The Night Life

{A Natalie Dee comic that that explains exactly how I feel every time I am in a club in Hong Kong}

The night life in Hong Kong... What can I say about it? I don't really like it. My close friends and family know that I am not a "party-girl", by any means, and that the clubbing scene is not enjoyable for me. Since arriving in Hong Kong, I have been to Lan Kwai Fong (a.k.a., LKF, the city's most popular party district) twice, and both times I have felt the exact same way as the above comic from Natalie Dee (one of my personal favourites from her archives). 

{An example of what walking down a street in Lan Kwai Fong looks like.
Photo source here}

In terms of the "night life", it is much more... lively... than what I was used to seeing in Ottawa (which was not much). Leaving at 2:00 a.m. is considered early (!), the clothing of choice for many party-goers in LKF is a little kind of really risqué (for a conservative girl like me, at least), and having strangers' bodies right up against you all night is the norm. For some people reading this, you're probably saying: "What is wrong with this girl? This sounds pretty normal/fun to me!" The thing is, I am just not that type of girl who likes to party all night, and I really, really enjoy my personal space.

I guess that being from Canada, I was privileged to have all of the space that was afforded to everyone (lots of land, small population... Saskatchewanians know what I'm talking about!), but this whole "your personal space is mine" thing happening in LKF clubs, or Hong Kong clubs in general, is really going to take some getting used to for me. Ouf!