No knives required big fella. Just pointing out some observations and anecdotal evidence from on the line.
Unacceptable for any pilot to show up unprepared to operate an aircraft in a safe and competent manner into any port whether it be familiar or unfamiliar.
Mind you if I saw Cathay as a stop gap for a few years until the "Feast or Famine" U.S. airline industry moved to feast again I would probably be inclined to put in the least amount of effort to scrape by too.