November 29, 2006
Hong Kong
Last weekend I went to Hong Kong. It was a great trip, but oddly I found myself missing Japan intensely. I wonder how I'll fare when I finally have to leave Japan for good.
Highlights of Hong Kong:
- It was warm
- I got a pretty cool fake watch
- You can haggle for almost anything
- Lots of green in the middle of a dense city
- Lots of green outside the city
Low(?)lights of Hong Kong:
- Cantonese food is horrific
- Loud, dirty
- It was hot
- The foreigners in Hong Kong are by and large a much more irritating presence than in Japan (even Roppongi)
- 90% of the "culture" in Hong Kong centers around shopping
It was a great city, but it was refreshing for me to know what I really feel about Japan, knowing how much I wanted to come back to it. I don't think I'd really want to live in Hong Kong.
My friend was a most excellent host, and thanks to him I got to see and do a lot of things I'm sure most visitors don't do. It was also very interesting to see the dualities of the city through him.
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