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I went to HK in the middle of hottest times (Aug 1st) last year and it was absolutely brutal. But then again, the entire city really grew out of nowhere during
by SeoxyS 9y ago
I went to HK in the middle of hottest times (Aug 1st) last year and it was absolutely brutal. But then again, the entire city really grew out of nowhere during the past century, so it kind of grew in tandem with air conditioning.
HK is one of those places that's absolutely amazing as a city, and has some of the worst weather on earth (crazy humidity all the time, insane heat in summer, crazy rains and typhoons all the time… and a cloud of pollution emanating down from Shenzhen).
- Hydraulix989 9y agoI really liked the weather there when I went in December.
- SeoxyS 9y agoAnd I really liked the air quality when I was in Beijing two weeks ago. But that was a fluke. Most of the times, things aren't as rosy.
- Hydraulix989 9y agoPretty sure the weather is always the way it was when I was there every December, so not a fluke.
- vacri 9y ago> typhoons all the time Spare a thought for the Philippines - the wikipedia typhoon path picture almost completely covers the entire country (HK is hidden in there too, though) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon#/media/File:Pacific_typhoon_tracks_1980-2005.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon#/media/File:Pacific_ty...