samsung

if you have no money, why do you care how late shops close at? no money but still go shopping?
chocobun 發表於 2010-4-28 23:50

shoppping costs him nothing if he buys nothing

godavid

well, some are shopaholic
some are not
some can handle their expenses

godavid

Suppose you want to buy an apartment. In Hong Kong, you can buy an apartment in the New Territories ...
peter236 發表於 2010-4-29 00:28

    car is really important in  vancouver, without a car, no where you can go
but in hk, you can take bus/minibus/mtr, taxi/ trains
but in here, you only have to rely on buses. and buses are not accurate on the time in here, if the bus is full, you have to wait for another bus. or if you are unlucky, some stupid bus driver would skip the bus stop for no reason

housing in here is so expensive, no one could afford it with low income
eventhrough in hk, how could you afford getting a house with low income

布小熊

回復 34# godavid
A lot of ppl go to work here using public transit. Some even bike to work. It's really not that bad. If you only need a car for the weekend or special days for trips/shopping, you can try use services like Zip car or co-op (Co-operative Auto Network).   
Our transit is not great but I think it's improving. After the olympic, I actually use transit a lot more. (weekend or weekday to DT)

I don't understand your "housing statement"... do you mean it's expensive here and it's expensive in HK???

I don't really care about shopping late at night (@ @ after 9 pm... really) and I am happy cooking at home and enjoying the great air and outdoor here. But may be you care about late night shopping and don't care about air and outdoor. well... I guess different ppl have different needs.
Btw, it's such a nice day today with clear blue sky outside!

Lik

IHowever do not forget, the reason for the housing price is so high now.  The real estate prices are so high because those new immigrants or visitors from China "fried" the price.
mukmuk2 發表於 2010-4-29 07:32

While that same situation is happening both in HK and in Vancouver (actually, it's happening all over the world), don't forget that in HK, things are much, much worse. The SAR government is ging pro big developers. They are the very people who have drafted and passed policies (land, administrative, etc.) that are completely biased towards the few big developers. At least this sort of situation doesn't happening in Vancouver.

Additionally, the ease of which Mainland millionaires can divert their funds towards investment (including real estates) in HK is significantly easier than them sending it overseas.

No matter how you slice it, the home-owning situation is a lot more dire in HK than it is here in Vancouver.

-Lik

Lik

For the daily commute situation, a car isn't absolutely necessary here in Vancouver. Half of my team at work commute by public transit (skytrain+bus). A coworker gets dropped off by her husband as they are a single vehicle family. Of course, the location of your workplace dictates how feasible this is, but it is entirely possible for many families to have only a single car, or have no cars at all. In those cases, it is usually a matter of convenience.

As I was saying earlier, if you think you'll prefer HK over Vancouver, by all means, go and return to HK. But don't necessarily expect that you'll like HK better because in many ways, it isn't.

-Lik

godavid

thanks you lik for your suggestion
does anyone working hk right now?