Hong Kong Will Never Be The Same (
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Hong Kong. A city I know all too well. I didn't expect to be able to visit in 2022, or at any point in the near future. But when the Hong Kong government announced the borders were opening and the quarantine would be dropped, I knew I had to go find out how much the place had changed. I last visited in 2019, a tumultuous year for the city, to say the least. So many things had happened since then, and most of the world didn't notice.
So my plan was to hit the streets and get some answers. Along the way I'd get a very stimulating foot massage and find out the new rules for clubbing in HK.
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Hope you enjoyed this walk down memory lane for me in Hong Kong. Or at least the foot stimulation. We'll visit the more unknown side of HK in the next 2 videos.
Happy New Year! Good to see you got a sponsor' now keep up the amazing travels
我希望你下次去台湾。
Absolute insanity that any country has any restrictions after what has transpired and what has come to light...
Look at you! Growing up on us! You clean up well Yt friend. Wishing you the best. Travel safe
my best bro looking handsome thank you for your huge respect against cpec friendship countries lot of love from your best bro viki 💙
As a Hongkonger I approve. The man knows the real Hong Kong.
You need to fight the China skum !
there is no real Hong Kong, just corruption and hate, clean it up now !
I live in Hong kong
69 420 man lives in kong hong
How could it be? According to the 2022's Human Freedom Index report, Hk ranks 43, while CCP China ranks 152 (out of the total 163 countries). Something is wrong! How could it be that one country gets two rankings? Isn't it against the National security Law.
Should Chief Lee be arrested for accepting the result, and promoting the 2- country idea in public?
@@Xmaricw 你係香港人就唔會打書面語啦😂( if you’re a hongkonger you won’t type in wittien language😂)
This guy is one of those people who take our 'travel category on TH-cam' to the next level. Good quality! Stay safe bro
Yes,smart and interesting
And his Africa saga is perfect, no matter HKong he is fully same person. Thank you bro.
Yeah dude's a legend. He really shows how hong kong truly looks like
He should go to north Kurdistan and expose Turkish occupation
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People don’t have to be a HongKonger to love Hong Kong. You know Hong Kong more than many people already. Love you man❤
Actually laughed out loud when I got to 16:50, lovely use of language and lovely video. I’m honoured that you love our city, we can sense it by the way you speak about it. I’m one of many who moved to England from Hong Kong in the past year or two, and sometimes I miss the familiarity that Hong Kong holds, but you made me feel like I was there again - from a fresh perspective as well, as a tourist! Thank you for filming this from such an authentic viewpoint.
same here!!!
Laughed out loud at 16:50!
16:56, typical hongki style lol
Oo Albedo pfp!
Where in England are you?
as a Hongkonger and your old subscriber I am amazed by how well you understand the current situation here. Never thought you would visit
Nice video.
Hongkonger here too, 2months sub, have watched like 15 videos of Sab, mostly South America chapters. Got me mind blown seeing one about HK.
Have to agree Sab understands HK very well, absolutely In-depth content. SaiJohnYau is hardcore too. I lost it @16:49-56 😂😂
@@jun-yy7tn perhaps the closest I will come to HK is NYC but I still love the city and the culture there
Haha also a Hong Konger here, long term foreign resident. Been following him for 2 years. Listening him speak cantonese was fun.
New Jersey here. can u speak freely? how what did the chinese do to hong kong?
@@markdamstra Since the national security law was legislated 2 years ago, speech against the government can easily get you in jail.Most of the pro-democracy media was shutted down, 99% of legislative council are pro-Beijing camp now ,the ratio was near 50% before the law. So everything is changed.
Just like the guy said in 13:08, it is okay if you just want a safe place to live,but if you want more freedom then Hong Kong is not the case.
One of the thing I realized about HK when I first came back from living in Canada was, Hong Kong is like a big terminal, people comes and goes. People from around Asia and the world would come here for different reason. Depends on the people, some people would stay long enough and settle. Hong Kong has always been a city known for its fast pace, and it is constantly changing.
This!
I personally love that. Some of us have that same personality and it's wondeful
Honk Kong is Communist freaks, the good people all left.
Fight the communist they need, who needs evil China ?
@@richape9288 He does not understand evil, he loves communists !
many evil weird people here, what is this community ?
Ah yes, we are one of those who are lucky enough to leave
Thank you for your love to Hong Kong and presenting our home to the world. Your footage is so real and natural to me that I do think anyone who doesn't know Hong Kong will get the most authentic understanding within this half-an-hour video.
Feeling real Wong Kar Wai nostalgic vibes here. No flashy or IG places, just dropping into local spots. Just missing a tram or star ferry ride. Thanks for taking us along with you, haven’t visited in years due to covid.
As a Hong Kong resident, I think Tommy's Cantonese is better than many Chinese from other provinces. He can use Cantonese to bargain at the Ladies Market. He even knows that Cantonese slang like suit guys 西裝友. I wonder how many languages does Tommy know (should be more than 10) 😅
Swahili, Maasai, Arab, Mandarin, Spanish, Cantonese, English, Japanese and, let us wait for him going to more countries 😁
Come at least 20...
