New York City is raw, and that’s certainly part of it’s overall charm, but city rawness comes with highly unpleasant smells, sights and sounds. Hong Kong is so wealthy, and it’s so manicured that the raw element is greatly decreased leaving a clean, efficient and tightly run city. Perhaps if I wasn’t so addicted to nature, I’d be more in love with New York City. But for me, I’d choose Hong Kong any day over New York City.