Hong Kong Is ...

Hot Pot · children wearing 50-pound packs full of schoolbooks.

· Sunday-morning Dim Sum.

· elderly women wearing a jade bracelet, flower-print blouses ... and cross-trainers.

· flip-flops and backpacks.

· high speed, low drag.

· late-night triad street fights.

· loud grandmothers.

· maniacal bus drivers.

· men in shorts and with tank tops rolled up to their armpits.

· middle-aged men wearing vests with many pockets.

· myopic.

· over-saturated with mobile phones.

· people fishing in Victoria Harbour ... and eating what they catch.

· punters crowded around Jockey Club outlets on race day.

· shopping for fresh food at the wet market.

· squid, fish balls and stinky tofu at street-side snack shops.

· the tailgating capital of the world.

· three-piece suits in 38C heat.

· weekend mah jong games.

· winter hot pot.

· wonderful.