People in Macau (street photo)

The number of tourists in Macau is growing day by day. In some statistics information Macau received 31.5 million visitors in 2015. If you will look at the map, you will see that the area of Macau is only of 29.9 sq.km. So it is very difficult to understand who is the local citizen and who is a tourist in Macau. You can meet in Macau package tourists from China (mainland visitors), arrivals from Hong Kong and international visitors. Most of all people going to Macau for gambling, but the number of non-gambling visitors is growing up too.

Local citizens in Macau can be found on their working places. Border officers, employees in the Airport and other ports in Macau are very polite, little bit serious – but they are at posts. In the whole they are friendly and ready to help to you. Taxi drivers can speak English and Chinese, know the city very good, they use meter all the time, you no need to bargain and you will never have refusal as for example in taxi in Kolkata.

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People in Macau (street photo)

In any shop, restaurant, market, bank branch, museum are working very intelligent, gentle and friendly in manner people.

Most of all the residents of Macau can speak Chinese, Portuguese and English. They are ready to help you in any situation. The local citizens of Macau are smiling in the answer, they are quite, and do not speak too loud. If you lived in China and were in Hong Kong, you without a doubt will recognize Chinese tourists and Hong Kong residents in Macau.

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Hong Kong residents in Macau

Now let’s go to Macau and have a look at the residents of Macau.

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People in Macau (street photo)
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People in Macau (street photo)
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People in Macau (street photo)
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People in Macau (street photo)
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Try to guess who are they? Tourists from China or local citizens in Macau?

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