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He’s holding the cart steady with one hand, waving his other arm out in the air at the passing traffic.<\/p>\n
“You mean you’re going to take the pigs in the taxi”? I said to the guy in Cantonese, a little shocked.<\/p>\n
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He shrugs, like this is something he does every day, and says, “Haih la.” That’s right.<\/p>\n
A taxi whizzes by, ignoring him. “Hmm,” I say, “Looks like nobody wants to ride with roast pigs.”<\/p>\n
The man scowls and mutters. Then he lifts his hand to the next oncoming taxi, holding two fingers in the air. It’s a signal: “I’m offering him 20 dollars extra!”<\/p>\n
The next taxi swerves over and pulls up to the curb. stops. I wait and watch as the guy loads the two greasy, fat-dripping red be-ribboned and cellophane-blanketed pigs into the grimy trunk, heads facing out.<\/p>\n
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He slams the trunk lid down, hops into the back, and they’re off.<\/p>\n
Just another lunch hour little adventure in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n
I may never eat roast pig again.<\/p>\n
*****<\/p>\n
I can’t promise that you’ll meet a couple of roast pigs dolled up for a party when you come on one of our Little Adventures in Hong Kong <\/strong>walking tours.<\/p>\n But here’s one thing I know: in this city, you never know who–or what–you might bump into on the taxi queue.<\/p>\n Email us to start your adventure:<\/p>\n realtravelhongkong (at) gmail.com