. Interestingly, even though the building is not finished, tenants have already occupied into the bottom 30 floors.
“What would you like?” Richard asked.
“I’m not particular,” I replied. “I can eat anything.” (“Except cucumbers,” I thought.)
“Be careful about what you say,” Richard replied. “You are in China.”
“Good point,” I said. “I can eat anything normal.”
“I understand,” Richard replied. Then he ordered the starter: jellyfish.
“What does this taste like?” I asked.
“Cucumber,”
“Wonderful,” I thought.
“Actually, there’s not much taste. You have to dip in garlic and soy sauce.”
It looked, well, it looked like a blob of gelatine. It was, however, crunchy and, with the garlic, somewhat tasty. I politely demurred on the chicken feet option.
Hong Kong is a very dynamic city. They continue to reclaim land from the harbor and building construction hasn’t diminished. Many banks are moving to a new facility that is being erected on the Kowloon (mainland) side of the harbour. Interestingly, even though the building is not finished, tenants have already occupied into the bottom 30 floors.
The economic situation has a positive side here. The skies were actually blue. The last time I saw something like this in Hong Kong was 1993.
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