<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ExMo:
most people you will encounter in HKG speak passable English. (However, about 50% of them start the conversation with the phrase, "Copy watch, mister?" 
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ExMo,
I agree with most of your post, though I can't help but disagree with the above-mentioned quote and find it to be somewhat degrading. People who speak proper "passable" English in HKG don't sell fake watches for a living, maybe you just had a bad experience yourself. Plus, if you're looking for copy watches, I'd say that you would find more of them in Bangkok for sure!