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105 sats \ 2 replies \ @spiderman 12 May \ parent \ on: Why DIDN'T Travel Bring the World Together? (Financial Times, Janan Ganesh) AskSN
Totally agree, travel is overrated as a metric or measure to build worldview or cultural tolerance.
I am an expatriate living in Hong Kong, and cannot stand it. Most locals are loud, uncouth, can barely speak any English at all, and I do not find anything worth exploring in terms of culture. But I like the low tax, my decent paycheque and relative economic freedom (to stack satoshis without capital gains taxes or KYC).
Travel is not what it is touted to be in most of western media.
Do you like working in HK? I only was there (lived @ Jordan, worked @ Kowloon Bay) for less than 8 months in total, so I never really integrated into local society. However I did like the work culture, but that could've been 100% luck and credit to awesome colleagues.
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Work is stressful occasionally but I can take it. I mean, it pays the bill and I didn't expect it to be not stressful. Think it depends more on the company culture than HK. It's an American company, so quite a diverse workforce.
I don't really like living here as such, the language barrier is a part of it, and people in general seem quite shallow. Cannot really hold a conversation, and refuse much interaction without local language. But I an new here as well (6 ish months) so maybe it will change. Also, the food does not really agree with my bud.
Kowloon bay is an interesting area, have not explored though. Happy to know you moved out, hope you are happy wherever you are.
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