
Amen to that, Dubai is like being trapped in a theme park based on over-the-top consumerism. Hong Kong rules! And if you’re that interested in consumerism, there’s plenty of LV shit to keep you entertained.The other day I overheard someone at work moaning about how Hong Kong is overrated.
“It’s so cramped and there’s no space to do anything”.
When I hear ‘Hong Kong and cramped’, I get in to a mini rage. Hong Kong expands beyond the big city. There’s islands and mountains and so much to do! And just because most people live in apartments doesn’t mean that they’re all fighting for space.
Hong Kong is
one ofthe best placesI’ve ever lived, and probably my favourite place in the world, so I’m quick to defend it. Especially do Dubai-loving people.Someone asked me whether I liked Dubai, and I frankly told them no. They gave me a shocked and puzzled look, but I figure there’s more to life than the tallest buildings, biggest brunches and malls the size of small countries. Granted I enjoy being here, but it’s a superficial bubble of a life and there isn’t actually that much to do. I also hate how things are censored here (namely sex and homosexuality), and the fact that if I want to go on megavideo, I can’t.
Hong Kong’s both an exciting city and an idyllic paradise. Dubai’s just an OTT emirate with delusions of grandeur.
Reblogged from Lauren Scott-Fraser.
January 19, 2012, 11:30am
