Ordinary Gweilo
It's not big and it's not clever, it's just a Brit in Hong Kong writing (mainly) about Hong Kong
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Month: Jan 2018
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A small follow up to my post on HKTVMall. Just to say that their customer service really isn’t great. I ordered something that was supposed to be available within 4-7 working days. Then just two days later I noticed that they had updated the order with a delivery date – the following day, at a…
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In Hong Kong your supermarket “choice” is largely between shops owned by Li Ka-shing (ParknShop, International, Fusion, Taste, and the Great Food Hall) and Jardines (Wellcome, Market Place by Jason, Threesixty and Olivers). It’s no surprise that this lack of competition leads to high prices and poor service, so alternative options are always welcome. HKTVmall…
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Many MTR stations have really confusing “English” names on the official maps. 尖沙咀 appears as “Tsim Sha Tsui" on signs. Good luck trying to pronounce that – and if your valiant effort is “Sim Sha Chewy” you won’t be understood by locals because it's actually more like "Jim Sa Joy". 紅磡 is shown as “Hung…
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On Thursday I was on the southbound KCR (sorry, that’s the MTR East Rail Line) when the train came to a halt in the Beacon Hill Tunnel just north of Kowloon Tong station. Cue the usual announcement about a train being in the platform at the next station, but it soon became apparent that this…
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Happy New Year and a quick follow-up to last month’s post on Tesco and other British supermarkets. There do seem to be some bargains amongst the Tesco own brand products in U購select (and Vanguard*), including their basic cheese range (as pointed out by Private Beach in the comments), olive oil, nuts, and salad dressings. They…
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