Beers are extremely expensive at the clubs and many of them run around HK$65 (US$8.50). So instead of buying beers there everyone goes to the local 7-11 of which you can find anywhere because they are everywhere. You can get the same beer that you would have got in the club for around HK$8 (US$1.00) and enjoy it out on the street. We were out tonight with a bunch of exchange students from many of the different schools in the area, but mostly our school is here at the 7-11. Students from over 20 countries ranging from Sweden and Germany to Australia and Taiwan - it is quite the experience when you step back and realize you are drinking with all of these people from all over the world on a street in Hong Kong outside 7-11...
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It is amazing how you have learned to network and find out all of the little tips and nuances of the area. Interesting perspectives.
ReplyDeleteGo figure - the pulse of the foreign student community revolves around where to get cheap beer. Not food. Beer. Cheers, guys!
ReplyDelete$8.50 a beer!!!!! Come drink at al LA club. I'd take hong kong prices any day.
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