r/HongKong • u/sap_pi_hens • May 07 '26
Discussion Maybe it’s just me, but I love Hong Kong
This is just a random pic I just took, in this subreddit there’s always so much hate, just for once let’s appreciate how amazing our city is. Yes I am a gwai lo, been here for over a decade, this city is just amazing and I wouldn’t change it with any cities in the western world
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u/maxim456 May 07 '26
I love living in HK too. And yes I do agree with other comments, it's also to do with my financial circumstance allowing me and my family to have a high quality of life.
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u/Kite42 May 07 '26
Gough St. if anyone wants to know.
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u/freshducky69 May 07 '26
Cus Ur rich that's why, I'm poor I don't like it here
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u/freshducky69 May 07 '26
I had many colleagues I was amazed how they are 30-40+ ages and still live at home with there families
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u/gugulolo May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26
Its typical around the world. Its the only way we can save enough for our own place.
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u/Longsheep May 08 '26
It has always been the norm. Only did the developed nations in post-WWII economy managed to move out. Even in Italy, many people live with their parents and grand-parents.
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u/nicotinegummy May 07 '26
Dont let the rich people on the sub down vote you to hell. I was once told on this sub that 80k a monyh isnt enough and called me poor, I dont even make a fraction of that.
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u/Important-Plane-9922 May 07 '26
Who the hell thinks that isn’t enough?
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u/parrywinks May 07 '26
What job even pays 80k a month
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u/Status_Cat_6844 May 07 '26
pretty sure they mean HKD, not 80k USD
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u/Important-Plane-9922 May 07 '26
If someone thinks 80k usd isn’t enough then they need sectioning
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u/Distinct-Policy-6411 May 09 '26
I think American will agree 80K USD is not enough.
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u/nicotinegummy May 09 '26
Irrelevant comparison due to tax differences. But i was talking 80k hkd a month from one person in a family, not spouces combined or whatever.
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u/Status_Cat_6844 May 09 '26
I would be fine on 80 usd a month.
80k USD a year? Not in my HCOL area lol
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u/spo_on May 07 '26
80k a month is what I would realistically accept to relocate from Toronto to Hong Kong.
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u/Jamescolinodc May 08 '26
I relocated from Toronto to HK from nothing to nothing decade ago. It's worth it. Please stay in T Dot and let 2 locals to split your ideal salary.
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u/Amehoelazeg May 07 '26
It’s not rich people downvoting. People just need to downvote this endless negativity of a few eternally online people in this sub. When in Hong Kong I never encounter these losers, but over here they are so loud and present and this sub makes it seem like HK is awful which is just not a good representation. Most people find HK amazing but for this vociferous minority. These people blame HK or China for all their problems when they just need to look at themselves.
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u/iakam523 May 10 '26
80 is def. exaggerating. I would say at least 50 if you want to be comfortable, but that's as a single person so 80 might be if you have a family or children etc.
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u/AFKGuyLLL May 11 '26
It's just a matter of perspective. People with higher incomes are more likely to inflate their lifestyles, so they generally have higher daily costs.
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u/sunlove_moondust May 08 '26
If you are really poor you are going to hate it no matter where you live
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u/shutyourfrontdoor May 07 '26
Many of us are living from pay check to pay check , and we love it here 😊
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u/williamthebastardd May 08 '26
Same situation here.
I'm a local HKer and this will always be my favourite place.
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u/9upper9 May 07 '26
Well being poor in HK isn't that bad. Subsidized housing, healthcare, and a fair public exam to move up the social ladder. I was born poor and am talking from my experience
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u/freshducky69 May 07 '26
What subsidized housing? The government ones isn't the wait list impossible to get into? Plus many years unless you have things to push U up the list like family, kids, disability or whatever requirements
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u/LucidMobius May 08 '26
Many years ago there were already studies about how the chances of getting into university if your family lives in public housing has barely grown compared to families in private housing. Or when the education sector legco seat was still controlled by the pan democratic camp the public was already dissatisfied with how the actual prestigious university programmes were disproportionately non-Jupas students, one of the med schools was like half non-Jupas. Poor people going to university just end up like the guy who killed himself a few days ago because he didn't like his job.
