I can be in the minority in Hong Kong

As usual, I got hungry and ventured out for a snack.  I walked towards Wan Chai with my camera and found this place that served wonton soup.  I also saw on the storefront pictures of a man that was featured in Anthony Bourdain’s Hong Kong episode from No Reservations (which coincidently, was on the night I wrote this post).  He was the one that made noodles by hand and when I ate my wonton noodles, you could tell the difference in the noodles.  Slightly firmer and better texture than other places.  But the wontons were only alright (granted, better than what I can get in the US) and not as good as the ones at Mak’s.

Continuing my stroll around Wan Chai I saw a ton of bars with patrons literally spilling out into the sidewalks and streets.  And this was on a Wednesday night, which kind of surprised me that it would be so busy. 

Now, the people that go to the bars in Wan Chai are mostly expats and usually Caucasian.  So if you want to find Brits, Aussies, or Americans, head to Wan Chai.  And it is so overwhelmingly so that I was clearly in the minority.   

Wan Chai used to have a reputation for being a really seedy area, a kind of red light district.  But as I walked around, I didn’t really see or feel anything like that.  The so-called world of Suzie Wong, which I’m only familiar with because I watch old James Bond movies (specifically The Man with the Golden Gun since Hong Kong was pretty prominent in that one).  Maybe because I’m Chinese, I didn’t really get harassed the same way as expats would.