In no particular order...
1. Fantastic food
2. Clothes and shoes that fit perfectly for petite Asians
3. First-world city with third-world prices for certain services (spas, massages, laundry) and food; you don't have to be a millionaire to be pampered
4. People from all over the world live in Hong Kong
5. Beaches and numerous hiking trails are just a bus ride away
6. Shopping, shopping and more shopping
7. The subway system - the cars are meticulously clean and run quietly; you get cellphone service inside the cars; the subway station is air conditioned; there are glass doors that open and close when the trains come to prevent accidents (like London's Jubilee line)
8. The airport - runs efficiently; there is a cheap and fast train to get into Hong Kong's CBD; you can check in your bags in Central before boarding the train to get to the airport
9. Built-in closets and bedframes in the apartments
10. Taxi fares are cheap because the city is so small
11. You can live in a Soho / Village-esque area in Hong Kong and pay Battery Park / Brooklyn-
esque rent
12. Hong Kong's location is great for traveling around the Asia-Pacific area; Bali and a host of other cities are just a few hours away which is great for weekend trips
13. Nightlife is very accessible and in a concentrated area, making bar- and club-hopping extremely easy
14. Salespeople in stores are generally very polite compared to London or New York
15. Last but not least, my newfound girl friends who have made Hong Kong fun, exciting, memorable and fabulous ^c^
5 comments:
great list! what is bringing me back to HK, in particular order:
1) food
2) best subway in the damn world
3) cheap clean safe cabs
have u ever heard that every city has a word? as in, if u can hear what people live and breath that city are thinking, that's the word u will hear the most. for Rome, i heard the word is "sex". for HK, i definitely think it's "money". what do u think the word for NYC is? how about London?
haha =) I actually forgot another one!!! the fact that HK has a lot of holidays - both Chinese and US holidays!
Yes, I read that in the book, Eat, Pray, Love which is one of my faves! I definitely agree - Hong Kong is money, which is part of the reason why I'm thinking of leaving. NYC is achievement according to the author of EPL...I probably agree. LA to her was success. London...I'm not sure. From what I remember status/class and tradition were very important. Australia is definitely - relax! ^c^
I am sure you were talking about me when you wrote "newfound girl friends who have made Hong Kong fun, exciting, memorable and fabulous."ha ha . . .
I was! Seriously! ^c^
Gee golly, I have yet to visit Hong Kong and you make me already miss it!
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