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Tiny apartments!
https://petapixel.com/2013/02/19/cramped-apartments-in-hong-kong-shot-from-directly-above/
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Night life there is great. 24/7 party city!!!
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Vancouver isnt far behind with their micro units
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Vancouver isnt far behind with their micro units
Is that cause all the Chinese are buying up and migrating to Vancouver?
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A friend of mine went there and he said the smell hit him in the face when he went off the plane.
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Is that cause all the Chinese are buying up and migrating to Vancouver?
that's one of the reasons, yes
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From an investment perspective HK is fantastic. Zero capital gains tax on property!
parkislandhongkong.blogspot.com (http://parkislandhongkong.blogspot.com)
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I've been a few times.
Fun to visit for a few days, but don't think I would want to live there.
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Tiny apartments!
https://petapixel.com/2013/02/19/cramped-apartments-in-hong-kong-shot-from-directly-above/
Looks like a prison cell. Where are the bathrooms? Communal?
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I have zero interest in going there. It looks filthy, overcrowded and full of sub-humans.
This is more my speed:
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Looks like a prison cell. Where are the bathrooms? Communal?
That is my question as well.
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Looks like a prison cell. Where are the bathrooms? Communal?
Each one of those apartments would be worth more than a million dollar house in the US. It’s all realitive. Some love the vibrancy of a ultra dense city, others don’t.
HK is on of the densest populations per square meter on earth and yet the population is continue to grow with huge demand to live there it seems.
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John Lennon in Hong Kong. may, 1977
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Only a small percentage of apartments are that small. There is a larger percentage of people in Bangkok who live that way.
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It has been a while since my last visit, but that Lennon photo appears to have been taken at Tiger Balm Gardens.
While I was there I had a tailor made suit "built" to my exact body specs .... 'built' by 4 or 5 'suit specialists' while another couple of shoe gurus built a pair of allegator skin shoes for my two front feet.
An hour later I was out of there with a brand new suit and allegator shoes on my feet and a company card which offered complimentary, lifetime, alterations during that company's yearly visit to the good old USA.
All of the above for less than $50 (US).
The only problem was that upon returning stateside .... it only took a couple of monhs for the thread that held my custom-made suit together .... to slowly disintegrate.
But the allegator shoes held up well.
And that complimentary alteration card was never found.
True story ... and something similar occured when we purchased wooden household furniture in the Philippines. Two months in the good old USA and it all split down the middle.
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I spent close to 2 years working there. Fun fucking place. What do you want to know
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Been living in HK 7 years.
People are not the friendliest or best looking.
Cheap roids and HGH though ;)
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Each one of those apartments would be worth more than a million dollar house in the US. It’s all realitive. Some love the vibrancy of a ultra dense city, others don’t.
HK is on of the densest populations per square meter on earth and yet the population is continue to grow with huge demand to live there it seems.
NO ONE would choose to live in a small closet with 4 kids, if they had a choice.
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Been living in HK 7 years.
People are not the friendliest or best looking.
Cheap roids and HGH though ;)
What do you think of the mainland Chinese?
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My cabin on the ship is a mansion compared to that tiny apartment ;D
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DIABLO / BIG KAHUNA, I have not been to Hong Kong since the mainland took it over and would be intetested to hear how it has changed.
Here are some question that you might be able to answer ....
When we pulled into the harbor .... hundred of kids swam around the snhip diving foe any coins we threw overboard. I was impressed because the water beneath the ship was pretty damn deep. Are the still doing that?
Is the British Officer's Club still situated over the bay somewhat ajacent to the Hong Kong Ferry Terminal?
Does that cable car still travel up the hill to "Victoria Heights'?
Is that stll the best area in which to live and the location f a few embassies?
What is the name of that location that once overlooked the boarder gate into mainland Chna?
Are rickshaws stillopular for the tourists?
Was it Kowloon where we road a sampan out to a boat that served great Chinese meals?
Do the best Hong Kong Hotels stll have penthouse restaurants that serve Kobe Beef dinners for less than $18.
Can you still get tailor made suits and shoes for less tan $50?
Is it still vastly overcrowded with laundry hanging outside of every high rise apartment window?
Has mainland China made it more enjoyable or otherwise?
How are the US owned casinos doing?
Thanks ... Stunt
Thanks.....
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DIABLO / BIG KAHUNA, I have not been to Hong Kong since the mainland took it over and would be intetested to hear how it has changed.
Here are some question that you might be able to answer ....
