People in HK always talk Money

I had heard this before, but its more true than ever.  Every conversation (well, almost every) I overhear in and around this metropolis is about money. From work colleagues to the sushi chefs preparing lunch behind the bar.  Most recently, my colleagues seems to know the price of everything. If I ask their interest in a particular activity, say BBQ at a park, the response is not a "Yes, interested" or "No, thanks", rather it is a "$53HKD per hour".  I'm typically dumbfounded as that doesn't clarify whether they want to do it or not. 


Similarly today I was picking up dessert bar food overhearing the sushi chefs chat about charging customers "extra $12 for type X of food", or "why would I go to that noodle restaurant since the fishball soup went up by $2".


I hate to stereotype, but if you take time to listen to conversations (mostly in Chinese, unfortunately) on the MTR Subway, its the same....


So Asians are good with money.  I would argue though, a bit obsessed with nickels and dimes.