The Road Not Taken

If I open the curtains one more day and it is foggy outside I will scream. I have forgotten what the sun looks like. Hong Kong must be mirrored with Londons weather patterns.

The outlook for the weekend is rain……arrrgghhhhhh.

One thing about Hong Kongs residents, they are very trendy. I feel like a tramp walking around in my travellers clothes. I am desperate to climb into a pair of smart pants (trousers for all you UK folk) and shirt and perhaps a jacket and strut around the cities bars and shops like everyone else does. It is rare to see anyone who has not taken a good hour getting dressed for the day.

Just this morning, waiting for my tall, soy latte in Starbucks, I spotted a lady who looked like she had strayed from the runway. She had very short, tight blakc shorts on, almost but not quite in the hot pant category. She strutted along like she was on the catwalk with matching tight black top and sunglasses (but it is foggy today!!!!). Bare legged on such a cold day just goes to show how much importance she and many others put on their appearence.

Even students, who look like they have just thrown it all on, spend a long time making sure they have the look they are trying to achieve. I, on the other hand, can spend the best part of a day dressing up only to look like I did it all in the dark, blindfold and with one hand tied behind my back!

There are people, mainly in LA, whose job it is to help rich people choose clothing and accessories. What a job! That’s what I call money for old rope.

So, if you consider yourself a trendy dresser then come to Hong Kong. You will fit in nicely. There are an abundance of designer stores here, many with names I have never heard of. Oh, and bring your Louis Vuitton bag, every woman HAS to have one of those. They even have special chairs in some restaurants for you to put your designer bag on while you dine! Whatever next?!

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