I ♥ Hong Kong

Hong Kong is so great. I forgot how great it was, after being in mainland China for so long. I forgot how great it was to have people smile at you when you pay for dinner, or be friendly when you pick up brochures at the tourist info booth. I forgot how nice it was not to live in a police state. (According to today's HK edition of the Epoch Times, foreigners in Beijing are afraid of the stern police marching around on the streets.) The police here can chat with each other while they're patrolling, they look like they enjoy their jobs, and they actually look like nice people.