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    Quote Originally Posted by Trebor:
    I'm a Brit and some of my best friends here are american
    And am the queen of england..c mon Trebor

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    I would have thought making friends in a place like Hong Kong would be quite easy given that a lot of people are in the same situation as yourself. I agree maybe making friends with locals might be a challenge due to language and culture differences, but making friends with other expats should be fairly easy, even if you are not that outgoing.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mat:
    And am the queen of england..c mon Trebor

    You're right, they're a bunch of idiots.
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    why do you wanna work in Hk?
    Too stupid to find a job elsewhere

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    Respectfully, this may be true for higher earning expats. But for many of those in lower paying professions or those just starting out in their careers, I wouldn't define HK as a 'cushy expat posting'. Indeed HK can be quite challenging / difficult to live in on a tight budget. Take a look through some of the 'frugal living' threads for specific examples.
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    Hong Kong is "expat lite". Even back in the 80s when I arrived, it wasn't tough; not as easy as it is now, but not tough.


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    Still doesn't automatically make HK a cushy expat posting for everyone. Just trying to add some perspective.
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    You're welcome.

    If there is any further doubt, try talking to anybody earning less than 15 - 20K per month. Between the tiny box-like flats, large number of working hours, crowded conditions, general lack of disposable income and other issues, HK looks less and less like a cushy posting.
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    No it's not the same as everywhere else. Your money goes a lot further in many other places. Low earners in say Thailand, Vietnam or China don't have the same high costs of living and hence their lifestyles aren't quite so restricted.

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    i have to say: when ur broke it doesn't matter where u r in the world. Broke Is broke. Sleeping under the bridge here or there (mostly) the same.

    But back in Amsterdam I earned 1700 euro after tax for 32 hours a week. That's a nice average income, that paid for rent, food utilities and even some moderate savings.
    I could not live on 1700 euro in HK!