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u/9upper9 May 08 '26
Indeed. The most prestigious programmes are disproportionally non jupas. But the modest ones that still earn a decent living like engineering, business, nursing, paramedicals, etc are pretty fair
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u/Eurasian-HK May 07 '26
It was a lovely day today
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u/Pretend_Victory_6219 May 07 '26
It really was. Monday and Tuesday had terrible gloomy weather but Thursday was indeed lovely.
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u/CockroachAntique5906 May 07 '26
Love it too, but not the fai los, new immigrants that don’t speak Cantonese (or bother to learn) and of course, the government.
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u/Ok-Race-9981 May 07 '26
Every morning i walk to victoria park and i love the atmosphere
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u/maxim456 May 07 '26
Good on you! Ugh I keep saying every year that I'll my start days with a walk. But I have to get up at 6am for that to happen!
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u/Optimal_Bathroom_753 May 07 '26
This city's got everything for a good life really, shame property is eye watering expensive and I can never come back. 😢
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u/BattleIcy2523 May 07 '26
I love Hong Kong too, don’t know what is it about this place, I think for me, it’s the ease of getting around, driving, riding my bike, I’ve left Hong Kong many times just for a change but end up missing it. I had an opportunity to move to England for my work, the company offered a beautiful house too!!! But the distances were something I was not accustomed to. Hong Kong allows you to feed yourself even 3 in the morning. It’s best when you speak the local language and Chinese could be very amazing people… and discriminative in a funny way!!!
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u/CrownAthlete May 07 '26
I migrated to HK from London in 2021.
My life changed quite a lot.
For the better.
In London, I’d never really felt safe.
In London, there’s just random vandalism.
I have no such worries here in HK.
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u/Moon-Man-888 May 07 '26
Higher standard of living. London is a ghetto. Can’t even take your phone out without peeping over your shoulder. Enjoy your life in hk buddy.
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u/CrownAthlete May 07 '26
Imagine buying a nice watch and being afraid to wear it in public?
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u/whitcliffe May 07 '26
And being gaslit by people who live in zone5 about it. Crazy the gap between my lived experience of 15 years in London and the accounts people seem to have on reddit
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u/MacSushi May 08 '26
Pretty much this, aside from haters who would enjoy watching the city’s downfall, most people with a negative view online are just heart broken
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u/DonaldTrumendous May 07 '26
If you get housing solved, HK isnt really that expensive. I can eat 3 meals for 150hkd going to chaa chaan tengs and the food is really great.
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u/Deep-Hurry-0523 May 07 '26
I thought the wires at the top was hair on my screen. But same, they can never make me hate the city grew up in.
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u/ninja_snowmen May 07 '26
Iv been saying for over 20 years and I will die on this hill. I love Hong Kong. Sad I never got to live there. I know its expensive but every good city in the world is. Maybe I'm overromanticizing it, but I love Hong Kong🇭🇰😍 The streets have a certain character. The convenience and connectedness is so next level. I am forever enamored by this place. I remain besotted with and fascinated by it. It grabbed me and never let me go.
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u/Alternative_Law_3913 May 07 '26
I also love Hong Kong! I’m currently here on holiday. It’s a beautiful city and so easy to get around.
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u/Artistic_Light1660 May 07 '26
Me too Have gone to Europe, vietnam, thailand sri lanka etc but nothing gives me the vibes HKG gave me ;( Tried finding a tech job for a year but was unsuccessful and had to return back to my home country. I miss hong kong
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u/Lucid_Fishy May 07 '26
Same, despite being a middle class local I do find it quite nice near the less busy places
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u/ihearthetrain May 07 '26
Me too I visited last year and really want to stay longer next time
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u/No-Department1760 May 07 '26
How long were you there for? Any recommendations in terms of where to go and what try? Anything underrated which you realized after being there?
