Hong Kong: the vibe
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The verdict
Liked · 72Long-term residents largely love Hong Kong for its food, safety, tax setup and energy, though high rent and a tougher job market are repeated caveats.
- food
- safety
- low taxes
- banking ease
- nightlife and energy
- sunny weather
- healthcare
- long-term expat community
- high rent
- high property prices
- low salaries for locals
- zero-case COVID era
- political and social upheaval
- bureaucracy
- cost of living
- Long-term residents feel strongly at home and would stay
- Taxes and banking make it attractive for working professionals
- Rent eats most income, so saving is harder than expected
- Hong Kong has more to offer beyond the city core
- Former residents still miss it years after leaving
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
The most CHAOTIC and EPIC City (Hong Kong)
Lost LeBlanc · 573K views · 2025
What viewers said
“I’m Portuguese 🇵🇹 living in in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 32 years and I’m loving it 🤘❤️☮️”
♥ 6 likes
“10 days in HK, and you didn't even bother to go to Lamma, Lantau or the New Territories. Missed opportunity. There is so much more to HK than shown in this video.”
♥ 169 likes
“Hong Kong totally blew me away—one day I was hiking the Dragon’s Back trail, the next I was eating dim sum in a Michelin-starred hole-in-the-wall for under 100 HKD. We stayed in a tiny hotel in Mong Kok (around 600 HKD/night), but the MTR m”
♥ 150 likes
“I am a hong kongers. Sometimes i will search these hong kong trip video to remind myself how beautiful hong kong is. thx for the video amazing :)”
♥ 135 likes
“great shot. Just one minor mistake, it was not LED lights that disappeared, LED is new without character but the neon lights that used to be everywhere and appeared in cyberpunk movies.”
♥ 28 likes
“Lived in Hong Kong for 5 years! This city will always be home.. this video brought me back.. loved it!”
♥ 106 likes
“My goodness, Shane is absolutely gorgeous! ❤️”
♥ 29 likes
“Came here after playing Sleeping Dogs”
♥ 45 likes
“Watching this video while visiting Hong Kong”
“Born and lived in HK.. best years ever HK has a comforting liveliness. The lights never go out here”
♥ 11 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.