FIRST TIME in HONG KONG 🇭🇰 (not what we expected)

[@JayandKarolina]

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[@Elena8595-k4l]

Same question +1😮

[@JayandKarolina]

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[@JayandKarolina]

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[@mga6704]

Not to be mean. Do you guys get paid so well? The falling city needs help so bad.

[@ZanderBaker-i9u]

I live in Hong Kong for two months. In general, people here are really nice since they are very friendly to foreigners. Almost all the people here can speak fluent English, so you will never sense the language barrier. Though people are sometimes very busy with their work, they always value every minute of entertainment.

[@keyiwang-m8j]

I went to Hong Kong in May this year. As a Chinese, I think that HK is really different from the other cities in Mainland China. The beautiful view around Victoria Harbour at night left a deep impression on me, and there are so many tall buildings in Central, which made Hong Kong one of the most advanced cities in the world. And it is a humanistic city as well, maybe the sound of the traffic light is noisy and annoying for most people, but it is designed for those who have problems in their sight. I really love HK, and I also love your videos about China!

[@Trump02]

Did you get hatred by them ? I heard that hongkong didn’t like mainland china so much

[@keyiwang-m8j]

@@Trump02To be honest, when I was in Hong Kong, people I net were friendly to me, even in the restaurant.

[@tomsunuwar6940]

@@Trump02just your poor thoughts 😅 Mainland is mainland who don’t like Mother ??? Lol 😂

[@kwokmingng4548]

@@Trump02 Wondering what Mainlanders did first? Plus 2 days ago (on the news) there was a Mainland Tiktoker snuck in a HK wedding and ate "FREE" ....wow what "not" to love the Mainland...You tell me

[@kwokmingng4548]

@@keyiwang-m8j You are normal person lol

[@yonight6871]

HONGKONG is definitely an amazing international city❤China has all types of landforms except fjord landforms. Each city has its own style. You can see wooden buildings from a thousand years ago in China, and you can taste countless delicacies in China. You can see beautiful scenery, and it is very safe, with convenient transportation and developed tourism.

[@kwmon612]

HK is not China.

[@willsmith39]

​@@kwmon612Try saying that in public in Hong Kong in 2024 and you'll find out very quickly that it definitely is 🙄

[@chiang_paul]

😂❤Thank you for sharing your trip with us ❤It’s been a long time since my last visit to H.K.,wish I could have time to be back there 🙏

[@JayandKarolina]

You are welcome my friend :)

[@debrarobinson-x6s]

Thanks for showing us the new look of Hong Kong

[@LegrandGerard]

It’s not new look tho, HKs always like this.

[@shiuwaichung]

welcome to Hong Kong, hope you enjoy and have fun here.😊

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you for the welcome :)

[@violetviolet888]

@@JayandKarolina Can we please normalize *not* doing the "shocked" KZbin thumbnails of China please?

[@vulturebe]

@@violetviolet888it’s not only of china. if you scroll through his uploads you can see 99% are shocked. hope this helps !

[@violetviolet888]

@@vulturebe Which is *exactly* why I asked if they could normalize NOT using that as a standard China thumbnail. @twomadexploreres refuses to go that route-respect.

[@長頸鹿之謎]

👏👏👏🥳 welcome to Hong Kong, enjoy😊🥰

[@korean_foot_traveler8655]

I really enjoyed watching the amazing video. Great work!❤

[@mysteriouscrazziness7643]

I love Hong Kong 🇭🇰 I went there in August ❤ :)

[@elmerganzan9131]

Its a nice place more amazing view in hongkong and fantastic tour thanks.

[@Zz1-o-7]

Although I am a Chinese, I really love to watch your videos. If you come to Nanjing, I can take you on a tour.😊

[@katelamlokyee]

you must go hiking and explore the nature too!!! happy to have you here!

[@jaychan7580]

Love your video, clearly you can spot the difference between Mainland and HK. It is always intense and fast in HK. That is the reason why people will get rude sometimes. Still most of us re friendly. Just you can be sure that in HK, people can understand you.

