I lived in HK for a number of years,travelled from the far west to the far east of china overland,i understand a little about the people from personal experience,they aren't cruel because cruel implies deliberate pain infliction,they don't see it like that,accept the fact they are different,and its not all Asians,i was in Bhutan last month,they don't even swat a mosquito,nor sound a car horn at a dog walking slowly across the road,different people different experiences.