I REFER to the letter from Rachel Frost-Smith, headlined, ''Extremely rude taxi passenger'' (South China Morning Post, August 23).
I can sympathise with her frustration and anger at being treated so rudely by the man she nicely held the elevator for.
The incredible lack of good manners in Hong Kong is an oft-discussed topic here. In fact, a couple of nights ago, there was a TV report about it.
The people who smash into MTR cars despite the announcements to allow passengers to disembark first, the salesgirls who fume when customers decide not to make a purchase after a fitting, the tram drivers who shut doors while old ladies are still boarding. . . I think any visitor to Hong Kong has experienced or seen one of these and other examples of behaviour that would horrify even a New Yorker.
Instead of adopting the Hong Kong version of the right digit (firmly pressed on the ''door close'' button), may I suggest that Ms Frost-Smith and other concerned individuals carry on being courteous and civil whenever possible.
This will not end rudeness overnight, and those who try this will continue to be frustrated at times, with occasional lapses in will.