[@JingTommy]

Take the star ferry at night and enjoy the amazing night scenery

[@bonanap7183]

I always take the star ferry lower level not only because it's cheaper (important to a kid like me😆) but also because of its open enclosure and close to the water

[@MeetKevon]

I'm from Hong Kong and sitting in Hong Kong now - I'm having fun watching how you experienced Hong Kong :) You two are awesome!

[@EricCPOP]

Welcome to my home town. Visit Sai Kung if you have the chance for a slower pace of life to the city and a chance to visit a peaceful fishing town with opportunities to do a lot of hiking and natural sightseeing.

[@AlanSmith88888]

Welcome to HK

[@Cychopath99]

There are a good number of roasted goose restaurants that are every bit as good as the Michelin starred ones like Kam’s, and you don’t need to wait in long lines

[@JayandKarolina]

Can you share with us some of them!? Maybe by Instagram? @jayeshchhaya or @meetrollka 😊 We generally love roasted meats so it wild be great to visit another place next time!

[@fatfran309]

Welcome To HK!!! Nice to hear that you love the foods here !

[@JayandKarolina]

Thanks! 😃 All the foods we've tried were just AMAZING! We're going to upload a full food tour as our next video so hope you'll enjoy watching that too!!!

[@wingyanchan2258]

Welcome to Hong Kong !This is my birth place and growing up there,it’s a really lovely and amazing place! I hope you enjoy it,have fun and good memories in Hong Kong 🎉😊

[@JayandKarolina]

Thanks for sharing! We've had so much fun and actually felt a bit home in HK 😍 It definitely wasn't our last time there!

[@kellyting7674]

Love HK❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Enjoy 👍👍👍👍👍

[@andrewkedian7244]

Hi guys love all the video s have a lovely time 😊😊😊😊

[@umbertoconte2081]

Hi Jay congratulations on the video you made 😄 Hello Karolina as always you are fantastic how you explain 😘

[@amyleung2737]

Enjoy your stay , welcome to HK , Jay and Karolina.xx

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you so much Amy! :)

[@thethinker_life]

Thanks for visiting Hong Kong. And yes, Hong Kong people are always busy. They are busy with work, but they also like going out and find and try new things, interesting things

[@prettywoman8888]

Welcome to Hong Kong and enjoy your stay here !

[@gwendafishley6368]

Really enjoyed your video. Great vibrant city. I was there years ago.❤

[@dimsumyen4034]

Welcome to HK! So glad that you’ve enjoyed your trip here. HK is not just about high rises and modern shopping malls though. There’re so much more to see … museums, parks, theme parks, country parks, beaches, live seafood markets, … and plenty of world class hiking trials spreading all over HK Island, the New Territories and outlying islands. And there are a lot more delicious local food other than pineapple buns and HK style breakfast. 🤣🤣Anyway thanks so much for your visit and we look forward to welcoming you back to our beautiful and diversified city. All the best and safe travels ! ❤

[@roman618]

Hk is pricey because the salaries after taxes in hk are higher than london and are comparable to NYC and the Bay Area.

[@JayandKarolina]

Thanks for sharing! It night be actually a bit overwhelming for most of the people!

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

Hong Kong can be overwhelming. It's a huge city. You can get lost in it. It doe have that frentic vibe if that's what you like. Hope you guys are enjoying it. Love the the vlog. Well done mates! Sending much love ❤❤ from Richmond, Va. Jim and Harriet

[@JayandKarolina]

Yes, it was a bit too much for us but only because we came during the busiest period - it was right after China's National Day and many Mainlanders chose to visit HK during the Golden Week afterwards... But despite of that, we really loved our experience and we're hoping to be back soon! 😍🥰

[@bmwlexus3387]

Great content! I was from HK and this is definitely a great video to see and I was back earlier this year. Beware of some hotels as some of them thefts have been reported

[@LucyLui-wh5by]

Thank you for the video. Welcome to Hk 🎉

[@chowkaho6659]

Thank you for still visiting Hong Kong! Welcome!

