In many parts of the world lift rides can be awkward. I grew up in a lift culture that discouraged any kind of interaction with strangers. Eye contact and talking were striclty forbidden.
Not so in Chungking Mansions. Staring is commonplace and so is 'What country?'. Slightly more disturbing to my conservative lift culture is singing. Loud singing.
I just arrived at work after a lift ride where my co-passenger put an arm across the doorwar and burst out into raucous song. Not expecting that I would understand of course...
'I have vowed to myself to make you mine....vowed to myself
I have vowed to myself to make you mine....vowed to myself'
The strange thing is that I'm used to it!
Saturday, August 07, 2004
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