* drying laundry everywhere * loud chatter * mobile phones * bamboo scaffolding * people walking criss cross, bumping into each other * street hawkers * tiny temples/shrines on almost every street corner * sleeping people in all possible positions * water & air pollution * tropical rain storms * mahjongg * name cards * counterfeits * shopping lanes * latest electronic gadets * face business * lai see (red money packet for chinese NY) * hikers with umbrellas wrapped in multilayer clothing in 34 degrees * junks * gambling * fortune tellers * fung shui * panda bears * domestic helpers * modernization * materialism * congee (soup) * karaoke * squatting * spitting * Tai Chi * Calligraphy * Dim Sum * bribes & corruption * chopsticks * skyscrapers * demonstrations * tea * naked bellies since the shirts are rolled up to their armpits when it's hot
That about sums it up for me right now after 10 minutes of quick brainstorming - just wanted to write it down to not forget it....as you can tell, it must be raining cats & dogs outside and I am unable to leave the appartment and too lazy to read ;-)
In the latest issue of HK Magazine some famous people were asked what they love about HK - one particular answer expressed exactly how I am feeling too:
"Most Cities alienate, Hong Kong has a great sense of belonging"
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