[@mga6704]

STILL

[@karenleung6160]

Next time try go up the peak to enjoy the sunset. Its really beautiful! Welcome to Hong Kong 🎉❤

[@dan339dan]

Cold drinks in Hong Kong all typically already have syrup already added, unlike hot drinks. So you can ask to halving/omitting the sugar for cold drinks.

[@ymca7242]

歡迎到香港，賓館需平但不及住平價酒店，例如YMCA。 用麵做主食，加乳豬，燒鵝不錯的選擇。不過這餐很貴！你住佐敦，有一間食燒味的小店好食亦平很多。香港都有很多美食。 香港特色，天星小輪，慢遊過海欣賞美景。纜車亦是遊客必坐的。 你們很聰明，識用八達通。 去離島，長洲，南丫島行行山都唔錯。 港式奶茶也是很有名的。西多士也是香港特色食物。菠蘿飽加牛油更好食。

[@CCP_zhongguo_sai_B]

英文channel 寫中文😂

[@jaxkhan]

@@CCP_zhongguo_sai_B Why not ? KZbin have translate function 🤷

[@CCP_zhongguo_sai_B]

@jaxkhan Why yes? You should have translated it yourself beforehand. That is showing respect. Well, at least that person is written in traditional Chinese, not the fake one.

[@jaxkhan]

@@CCP_zhongguo_sai_B easy easy, its not a big deal ok?

[@Elena8595-k4l]

@@CCP_zhongguo_sai_B有问题吗😅

[@albertlee8342]

New Lucky House caught fire on 2nd Floor in April this year. Be careful, such as low price accommodation.

[@amycheung9173]

The pig statue is called McDull, he is an anthropomorphic pig cartoon character that was created by local Hong Kong cartoonist. 😊 Thank you for visiting my hometown!! It was nice hearing you guys had such positive feedback about HK!! ❤️

[@JayandKarolina]

Thanks for the info! We had no idea about it 😜 But we truly loved HK so hopefully we'll manage to explore more of its local side once we're back!

[@chunkwokwong6318]

Welcome to HK，hope you. enjoy the trip

[@flibblesan]

The golden pig statue is a famous Hong Kong cartoon character called McDull.

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[@Yuen891]

Welcome to Hong Kong 🇭🇰 enjoy 😉

[@vinlau825]

Welcome to HK and have a good time

[@chalayan]

Used to accompany my partner to HKG for work trips and we always stayed at the Ritz Carlton which is above Element Mall. They have the best heavenly pool overlooking at the Victoria Harbour and just one train stop away to HKG island. These days the main tourists are from China.

[@JayandKarolina]

OMG, this must have been awesome for you! We're jealous now 😂😂 Yes, we chose a wrong period to travel because there was many Mainlanders visiting HK during the Golden Week...

[@chalayan]

@JayandKarolina yes never go China or HKG during the golden week. Overly crowded and not a good experience. If u guys are still in HKG, maybe can try to book one night at the Ritz Carlton just to experience it. I can never stay in a hotel like the one you stayed despite many will say a room is just for sleeping and most of the days will be out but I beg the differ :)

[@BbbB-ks4ou]

Welcome to Hong Kong ❤

[@yukiho5016]

Welcome to Hong Kong 🇭🇰 😊

[@brucewatt1032]

Thanks for sharing your HK trip! I’m going back there in December, and was looking out for a typical HK style breakfast place, and Capital Cafe is only a 4 minute walk from the hotel I’ll be staying at, so that’s going to be perfect - thanks for finding it for me haha! 👌

[@kevinliu6937]

My Aunt lives in HK so I've been so many times never fails to disappoint me!

[@swpfranky]

I gonna be there in 2 weeks. So it's nice to see your video.

[@JayandKarolina]

We're so glad to hear that! Safe travels!!!

[@chuckdalglish5754]

Hello, welcome to Hong Kong ❤

[@HarveyChenBlog]

Oriental pearl！ HONGKONG! Here we come !!!🥰

[@uut378]

Welcome to Hong Kong !

