I went to HK last July to get trainning. When I wasn't at the office in Central, I was exploring the city, eating and window shopping with AnYan. It's an interesting city where EVERYTHING is on top of each other, more so than any other city I've visited-with serious signage and space overload.
The double-decker buses and the intense signage were overwhelmingly amazing.I was wondering if the double-decker buses don't crash into the signs above then if the signage ever falls off the building because they are just THAT many.
I've been there a handful of times over the last 10 years but it was completely different feeling coming from Shanghai. It made me realize how different Shanghai's dynamic is compared to both HK and London. The allure of ads and shops in HK and NYC screams YOU NEED TO BUY THIS IF YOU WANT TO BE SOMEONE but in Shanghai I really don't get this feeling (or maybe the ads and shops aren't doing a good job attracting me). But I've noticed people around me could care less what Im wearing, what designer, and where I go eat my meals, shop,etc. Of course when I dress better to go to pricey-er establishment,I receive more attention like anywhere else...
But the pressure to be a certain way, dress a certain way, shop a certain place isn't here--or I haven't felt it calling me. (Don't worry, I haven't become totally reckless to the point where I put on same unwashed clothes day after day...although the thought appeals to my laziness right now...) It's a liberating feeling and it made me miss Shanghai for the first time. After three days in HK, I was ready to return home with training accomplishment in hand.
And for you guys who go through this trainning process periodically, you know my joy when I say I got my certificate! No tranning paperwork to deal with for a while.
During H1N1, when I was sitting in KA airline stopping in SH, I was greeted by men covered head to toe ready zap me with their fever gun.
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