NYC Humility (Part 1)

See, the thing is, NYC is the best place in the world to be. And New Yorkers are used to thinking of our city (and ourselves) as excelling in all the important areas: we're the biggest, richest, thinnest, most fashionable, coolest, most diverse, etc. And, for the most part, when we travel, that is proven. But there are a few cities that can outdo us in a few (very few areas). Hong Kong is one of those cities. A few examples:

• Subway system (actually works, is clean and quiet, cheaper than NYC)
• Diversity (they at least give us a run for our money--there is no way to tell a "local" from a tourist in HK unless said person is holding a map and/or has a dumbfounded look on her/his face)
• Skinny fashionable girls (maybe it's to save room that everyone has decided that 95 lbs is the absolute limit)
• Designer everything, all the time.