[@dan339dan]

Having grown up here, I can attest to Hong Kongers not being unfriendly to strangers. What I mean is we don't typically strike up conversations with strangers, and service workers can be cold or sometimes even rude, unlike in other places where they are expected to smile and be friendly. e.g. as a local, I've asked a minibus driver whether I can pay by Octopus (because I didn't immediately see the machine), he rhetorically asked whether I could see one, to hint I needed to pay by coins. Let's just say there's a higher threshold before some stranger decides to speak to you to help you.

[@heichan5034]

Dear Jay & Karolina Welcome to HK

[@slipstreamlivestream9445]

Love your videos guys, fantastic.

[@JayandKarolina]

Glad you like them! It means a world to us :) Thanks for watching!!!

[@Frosty-j6d]

welcome to HK!

[@northenpeace1111]

Night time at Victoria peak is amazing

[@goodtimes75]

Yes, I would recommend it to those planning to visit Hong Kong

[@kcling-i2b]

I love the way you lead this video tour of HK !

[@liamporter1137]

Great sharing. More foreigners should visit China.

[@willsmith39]

Agreed they should and also visit Hong Kong.. I presume you're aware that as a PRC passport holder and not a HK passport holder you need a permit to enter HK if you're a Chinese citizen which you must apply in advance for and pay a fee ( I think around 20 USD) But the good news if you are not travelling on a Chinese passport then over 70 country's passports are granted a 90 day visa on arrival which is completely free!

[@naughtyjimmy5016]

For the Apple Pay Octopus Card, you don't need to double tap like a credit card. Just tap your phone whenever you want will be fine. It works even after your phone run out of battery.

[@naughtyjimmy5016]

And the crowd actually has some relationship with the National Day of China, plenty of Chinese Tourists come during the week. Welcome your next visit at a better timing.

[@st7806]

Welcome to Hong Kong. Enjoy

[@computer-ot8si]

you've done a great job to present Hongkong. This is the real Hongkong if you have no money.

[@nathboz]

Great vid guys, keep up the good work👍🏼

[@Hugggggggggg]

Hong Kong is a hustle and bustle place but also very close to some nice jungles that you can just go to any beautiful mountains for a good hike. Go to Sai Kung ❤

[@JESUSISGREATEST]

Happy travelling. ✌️

[@kinhochan3058]

Welcome to HK ❤❤

[@richardho9535]

Hi guys welcome to HK🎉

[@arkia1031]

welcome to hong kong, enjoy your travel !

[@lo-mi3yy]

welcome to Hong Kong❤

[@bonanap7183]

I grew up in hong kong in the 50s and 60s, I always found people quite rude, it seems it has improved since then.

[@JayandKarolina]

I thought maybe the older generations would be possibly rude to us but actually they were the friendliest - it could be because we're in tourist areas we would need to explore the more local areas to see the difference.

[@OMGFrijoles]

@@JayandKarolina they’re just afraid to be rude to you on camera. Try them.

[@GL-iv4rw]

well it is also a fast-paced city. Everyone is in a hurry 24/7 and everything has to be rushed or else you will get scolded

[@yoyohighness]

@@JayandKarolinaI think value for money of restaurants, mainland China definitely is better

[@kwokmingng4548]

@@OMGFrijoles Depands on what you behave first. If you are standing on our way or doing somthing odd or touching us....F off

[@daydaykaka]

Love your channel and your positive review in HK trip ;)

[@jamnana2235]

All the lovely things you said about Hong Kong's quality of life is true. The less savory part that you wouldn't necessarily be aware of is the abysmal median wage to rent/property value ratio that makes it far less glamorous. For sure, an issue that plagues all big cities even on the mainland to some degree, but it is unfortunately the most severe in Hong Kong. Hopefully something is done about it soon so the majority Hong Kongers can continue to live good lives in this beautiful city.