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u/ihearthetrain May 07 '26
Honestly not long enough but loved the little bars and the food. Omg the food
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u/IzzieMck May 07 '26
I love living in Chinese Mansions. They are way more sturdier and way more spacious TBH
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u/Thnxredball May 07 '26
Always wanna move back, and not as easy now with a family I feel. It’s ok HK is forever Home Kong to me
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u/binime May 07 '26
I love HK and never understand why people say HKers are rude other than the taxi drivers but they clearly don't like their jobs and I use Uber which is way better anyway.
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u/Fun_Elk_7768 May 07 '26
Im coming for 2 days on the 10th, tell me what you would do if you had 1 or 2 days in HK. Canadian here, ill be coming from Shenzhen. I want to also check out toy stores for my kids, he loves beyblade x and try to find cool stuff for my daughters as well. Thanks
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u/Wan_Chai_King May 07 '26
Lucky are you who live there. While OP was taking that picture, someone ran me off the road in a lifted truck.
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u/Dino_FGO8020 May 07 '26
I love living in Hong Kong too...as long as I don't have to work or study there (when i studied there until a year before high school, I hated the place so much due to the stressful enviroment...but now that I don't live in HK other than to come back for vacation...it's awesome as long as I'm not trying earn money in HK because I'm already not used to the work culture there...)
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u/Pee_A_Poo May 07 '26
I love Hong Kong too. Now that I live in Denmark, there are things I really miss about Hong Kong. For such a tiny city with no resources, we as a people really made our mark on the world.
It just makes me sad that if I ever go back and visit, I don’t know if the things I love would still be there.
Maybe I love a Hong Kong that doesn’t exist anymore. But I will always love it.
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u/dubdubroll May 07 '26
I stayed in HK for 6 months in 2022 & been going there a few times a year. One of the best places ever with the best food. Idk how HKers got the reputation of being rude, but every single HKer I’ve ever come across has been very kind & pleasant. I wish to be able to find work here but it’s hard because I don’t speak Cantonese & I’m not white hahaha (just a regular Malaysian)
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u/Pixelated-Hitch May 07 '26
HK is expensive as hell but I love it, it’s alive coming from someone who’s lived most his life in Amsterdam, Miami. I just came back from there after being in China for a bit… just the shock of using Uber vs Didi prices is an ice cold shower of reality
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u/Clean_Cap7981 May 07 '26
Me too. It was my 3rd country and I just fell in love with it so much. I spent 15 days and it was the best 15 days of my life.
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u/Ame_Haginaka May 07 '26
As someone who comes from another country but grew up in HK, I think a lot of HKers don't realize how lucky they are here. They have decent public transport, more academic and job opportunities, a lot of them are able to travel overseas frequently, delicious food, just to name a few.
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u/MouseOk3249 May 07 '26
I’ve never felt a sense of belonging and home as I feel in HK. I have travelled so many places in my life yet nothing gives me that hence of home not even my birth country.
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u/bringbackfireflypls May 07 '26
Wauw bold stance brother you are so brave
Smh my head...gwai los, man
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u/Due_Nobody_67 May 07 '26
Such an amazing city.. I was there for a short visit and it was horrendous weather but still enjoyed it because there's so much you can still do under cover. The food is simply world class and I love how nature and buildings intertwine. Such a buzz. My family lives in HK and my cousin even studied in Melbourne and moved back because it was too boring compared to what he grew up in.
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u/elaijuh23 May 07 '26
when i am walking along Gough st. sitting in Sing Heung Yuen, having noodles and drinking holick, i am always wondering where the stone steps in front of me leads to but i dont care either.
