When many of us think of China we think of two things: cigarettes and bicycles. Especially if our images of China come from the 1970's when China first opened up to the West, we saw a lot of people on very crowded streets all on bicycles. And they all seemed to be smoking.Well, Hong Kong isn’t China. Well it is, but it isn’t. It certainly isn’t Beijing.
While there are plenty of bikes to be seen around Hong Kong, there certainly isn’t the sea of bikes going down Main Street –or should I say On Muk Lane- that many of us remember in our social studies books from thirty years ago.
New Territories –the area north of Hong Kong proper where we live- is actually a pretty bike-friendly town. It was designed and built with lots of bike paths so that a person can pretty much get all over on a bike.
We hope to be able to buy a couple of used bikes when the weather turns cooler in November.
And smoking? It’s certainly not everyone. Not like China.
And never indoors.
-Jack
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