Lounge Etiquette
Mar 26, 2018, 2:20 am
#16
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I'm assuming that most of those commenting on this thread don't live in Hong Kong. You are not talking about the Pier or the Wing or any lounge. You are talking about the behaviour of (if you are lucky) a HK local and if you are unlucky, a Mainland chinese person / family. And those expats who have been here so long we forget what normal behaviour is like! 
HK is noise. It just is. And yes, I hate it too!
HK is noise. It just is. And yes, I hate it too!
Mar 26, 2018, 5:39 am
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i was in the PP lounge in IST and they have a sign saying not to put ur feet on table. people DO stop when staff points at the sign at them. For the 6 hours i was there its only the same ethnic group who does it, AND complies to the agent.
So i guess having a sign allows staff to take action easier. just like how the lounges in japan has signs of no mobile phone, and in reality they really mean not to talk on the phone.
Mar 26, 2018, 10:51 pm
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I understand your role as a moderator, and if this was after a series of multiple comments I would understand, but the original poster's comment, particularly as a one-off, was completely fair, and in no way racist.
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Mar 27, 2018, 4:06 am
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Mar 27, 2018, 4:17 am
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Mar 27, 2018, 6:54 am
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Mar 27, 2018, 6:57 am
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While I applaud the idea of putting up the signs, I've made it an Instagram habit of posting pictures of people doing exactly what the sign prohibits, usually standing right next to the sign or under it (no smoking, no parking, strollers-only, etc.) I just assume that whoever it is (HKer, Mainlander, or otherwise) is illiterate. 
It's quite an amusing thing and given how often it happens, I'm dubious of the effectiveness of putting up signs without some sort of enforcement (i.e. someone from CX has to periodically remind people of the signs).
It's quite an amusing thing and given how often it happens, I'm dubious of the effectiveness of putting up signs without some sort of enforcement (i.e. someone from CX has to periodically remind people of the signs).
Mar 27, 2018, 7:39 am
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While I applaud the idea of putting up the signs, I've made it an Instagram habit of posting pictures of people doing exactly what the sign prohibits, usually standing right next to the sign or under it (no smoking, no parking, strollers-only, etc.) I just assume that whoever it is (HKer, Mainlander, or otherwise) is illiterate.
It's quite an amusing thing and given how often it happens, I'm dubious of the effectiveness of putting up signs without some sort of enforcement (i.e. someone from CX has to periodically remind people of the signs).
It's quite an amusing thing and given how often it happens, I'm dubious of the effectiveness of putting up signs without some sort of enforcement (i.e. someone from CX has to periodically remind people of the signs).
Sep 17, 2018, 2:13 am
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San Pelegrino and Acqua Panna are not back in the fridge of The Pier...unfortunately I also saw someone packing 6 bottles of San Pelegrino into his carry on.
Sep 17, 2018, 4:17 pm
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Next time, feel free to photograph and post his face. People do this stuff because they can; no one calls them on it. It's theft and they know it.
Sep 17, 2018, 6:51 pm
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