When we pulled into the harbor .... hundred of kids swam around the snhip diving foe any coins we threw overboard. I was impressed because the water beneath the ship was pretty damn deep. Are the still doing that?
Is the British Officer's Club still situated over the bay somewhat ajacent to the Hong Kong Ferry Terminal?
Does that cable car still travel up the hill to "Victoria Heights'?
Is that stll the best area in which to live and the location f a few embassies?
What is the name of that location that once overlooked the boarder gate into mainland Chna?
Are rickshaws stillopular for the tourists?
Was it Kowloon where we road a sampan out to a boat that served great Chinese meals?
Do the best Hong Kong Hotels stll have penthouse restaurants that serve Kobe Beef dinners for less than $18.
Can you still get tailor made suits and shoes for less tan $50?
Is it still vastly overcrowded with laundry hanging outside of every high rise apartment window?
Has mainland China made it more enjoyable or otherwise?
How are the US owned casinos doing?
Thanks ... Stunt
Thanks.....
I thought Hong Kong was still ran as a different place? Not true?
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DIABLO / BIG KAHUNA, I have not been to Hong Kong since the mainland took it over and would be intetested to hear how it has changed.
Here are some question that you might be able to answer ....
When we pulled into the harbor .... hundred of kids swam around the snhip diving foe any coins we threw overboard. I was impressed because the water beneath the ship was pretty damn deep. Are the still doing that?
Don't think so
Is the British Officer's Club still situated over the bay somewhat ajacent to the Hong Kong Ferry Terminal?
Not sure bro
Does that cable car still travel up the hill to "Victoria Heights'?
Is that stll the best area in which to live and the location f a few embassies?
Central/ Mid levels...very very expensive location
What is the name of that location that once overlooked the boarder gate into mainland Chna?
Are rickshaws stillopular for the tourists?
HAHAHA no
Was it Kowloon where we road a sampan out to a boat that served great Chinese meals?
No idea
Do the best Hong Kong Hotels stll have penthouse restaurants that serve Kobe Beef dinners for less than $18.
No...non Chinese food in HK is very expensive
Can you still get tailor made suits and shoes for less tan $50?
NO...
Is it still vastly overcrowded with laundry hanging outside of every high rise apartment window?
Yes...I'm guessing from your questions you haven't been to HK in 30plus years its much much more crowed than before
Has mainland China made it more enjoyable or otherwise?
Less enjoyable. Many mainland Chinese move to HK leading to overpopulation and a decline in the manners/behavior of the population as a whole
How are the US owned casinos doing?
Not as well as before since the Chinese governent made it harder for mainland Chinese to take money out of China to gamble in Macau
Thanks ... Stunt
Thanks.....
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i heard their dog tacos and dog burgers taste DELICIOUS!
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I spent close to 2 years working there. Fun fucking place. What do you want to know
Tell some good or funny stories of your time there :)
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i heard their dog tacos and dog burgers taste DELICIOUS!
Lol that’s China dude. Not Hong Kong!
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Been living in HK 7 years.
People are not the friendliest or best looking.
Cheap roids and HGH though ;)
Should be cheap being right next to China. Buy from pharmacy or underground?
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Can get Jintropin, Testoviron straight from the Pharmacy...underground shit is readily available and cheaper
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any hot puss out there? how do they treat Americans or any other foreigner of white decent? just curious
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any hot puss out there? how do they treat Americans or any other foreigner of white decent? just curious
Brush up on your history, Hong Kong was ruled by Britain for over 100 years before 1997, lots of foreigners are brits that speak Cantonese there ;)
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Lol that’s China dude. Not Hong Kong!
Not even all of China, it’s illegal, certain cities, yes
Americans and my fellow whites are a bunch of idiots ;D
Certainly don’t have German blood 8)
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Brush up on your history, Hong Kong was ruled by Britain for over 100 years before 1997, lots of foreigners are brits that speak Cantonese there ;)
Exactly! This is what makes HK so special and why HK people are for more civilized than some of their neighbors in China. Having said that, more and more Chinese will clearly move into HK over time.
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From an investment perspective HK is fantastic. Zero capital gains tax on property!
parkislandhongkong.blogspot.com (http://parkislandhongkong.blogspot.com)
Sorry wrong link, it should be: https://parkislandhongkong.blogspot.com/2018/03/park-island-apartments-high-record.html
Seems like a good place to be investing IMO.
