They drive on the left, they have electric sockets which fit my camera recharger. My UK phone works here, nobody spits, nobody blasts their horns as soon as the lights turn green and everyone understands me. It’s hot hot hot but everywhere is air-conditioned and thankfully they don’t hang dirty plastic strips in every shop doorway which you have to fight through just to get in. Nobody pushes in queues, nobody rushes for a seat as soon as the metro train doors open, they get on the train peacefully and wait for everyone to get off before they get on.
When the pedestrian crossing lights are on red they all stand and wait, even if there’s no cars coming. The restaurants are a blessing and there is pretty much any food you want. I resisted the temptation to eat boiled cabbage soup in a Manchurian restuarant tonight (I kid you not) and plumped for a Middle-Eastern restaurant instead. The vegetable tagine was great but of course by the time the bill came it had leapt from 114 to 230 because I had water and don’t forget the 10% service charge and oh yes, the 1 dollar donation to their chosen charity (not negotiable). So that was an expensive dinner but hell, it’s my last night in Hong Kong.
I have enjoyed the mid-level escalators (video here) and have been there three times. Soho is such a great lively place. I cold hang out there all the time if I were rich! You need a lot of money to live in Hong Kong. Kowloon is the most densely populated area in the world and decent accommodation is beyond most budgets.
I have enjoyed the trams too and have used them as much as possible on the island. They are wooden which is a nice change.