Saturday morning. We’re at our regular brunch haunt when one of the headwaiters comes up to the table with a latest copy of Face Magazine beaming:
“Miss, is this you?”
“You SAW that??
He gestures to a bunch of waiters near the bar, “Those guys just brought it in.”
“What does it say?”
“Pretty Tai-tai Fries iPhone 4s” (rough translation)
We ask him to read the whole thing, which basically says I don’t use them myself, but I bought a few phones to sell at a higher price.
Oh, is tha-aat why they took us to Mong Kok Phone Land to take the pics.
This is so cool.
This is so cool.
I’m in an actual widely read local Hong Kong gossip mag and have had a REAL Hong Kong advertising experience. I need to go buy more copies.
An actual local Hong Kong waiter has just read the article back to me.
“Is THAT what it says???”
He laughs, “This is Hong Kong! It’s a tabloid!” (Which I take to mean no one takes it seriously and the ‘article’ does exactly what it’s meant to do, ie generate buzz about the iPhone 4.)
It’s a good lesson.
This is so. freaking. cool.
Bearing in mind it’s a picture of me in a t-shirt holding an iPhone and at least it’s not easy to spin I’m a hooker who organizes appointments on the latest iPhone 4 apps, that is.
A local friend remarks no one believes what they read in these mags. But it really doesn’t stop lotsa people from reading them.
I just think it’s a great souvenir of our stay here.
Ps: So thaa-ats why people living here can be so cynical…
