Got your mask ready?

Corbett | April 3, 2003 3:37 PM

Definitely don't want to be staying on the 9th floor of the Metropole Hotel in Mong Kok, Kowloon. Seven of the initial SARS transmitters from HK all stayed on the 9th floor of this hotel.

I mean this is getting a little crazy. People are in quarantine camps in HK, schools are closing, people are afraid to take the subway, and we are all walking around with masks on like Howard Hughes.

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The WHO says try to avoid HK and Guangzhou, which when doing business in Asia is like saying, don't go to China.

Oh, and definitely DO NOT cough in an elevator or kiss people like they do in Italy.

Category: Mr. Asia

3q2u is written by Corbett Wall, and is really just a window into my quirky little world. It's also a way for me to exercise my thoughts and make random comments outside of cultural, language, or business barriers.

3q2u is an acronym which if said in Chinese and Japanese sounds like "Thank you to you!" Dumb but easy to remember. More >>

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