New York and Hong Kong

In a lot of ways the two cities are similar to each other. I once joked to my friend that I've always been a city girl and I think I will continue like that. Since so I could but only live in three cities in the world, New York, London and Hong Kong. The Nylonkong.
People are different though. New York people are more interesting. They don't cling to each other that much. They have developed a natural instinct to ignore attention on them. On the street, in the classroom, in the office etc etc. They have the confidence to be themselves and find themselves comfortable in whatever situations.
Hong Kong people, on the other hand, are very insecure. I may suffer from selection bias from my pitiful sample. But university students are trained to conform and always do things in flocks. You need to shop, eat, study together all the time, and always. You should never spend any time alone because that will make you become a loner.