Hong Kong part 2: Wall of Bodies
Hong Kong is a big city with a huge
population, incredibly fast-paced and densely packed with bodies. Walking
anywhere was an exhausting experience.
Similar to many big cities with huge populations, people largely eschew
politeness in their day-to-day lives. People
in Hong Kong push past one another; step on each other’s feet; wedge themselves
in front of another person’s path; and generally get in the way of others at
inopportune moments without saying “sorry” or “excuse me”. It was a common
sight to see hundreds of pedestrians scrambling across the street, running over
and around, betwixt and between one another the moment the pedestrian signal turned
green, all to make it to the other side of the street just a little ahead of the
next person. This was almost as interesting to watch as anime.
香港 パート２；人混み
香港は、歩くだけで人にぶつかり合うくらい人口が多く、とても賑やかな街で、どこを歩いても疲れます。香港の人はよく足を踏んだり、急に前を横切ったりしてきます。しかも‘ごめんなさい“や”すいません“の一言もありません。人が多い大きな街では同じようなことがあります。サンフランシスコでもよくある光景でした。香港の人はちょっと傲慢です。信号が青になると、何百人もの歩行者が走ったり、人の前を横切ったりして、混雑します。香港ではよく見る光景でした。アニメを見ているようで面白かったです。
翻訳；橋本 佳奈
