The United States V.S. Hong Kong When you travel to another country, you can definitely realize there are lots of conspicuous differences between the country and yours. I have been studying in the States for some time. At the outset, I found it hard to adapt to the new environment since there are significant differences between the States and the place where I was brought up—Hong Kong, especially in several major areas of food culture, environment, and lifestyle. One big difference between the States and Hong Kong is food culture. “Pizzas, burgers and French Fries are our regular meals!” one American student told me. I do agree with her, for I have seen pizzas, burgers and French fries appear in the school cafeteria every day since I arrived. Moreover, McDonald’s, Burger King and Papa Gino’s, which sell fast food, dominate in the States. If you stay in the States for a while, you’ll definitely familiarize yourself with various types of pizzas and burgers: Pepperoni Pizza—pizza dough topped with tomato sauce mixture, cheese and pepperoni; Hawaiian Pizza—combines sweet with sour; Double Cheese Burger—consists of beef patties, melted cheese and mustard. However, for the Chinese, steamed rice, cooked or fried vegetables and fish are main meals in Hong Kong. Apart from that, food in the United States only satisfies hunger. In contrast, food in Hong Kong “is also an expression of cultural identity and the choice or rejection of certain types of food, the ways in which specific types of food are consumed and the context in which it is consumed tells us a lot about the culture” (“Food Culture”). Zong Zi (dumplings) is a Dragon Boat Festival food in remembrance of Qi Yuan—a famous historical figure in Chinese History (“Food Culture”). Other than Zong Zi, Longevity Buns and Wife Cakes are