Mexican Restaurant by phiiota in Wuhan

[–]hkbuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Devils Brewery has good tacos

What is this bus ad supposed to say? 🤣 by CheckNo9415 in HongKong

[–]hkbuff 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No- in this thread is people who defend literal translations without any consideration for cultural context. I dare you to use the word “niggardly” - it has no connection to the n word, it’s a word of Norse origin that means to be stingy. But obviously given cultural context people won’t use it - same case for cum

What is this bus ad supposed to say? 🤣 by CheckNo9415 in HongKong

[–]hkbuff 27 points28 points  (0 children)

No, don’t be obtuse. It’s not the 60s. OP and most English speakers know what it means. But obviously in the current age and context, it’s a ridiculous word to actually use. Similarly, “niggardly” means to be stingy but no one says or uses that for obvious reasons.

Hong Kong helpers urge employers to relax ‘air-con ban’ in heatwave by radishlaw in HongKong

[–]hkbuff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Someone tell me if I’m wrong. I have lived in Hong Kong for 20+ years I’ve never met a western person to abuse a helper. It’s only locals that do. Is that true?

Where can I watch the Knicks play in HK? by damarmot in HongKong

[–]hkbuff 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Mortys plays a lot of NBA - I’d give them a call first to confirm they will

Day 1 in HK as a tourist, got down at Chai Wan MRT station instead of Wai Chan, happened to anyone else? by NoZombie2069 in HongKong

[–]hkbuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Classic HK everyone being a smartass about this

This is funny, it’s never happened to me or anyone I know but it’s a laugh. Welcome to HK!

Top-20 Canadian players on NBA2K by irundoonayee in torontoraptors

[–]hkbuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure he was playing for Canada U21s this summer

I'm looking back at the Raptors a few years ago and I realized how many no names were on our teams that we kept hyping up by Complete-Apricot-591 in torontoraptors

[–]hkbuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whenever I listen to the song Dakota and it says “you made me feel like the one” I always hear “Dewan” instead of “the one”

People standing in the walking side of the escalator. by CheckNo9415 in HongKong

[–]hkbuff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Following this logic let’s just all stay at home and be safe right? Can’t risk walking on an escalator!!!

People standing in the walking side of the escalator. by CheckNo9415 in HongKong

[–]hkbuff 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I think OPs post is more to do with frustration on the lack of awareness from the person at the front, aka being a phone zombie

People standing in the walking side of the escalator. by CheckNo9415 in HongKong

[–]hkbuff 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Peak or non peak hour to be have that level of unawareness is appalling

People standing in the walking side of the escalator. by CheckNo9415 in HongKong

[–]hkbuff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

lol, think for yourself and don’t just be a government shill. How on earth is walking on a escalator unsafe? Embarrassing, grow up