I must admit
that initially I was not too excited about moving to Hong Kong, when I first
heard about the opportunity from S... I had a pre-conceived notion that it
would be crowded, very cluttered and sort of… claustrophobic!
But when we
went there for a week to do a recce of the place and to find out schools for
Baby Girl, I was completely blown away. If I may dare to say it is even better
than living in Paris! ( Which I did for 4 years). So here goes what makes Hong
Kong interesting and fun ( I have been here for a week only!)J
It is pristine clean, clean roads, bathrooms, lobbies, shops, train
stations, metros…you get the drift. People are very disciplined and are
“country-proud”. Its just amazing!
People are quite friendly and especially sweet to Baby Girl, especially with children. Almost everyone loves children and are very accommodating to their needs and "tantrums" as well.
After struggling in Paris to learn French and having a lot of difficulty communicating with people initially, Hong Kong felt like a breeze. Everyone understands basic English which is a great bonus for me.
People are very fit and health-conscious. I hardly see anyone , just about anyone who is overweight which is a great reminder and inspiration to remain fit!
All women are dressed really well, very smart and trendy, nothing over-the-top but always very well groomed, very chic!
Everyone, the young and the old alike, teens ( of course), youngsters, middle-aged, senior citizens, even toddlers are all perennially hooked on to their smartphones. To the extent that, even when they are at the zebra crossing to cross the road , they don't even bother to look up from their phones - they just blindly walk across! Phew!!
Surprisingly (for me), the men are very conscious about their looks.
They have all sorts of trendy coloured hair, snazzy hairstyles and what-not. We
went to a hair salon to give Baby Girl a haircut and I saw only men getting
their hair done!
Every neighbourhood is different – it almost feels like you are in a different country every time coz the ambience is so different and striking from one another.
Being an island, you would expect clutter and closed spaces. But NO! ...and a BIG YAY! There are open spaces, parks, greenery everywhere. That's a huge plus for the little kids and the big kids.
It's a big plus that it is a multi-cultural populace , you see a lot of westerners, locals blending with each other so well that it feels like they belong here. It is a great environment for Baby Girl to grow up in. Hopefully, she will learn to be friendly and social with everyone irrespective of how they look or what language they speak.
People are quite friendly and especially sweet to Baby Girl, especially with children. Almost everyone loves children and are very accommodating to their needs and "tantrums" as well.
After struggling in Paris to learn French and having a lot of difficulty communicating with people initially, Hong Kong felt like a breeze. Everyone understands basic English which is a great bonus for me.
People are very fit and health-conscious. I hardly see anyone , just about anyone who is overweight which is a great reminder and inspiration to remain fit!
All women are dressed really well, very smart and trendy, nothing over-the-top but always very well groomed, very chic!
Everyone, the young and the old alike, teens ( of course), youngsters, middle-aged, senior citizens, even toddlers are all perennially hooked on to their smartphones. To the extent that, even when they are at the zebra crossing to cross the road , they don't even bother to look up from their phones - they just blindly walk across! Phew!!
Every neighbourhood is different – it almost feels like you are in a different country every time coz the ambience is so different and striking from one another.
Being an island, you would expect clutter and closed spaces. But NO! ...and a BIG YAY! There are open spaces, parks, greenery everywhere. That's a huge plus for the little kids and the big kids.
It's a big plus that it is a multi-cultural populace , you see a lot of westerners, locals blending with each other so well that it feels like they belong here. It is a great environment for Baby Girl to grow up in. Hopefully, she will learn to be friendly and social with everyone irrespective of how they look or what language they speak.
I will type away as I explore and observe and find more...
1 comments:
That sounds amazing! Looking forward to learning more about the city through you :)
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