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you for sharing! It really opens up your mind and perspectives 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@benson_benson420]

Welcome to Hong Kong. Love you all ❤❤

[@fredip01]

Welcome to my home town, I enjoyed watching you guys visited the places that I am familiar with. The food you tried is the food I ate since in my childhood. It's really nice. There are much more interesting places in HK and much more delicious local foods. You can try steam vermicelli roll, it serve with soy sauce, peanut butter sauce, sweet sauce and sesame, which is very satisfying, many HK people eat this for breakfast or just for a snack.

[@ericbisono5710]

Soo much miss Hong Kong full of memories

[@kwokmingng4548]

Welcome to Hong Kong, FYI: YES we walk fast, we are not smiling doesn't mean we are not friendly.🧡 Love the pork @12:16. Geese are always expensive (HK rent, worker wages, logistics....) @22:00 those 90 % are Mainland Chinese people, Hong Kong local don't ask to take pic with strangers. We keep soical distancing to other people and yes we welcom polite people to come to Hong Kong.

[@Trump02]

You hate them ? Mainland Chinese

[@gremlinmama]

Hi Jay, all of the local HK style restaurant have to add sugar by yourself, which is the container next to Karolina

[@mingchan987]

if you have time ,you can to go to the Hong Kong Chai Wan BB egg waffle and eat their giant ice-cream waffle and delicious egg waffle

[@JayandKarolina]

Sounds delicious! Thanks :)

[@mansonyang4134]

Welcome to HK! Hope you enjoy your stay

[@winsonwslau264]

I moved to Detroit and glad you enjoying your time in my hometown

[@cmc2702]

Welcome to HK😊

[@lameric1958]

Nice couple, try go to Lantau Island or Tai O next time

[@CatWong-f4x]

Welcome to Hong Kong!!! 🫶🎉

[@tonysh215]

Im a local and i can tell U could find much cheaper ones with the same quality for that Michelin restaurant

[@JayandKarolina]

We would have loved to know more of good quality places with a vibe but as foreigner it's really hard to know where are them places :(

[@bonanap7183]

Rule number 1, never go to a Michelin rated restaurant in China,😂😂😂always overpriced, one never get popular and down to earth local food .

[@savoysumbe3976]

33:55 In Hong Kong, if you'd like to sweeten your hot drinks, you'll find sugar readily available on the table for you to add to your taste.

[@ZanderBaker-i9u]

welcome to hk 🇭🇰next time 😊😊😊

[@gy9225]

Hong Kong is an amazing city. I really like their medical system.

[@robbiew8614]

Try the fresh egg tarts also there are tons of places to eat and to visit in HK. Go to Macau if you have time which has completely different theme to HK

[@1122uskobe]

Welcome to Hong Kong ☺

[@fblueberry1678]

you can go to Lamma Island for a visit and go for hiking in different areas of Hong Kong.

[@nelsoncheng78]

Where you stay cannot be said to be a hotel, it is simply a cheap boarding place. You guys should stay at a proper hotel, but of course is more expensive.

[@APRSE]

You visited Lugard Road. You can go High West next time which is fantastic view. It's just a 30-minute walk from Lugard Road to High West.

[@JayandKarolina]

Great recommendation! Thanks :)

[@SpritzStevens]

Public wifi in HK is really fast. Apparently especially so at the Avenue of the Stars for live streamers (?)

[@chesterphung1143]

Great job bros and welcome to Hong Kong 😊😮🎉

[@AndrewBush-d2j]

I have noticed a difference in food in Hong Kong to china more European type food Scrabbled eggs etc good video as usual

[@JayandKarolina]

True that! We actually loved all the foods in HK! :)

[@sidhahappyface8782]

The food quality of that roasted duck place in Wanchai had dropped 10 fold because they are just too busy and even if the food is bad, they still got a big lineup outside. Next time if got a chance, go to Tai Hing restaurant, you can have a roasted duck rice for only $65 HK dollars with the duck ten times tastier 😂

[@QuaidiNoCharSoChar]

Welcome to Hong Kong

[@Kushal6831]

Hong Kong is amazing ❤❤😊

[@224cm]

Welcome to Hong Kong, you had to add sugar to the hot milk tea, there was sugar on each table