DDay -29

Observation #3: As of January 2012, Hong Kong is the 2nd most expensive place in the world to live (Tokyo is #1). I pay on average $30 USD/lb for chicken, $10/pt of strawberries, $6-$10 for a box of cereal, $8.39/gal for gasoline, $20+ for crappy lotion or other "imported" lotions and creams, $90 for a mediocre hair cut, etc. Trust me, you don't want to buy anything butchered, processed or grown in China. It has a terrible smell and flavor. I generally order my meat from an Australian importer and I bring back my make-up/lotions/shampoos from the states when I can so I don't have to pay exorbitant prices for it here at the American import store. The high cost of an apt here is too embarrassing to discuss. Due to high inflation, the prices get worse and worse everyday. I think it's time to go home.