By far the most crowded place I have ever been, personal space is valuable real estate. Apartments are crammed together in tall high-rises, taking advantage of every open square foot. Due to its status as one of the most densely populated places in the world, cleanliness is a high priority. Subway station handrails and floor mats are sanitized multiple times each day.
Wait times for lunch at Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao 翡翠拉麺小籠包, my favorite restaurant, regularly surpassed an hour. But it was always worth it once the bamboo tower full of steamed dumplings arrived alongside my bitter Super Long Jing green tea.
Right before I hopped on a plane back to the States, I had the most spectacular ear cleaning at 1:00am in a bustling downtown massage parlor. Hong Kong never sleeps.
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