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This evening I went for a meal with Clara and her parents to a French restaurant in Central called Bonheur. The restaurant did a four course meal for $348 (25 pounds) and it was bring your own wine. The food was very nice, although in some places it wasn't very French! There were dishes such as Foie Gras and Escargot for starters and a very nice fish soup for the second course. The main courses were not very French and we all opted for steak, which was a lovely piece of meat and well cooked. For dessert there was pannacotta, chocolate fondant, ice creams and cheese board. The service in the restaurant was very good and the waiters were very attentive. The only thing that is a bit off putting is that in Hong Kong (and I guess the rest of Asia) that as soon as you have finished eating a waiter will come in and grab your plate away. In the UK the waiters would wait for everyone to finish, but here, they will remove your plate as soon as you've finished the last mouthful. This is only a small difference in culture, but seems quite strange when myself and Clara finished the main course first and our plates disappeared whilst Clara's parents were still eating! I think this has something to do with the fast pace of life and making sure that everyone can eat a full meal, even if they only have 30 minutes! The other thing to say about the people here is that whenever they speak English they are always very polite. I'm not sure if this is the way they have been taught, but when one man of around 20 years old asked me to move out of the way in a shop he said "excuse me, sir". Is this politeness becuase they only know this English or is it becuase they have been taught to be polite to westerners? Maybe I'll find out eventually! On the way to the restaurant tonight we took a taxi. Again it only cost us $20 (1.20GBP) for a 10 minute ride down the hill for four people. On the way home we walked via the mid-levels escalator. Even though it was cooler, I was still sweating half way up! Hopefully I'll get used to things eventually! Once we got home I had a look a some of Clara's baby photos and then we went to bed early as we were all exhausted!
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