It’s six years since we returned from Hong Kong nearly. We returned September 11 2002 – yes we came home one year after 9/11. It was the only day we could get upgrades to business class and travel with the cat in cabin. I guess no-one wanted to travel that day. Personally I always felt it would be one of the safest days to travel on a plane.
Six years later and do I miss Hong Kong?
I’ve always said Hong Kong is a love hate relationship. I hated the pollution and the crowds and the somewhat arrogant attitude to people. I loved the variety of places to go to, the markets; food, bird, ladies, Stanley, fish, jade, - it’s all there in different places with different themes and colors. I also miss the food. I don’t eat Chinese food in America. I think it’s because it just doesn’t taste the same. I know if I see “lemon chicken” on a menu I would not even consider eating at that restaurant.
I think the biggest regret for me this year is that we didn’t make the effort to get to Beijing and see the Olympics – that would have been a great opportunity. Sigh … six years later and we still haven’t returned to Hong Kong. I have friends that regularly go back but nothing really draws me back there, though the temptation to visit the Mainland does and for that reason one day I will still go through Hong Kong but it will be to return to Beijing.
©Expat World 2008
thank you, dude