Published by Swiss James on 12 Feb 2008
Five things from Hong Kong which I’d like to see in Shanghai
Hang onto your hats boys and girls, these are my ransom demands:
1. This drink, which is like being gang-raped by a blueberry bush (in a good way).
2. Fine English cuisine available in an ordinary cafe. I’m having to butter my own toast at the moment, this cannot continue.
3. Plastic money you can see through- no more fakes with these bad boys I should imagine.
4. The jumble-sale shops on Granville Road which sell stuff made in China for cheaaaaap. For example I bought a DKNY jacket for 50 Hong Kong dollars- (about the same price as a kids meal from McDonalds). Admittedly you can’t try anything on, some of it has small manufacturing errors, and the pockets of my jacket were full of infected syringes, but there are bargains galore.
5. The lovely Stanley. How hard can it really be for the Shanghai government to create a charming coastal town 20 minutes drive from my apartment?