tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440034362535902299.post2411441442867968490..comments2023-10-04T03:09:02.350-07:00Comments on Diary of a Hong Kong Housewife: First World Country, Third World SubwayJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338648155238882586noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440034362535902299.post-47312195410931781272012-05-15T21:34:50.106-07:002012-05-15T21:34:50.106-07:00True - the NY subway is old, filthy and can be dan...True - the NY subway is old, filthy and can be dangerous in some parts, but it gets you to where you go more efficiently than (dare I say) HK.<br /><br />Consider a commute from Happy Valley to Central: real time on (packed) MTR about 8 minutes but the long winding walk in the underground, in sweltering heat, often takes 20 minutes at both ends. Not to mention the nasty draft from all directions when you stand(perhaps they design for short people). This is common in China, I find, too. <br /><br />Worse yet, some bus stops in HK are confusing as hell: the #23 bus stop at Statue Square is two ways. Once we inadvetently got on one going the wrong way (Wan Chai, as opposed to mid levels west), and the driver graciously demanded, at Wan Chai terminus, another full fare from us to continue riding back. Now, who, in their right mind, would put bus stops going opposite ways at the exact same spot? Only in HK, I'm afraid. And that goes some way to show the dysrationalia of locals, to put it mildly.jjcnoreply@blogger.com