Thanks a lot for your nice sharing. I really learnt a lot from you. I think the so called ' laid-back living style' has been in place for many years in Hong Kong but this effect has started to set in motion in recent years due to the growing pessimistic perspective of Hong Kong and in some places. It is evident that the upward mobility has been hamstrung, and the rich-and-poor gap widened. Unlike the previous generations where they could benefit from the grooming economy and whose hard work usually got paid off fairly, many more young people now chose to withdraw themselves from working too hard (for the reason of disproportionate reward) but just to stay afloat and enjoy the present in face of the saturated economy and diminishing opportunity. I agree with your analysis! Sorry for typing in English as I cannot type Chinese characters in my laptop >.