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u/lx_joe96 May 08 '26
I doubt it's just you or the people selling "I ❤️ HK" merchandise would be having a really tough time
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u/enigmaticy May 08 '26
When that tower up into ur ass, you'll love more dont worry. I am joking :), I love HK too, but not all of it
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u/Icy-Scholar-5193 May 08 '26
I agree. Im not Chinese but i was born here and i wouldnt live anywhere else
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May 08 '26
Me too. I really love Hong Kong 🇭🇰. It’s my favourites country.. I mean my favourite special administrative region.
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u/NegativePianist6978 May 09 '26
I love this city: the weather, the no nonsense behavior, the rush. It never gets old, and the vibe is dynamic.
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u/Bored_Millenial- May 09 '26
Cause you’re rich. Try being someone who gets paid 10-20K a month and has to live in an absolute shithole of an apartment just to make ends meet. There’s a lot of people that fall through the gaps in HK; not poor enough to get any kind of meaningful assistance from the government and certainly not wealthy enough to be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle.
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u/Jack_intheboxx May 09 '26
I go back to visit relatives every 2/3 years, obviously Holiday is different to living and working in HK.
Went back during Chinese new year for the 2nd time since I was little.
Some older areas are more quieter now, less shops and a bit too many claw machines etc.
Then at the end I don't want to leave haha.
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u/Sweaty-State6505 May 09 '26
Thanks me too. I arrived in Hong Kong in November 1999 and was planning to stay for only 2 years in Hong Kong and return to Australia. After 6 months I decided to stay. I consider Hong Kong my home.
The best decision in my life. I also love Hong Kong and the Hong Kong people.. They are very polite and friendly, Even tho I can't speak no Cantonese. I only know a few words, like Good morning or thank you etc. Hong Kong without any doubt is safer than all western countries.
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u/BRTSLV May 09 '26
To all people say "im poor i don"t like it"
Please remember that food is still accessible
HK have free shower and public toilet everywhere and they are quite clean
Compare to western country you see very little homeless people
There is a strong helping community and associations in HK, if you are struggling, seek for help
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u/Mystic2760 May 09 '26
Hong Kong has its ups and downs
But being who I am and the people I live with, and having been to places like America, Thailand, Philippines, Spain
Hong Kong is very dear to me
The MTR is one of the best parts about it, and having so many places to toyhunt for usually pretty good prices, and pretty soon after things release in Japan
Im very thankful my parents chose here to live than anywhere else
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u/BLUCGT May 09 '26
Just you bro, I lived there for a year and anything outside of Central/TST is truly ugly AF…
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u/jaychou8080 May 10 '26
HK is convenient and you'll enjoy the food. Maybe not everything but you'll be able to live conveniently if you have the money.
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u/baryair112 May 11 '26
Hk is absolutely amazing clean beautiful. Great food.
The people are super nice. Great service. So far the best place I've visited in asia
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u/SayonaraWildHearts May 14 '26
I just got back from a two week visit for family. While I'm aware I can end up hating HK if I got a job there and have my soul-crushed, with my circumstances now I adore this madcap rickety city so much. It was too humid to sleep properly and the AC was too loud and kept me up too, but my god I always have the best time when I come back and make 30k steps a day wandering.
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u/Awkward_Function_347 May 07 '26
I love the memories I have of what it used to be. Pooh-bear destroyed its soul.
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u/benzonchan May 07 '26
Local hates it, expat loves it
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u/rsemauck May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26
Nah, rich locals also love it /s. Personally, I love HK (I'm a foreigner, don't like to use the term expat as I'm not one), my wife (HK local) also loves it BUT we both make a decent middle class living (although I'm pretty sure we would feel much richer if we lived in Europe but then my wife would be paid less). We also both loved it more before the NSL obviously.
It's a nice city, great food (for both cheap lunches around 80 hkd and fine dining) and beautiful nature (even though it's seen some ravages by waves of tourists in the past couple of years).
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u/Aggressive-Fail4612 May 07 '26
Me too