I have been here in Hong Kong perfectly two weeks today and I now can say I LOVE IT. I did not really know what to think at first, after a long flight from Italy and some food poisoning probably from the street meat balls at night that cost me some days in bed...
The culture here is very different from what I am used to in Italy and in Toronto where I have been living for some years and where I take for granted that everyone speaks English. Hong Kong surprised me as a city that has a strong spirit, local people are very proud of being from here. They do not try too much to speak English, I thought the level of English was going to be higher, having stayed in Singapore for some time in the past.
I was also surprised not to see too many foreigners in the first week here. I seem to be the only Italian here!! Now with the Chinese New Year festivities I saw a lot more around, but I think a lot of them are just tourists not staying here 6 months like me... of course i have been to Lan Kwai Fong a lot of times and I find it great for the bars and life and very international, but some nights is quite slow, I wonder what other areas are happening at night...
It would be nice to meet up with some international people for just some meal or a drink, I will be here for six months and I really enjoy having a good time with other internationally minded. Drop me a line if you wish and let me know of any event organized by the international crowd. I am in LOVE with HK> CIAO
Thomas