Not on my bed!

I was blessed to have two strong men to help me move into my new house on Friday. Without them, I can't image how I alone could have moved four 70 pounds suitcases and several heavy boxes to the second floor. But as they were moving the boxes into my room, it started to irritate me. They put the dirty boxes on my bed!

It is safe to say that most of the people in Hong Kong see their bed as a very private area. They want it to be clean. That is why people usually take their shower at night before they go to bed.
As my friends are helping me to move, one of them left my purse on the floor. That is another "no no" that make me feel strange. For some reason, the floor is the last place that one would put somebody's stuff on in Hong Kong. It can even offend some people for putting their stuff on the floor because it shows that one does not respect the other enough and sees them as trash.

An extreme example would be that Japanese people I met did not even want to leave their backpacks on the floor!

As I can only speak for the culture of Hong Kong, I would like to know what your culture is like on this subject. Please leave a comment!