No masks at the movies?

Corbett | April 9, 2003 9:23 AM

We invited the whole office and several customers last night to a preview for "The Quiet American." Some people didn't show because of the SARS scare, but most came out, and we even joked about what to do if someone starts coughing. One HK guy just back from a job there respectfully wore his mask, but no one else in the crowd bothered to wear one. This makes me think that Taiwan people aren't too worried about SARS. No one is rushing to meetings in HK anymore, including me, but we aren't wearing masks on subways and gripped with fear in the elevators. I guess this is a good sign. None of the Chinese women who saw the movie liked the leading actress, Do Thi Hai Yen, but I thought she was alluring in a sad helpless kind of way, and reflective of how Westerner's "take care" of Asian girlfriends.

Category: Mr. Asia