fWerrF wrote:

GoingMad wrote:

fWerrF wrote:
Strictly my personal opinion.

more varieties of brands for shopping: hmm, i think SH is got every brand there is in HK, no?

No

ok, can you name some brands that are in HK but aren't available in SH?

missfan wrote:i wouldn't agree with that, shanghai do have some nice shopping places like superbrands mall, people's square.

missfan wrote:shanghai do have some nice shopping places like superbrands mall, people's square.

jasonnoguchi wrote:Hong Kong nightlife is a lot more fun and varied. Period.

jet5354 wrote:A few months ago I would've said Miu Miu, but they've recently opened in the Shanghai Center. Is there a Fendi store here? That's probably the only one I can think of. Bvgari?

huaidan wrote:While the brand might be here it doesn't mean the sizes or selection is. They seem to bring over the stock they can't sell in other countries. EG walk into the Hugo Boss store in Gang Hui, it's a joke. They'll have like 3 small multi colored polo shirts with giant logos on it. Shanghai shopping is arguably the worst in the world.

fWerrF wrote:

GoingMad wrote:

fWerrF wrote:
Strictly my personal opinion.

more varieties of brands for shopping: hmm, i think SH is got every brand there is in HK, no?

No

ok, can you name some brands that are in HK but aren't available in SH?

GoingMad wrote:
hmmm... lemme see.... i dont shop a lot but john varvatos' stuffs seems really nice.. havent seen this name in shanghai.

fWerrF wrote:

huaidan wrote:While the brand might be here it doesn't mean the sizes or selection is. They seem to bring over the stock they can't sell in other countries. EG walk into the Hugo Boss store in Gang Hui, it's a joke. They'll have like 3 small multi colored polo shirts with giant logos on it. Shanghai shopping is arguably the worst in the world.

Sounds about right.
I don't really shop in Shanghai, I just know they have everything here, at +30% price.
All the China people who can afford to shop at those stores, most of them go shopping outside of China.

Ip Man wrote:Do you shop in shanghai?

GoingMad wrote:a few guys talking about shopping. Not right.

Hfuhruhurr wrote:

Ip Man wrote:^^ Guys, apart from what you've all mentioned above on rental, transport, nightlife and size of the 2 cities. Would you take into account of better service, nice delicious food, cheaper groceries, cheaper wine, fresh groceries, cheaper shopping, more varieties of brands to choose for shopping, no great firewall of china, freedom of speech and last but not least less chinese barbarian behavior. When all these minor issues put into your balance scale. Would you consider staying in HK over SH?

Strictly my personal opinion.

better service: highend to highend, SH isn't noticeably worse than HK. HK wins on the low-mid end, if one does not frequent the low-mid end places, it makes little difference to them.

nice delicious food: no question, HK is better. Shanghai is blooming, give it several more years it will have more to offer. That being said, size still matters, I ran out of places to eat in HK after few months, here in Shanghai I didn't even get outside of Luwan and Huangpu district.

cheaper groceries fresh groceries: i don't hook at all, so that's of no concern to me, although I would assume Shanghai has fresh groceries too.

cheaper wine: eliminating taxes on wine is one of the good things HK government did but from what I could tell, at restaurants, that saving did not really get passed onto customers. it's only cheaper if you buy it from liquor store, again i don't hook so i don't really drink at home.

cheaper shopping: no doubt, designer brands are tax free. HK is one of the best shopping cities in the world.

more varieties of brands for shopping: hmm, i think SH is got every brand there is in HK, no?

no great firewall: i don't do any of the online networking site, so facebook and etc don't matter to me. it does suck though that i can't get on youporn.com

freedom of speech: those are big talks not that i am ever eager to exercise that rights outside of china. in china so far i feel no need to say anything i am not allowed to.

chinese barbarian behavior: you mean like someone once said here a kid was taking a sh1t in a restaurant? what can i say? don't go to lowend places then you don't have problems.

The above being said, It really depends on the individual, what stage in life he/she is in, what his/her priorities are .... if i were to have a family, eat most of meals at home, don't go out much, hk and singapore will be looking pretty good to me.

fWerrF wrote:

GoingMad wrote:a few guys talking about shopping. Not right.

Haha nothing wrong with that.
Don't wanna sound like a b1tch, but I like to shop.

fWerrF wrote:

GoingMad wrote:
hmmm... lemme see.... i dont shop a lot but john varvatos' stuffs seems really nice.. havent seen this name in shanghai.

i have few pieces of john varvatos in my closet right now
you are right, i have not seen that in shanghai, but i have not seen that in HK either.
even in USA, i get their stuff at dept stores like bloomingdales, i don't recall seeing their own store, at least not everywhere.

tommy13 wrote:I just arrived Shanghai a month ago and i must say the night life here rocks! As compared to HK, there are NO cover charges here and there are so many clubs all over mega city Shanghai. I've been to lan kwai fong in HK before. The drinks there are quite expensive and there are also cover charges. But HK nightlife would still be good for a weekend or so.

skyline5k wrote:A shopping thread that Sienna ISN'T all over? wow. Her Miu-dar must be faulty.

fWerrF wrote:I did not say "my" pocket, I said "your" pocket, so I was speaking in general, not on my own behalf.

kiroro wrote:
One thing I find it hard to tolerant is when SH people take the subway, they never have the sense of social distance. Even women, they love pushing their way with body parts, young or old. People would have no problem rubbing your arms and legs with their exposed skin even there's enough space. ...