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Not even all of China, it’s illegal, certain cities, yes
Americans and my fellow whites are a bunch of idiots ;D
Certainly don’t have German blood 8)
You Germans did bring good beer brewing techniques to China though, so that's a positive :)
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Brush up on your history, Hong Kong was ruled by Britain for over 100 years before 1997, lots of foreigners are brits that speak Cantonese there ;)
lol, my stupdity.. i come to getbig for my history lessons :)
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lol, my stupdity.. i come to getbig for my history lessons :)
Haha naw you good man, just busting your chops :D
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You Germans did bring good beer brewing techniques to China though, so that's a positive :)
I agree, and to Japan as well ;D
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Exactly! This is what makes HK so special and why HK people are for more civilized than some of their neighbors in China. Having said that, more and more Chinese will clearly move into HK over time.
To be frank HK Chinese are not that civilised. This is a myth. Everyday I see them picking their nose in public, not holding the door for people behind them, not saying thank you to people who hold the door open for them, eating with their mouths open and making ridiculously loud noises when they eat oblivious to people around them etc. I could go on and on
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I def need to check it out
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To be frank HK Chinese are not that civilised. This is a myth. Everyday I see them picking their nose in public, not holding the door for people behind them, not saying thank you to people who hold the door open for them, eating with their mouths open and making ridiculously loud noises when they eat oblivious to people around them etc. I could go on and on
The loud slurping thing is pretty much universal for Asian cultures. It helps dissipate the heat and disperses the flavour (much like how a wine-tastes assesses wine).
HK is a melting pot of cultures. From highly sophisticated westerners and westernised Chinese, to very uncivilised old Chinese men and migrants.
We could also point to the very uncivilised conduct of a significant % of Americans fighting and shooting each other too couldn’t we ...
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The loud slurping thing is pretty much universal for Asian cultures. It helps dissipate the heat and disperses the flavour (much like how a wine-tastes assesses wine).
HK is a melting pot of cultures. From highly sophisticated westerners and westernised Chinese, to very uncivilised old Chinese men and migrants.
We could also point to the very uncivilised conduct of a significant % of Americans fighting and shooting each other too couldn’t we ...
Yes this is a good point. However, I think since you have last been here the percentage of these "sophisticated" people have dropped significantly. Increase in Mainlanders residing in HK and the local population becoming more and more like Mainlanders have led to this. Most of my friends in HK feel the same way and the exodus amongst those with foreign passports is quite high. Only reason to stay in HK is for work and business opportunities...as aforementioned tax here is minimal so if you can hustle you can really make good $$.
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Yes this is a good point. However, I think since you have last been here the percentage of these "sophisticated" people have dropped significantly. Increase in Mainlanders residing in HK and the local population becoming more and more like Mainlanders have led to this. Most of my friends in HK feel the same way and the exodus amongst those with foreign passports is quite high. Only reason to stay in HK is for work and business opportunities...as aforementioned tax here is minimal so if you can hustle you can really make good $$.
Yeah I agree it will change as the more of mainlanders move in to HK. But all the expats I know love it living there. Seems still huge money to be made there in property due to the naturally limited supply. And also in the stocks market it’s kind of like the New York of Asia or the London of Europe.
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A close friend went to Hong Kong for business just a few months ago. At the hotel there were a ton of Russian girls, 6 to a room. They vacation there when they can. Some were training in the gym with great intensity. My friend had several nights of fun with a few of them. Russian girls, very liberal especially on vacation.
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A close friend went to Hong Kong for business just a few months ago. At the hotel there were a ton of Russian girls, 6 to a room. They vacation there when they can. Some were training in the gym with great intensity. My friend had several nights of fun with a few of them. Russian girls, very liberal especially on vacation.
Damn! What hotel is that please?
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No, it has a silly name.
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GIB, I hope you don't mind if I add some Hong Kong photos here. Hong Kong is one of the most interestung cities I've had the opportunity to visit, but that visit was long ago .... so it all most lokely has changed by now as already mentioned above.
Here is a photo of the tram that takes passenges to Victoria Peak. It was built in 1888 and is still in operation today.
Victoria Peak is an interesting story in itself which I'll mention briefly if there is any interest.
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GIB, I hope you don't mind if I add some Hong Kong photos here. Hong Kong is one of the most interestung cities I've had the opportunity to visit, but that visit was long ago .... so it all most lokely has changed by now as already mentioned above.
Here is a photo of the tram that takes passenges to Victoria Peak. It was built in 1888 and is still in operation today.
Victoria Peak is an interesting story in itself which I'll mention briefly if there is any interest.
Stunning photo. Yes please share suggestions and photos! Keep em coming!
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No, it has a silly name.
Hung Dong? Long Wong? Gong Song? Pong Tong? Yong Mong?