Ten is way too low. That guy knows like 100 languages
@@pepey1253 you forgot Yoruba, Ghanaian language
It's called Twi language
I've been in Hong Kong dozens of times but usually stay in Kowloon. Best noodles on earth! Hong Kong is all about the food for me. My first trip there was in 1971, my last was 2003. Roast Pork crispy noodles...mouth watering...Char shou chow mien.
uhhh, I think they have some competition?
Greg Mock, if you have money to go to Hong Kong, and you are Chinese, but all you can talk about are roast pork crispy noodles!!!! How about the awesome tasting delicacy food such as abalone and ginseng congee or soup? Abalone is so delicious that even the canned abalone are awesome too !!!! Ginseng congee or ginseng soup also taste so awesomely good. Char shou chow mein are just ordinary food that is available everywhere in the Chinese restaurants in the USA. You seems to says that these ordinary food are so much better tasting in Hong Kong!!!!! Chinese food such as Roast Pork crispy noodles are Americanized Chinese food in the USA. I don’t care for any of these so ordinary food. The American culture is junk food such as pizza, burgers, fried chicken and French fries which are feed to even 2 year old babies!!!!!
Me and my brother used to go to Hong Kong all the time during 2017, 2018, and 2019. The last time we went was the November before pandemic started and we witnessed protests, riots, police blocking roads and throwing tear gas, etc. One memory I have is us having to run from tear gas being thrown on the street, we hightailed it a few streets down and took refuge inside a 7-11 while we waited for it to die down. Going home using the metro was not possible that day due to riots and protests, we had to call an Uber and even that took us having to walk 30 minutes to a different part of Kowloon for the driver to be able to pick us up. We saw firsthand what was going on at that time. Other than that though, I have the best memories of traveling to HK multiple times in my life. The feeling I get when I'm there is unexplainable. It's retro and luxurious, but heavily cultured and down to earth, yet nostalgic and timeless at the same time. It is a place that I will always keep close to my heart. So glad to find your TH-cam and see how things are there in the current times. Can't wait to see more of HK. Kudos, enjoy and be safe.
Fair play, really jealous of the way you pick up enough of each language to be able to have decent conversations! Amazing!
I just found your channel today and I immediately fell in love with your content. Your format, your humor, your camera style. I genuinley feel like we're just too close friends joking around with eachother while we walk along the streets of some city you apparently have a vast knowledge of. I just walk next to you the whole way while you make random remarks about street signs or local history. Dude, keep this up. I beg of you. This is how travel content should be.
If you can, start from the first video and work your way up. It's a roller-coaster.
The best thing from Tommy is that he always handles sensitive matters with great care and is close to being as apolitical as possible. That makes his videos very watchable.
I was born in Kong Hong, but left when I was 5. I'm now 35. I forgot or never knew Hong Kong. Thank you for this video.
This was so beautifully done, I felt this was a love letter from Tom to the city.
Thanks Tommy, The best intro to H.K. I've seen. Back in the last century it stuck me that HK and NYC were the two most similar cities in the world on pretty much all levels, and that you can hate it or love it for the same reasons.
You are so right. I didn’t expect a foreigner to know that well about Hong Kong. It is so true that Hong Kong is now changing faster than ever and things will never be the same. Some say the locals are stuck in Hong Kong and trying to escape, but I believe there are many like me who just adores Hong Kong too much to leave. It is not the same but somewhere in Hong Kong, it is still our home, forever and ever.
Hey brother, I want to visit Hong Kong but will Chinese govt detain me with the New Security Law (Applicable to everyone on the planet ABSURD but its true) ? I have posted some anti chinese govt posts a few years back online. Whats your take on this ?
@@dillianna96 i think as long as you don't cross the boarder into mainland China will be ok.
@@alicechow2860 oh okay. Thank you. So being a Hong Konger haven't you heard cases of a foreigner getting detained just cos they posted something critical online ?
It's just that I don't want any trouble lol 😂 That's why I wanted to ask locals like you
I'm so badly looking forward to visiting Hong Kong
@@dillianna96 hmm, I haven't heard about that and I think they will not check your social media as long as nobody report you to the gvt department
@@alicechow2860 thanks a lot. I guess accordingly I'll take a call on my visit. Have a Good day
The way you travel and see, explain and bring us through your journeys are simply amazing. Thank you.
Hi there, I am a local Hong Konger and I really appreciate you do pay respect to our culture, welcome to HK and hope you enjoy your trip !!
香港人应该继续抗争。否则大陆化是早外的事。
Hey brother, I want to visit Hong Kong but will Chinese govt detain me with the New Security Law (Applicable to everyone on the planet ABSURD but its true) ? I have posted some anti chinese govt posts a few years back online. Whats your take on this ?
@@dillianna96lol you’ll be fine even if you run the largest anti Chinese campaigns. The government doesn’t care about individuals as long as you’re not causing a riot or any type of public incitements. Also, it’s the HKG gov, not the mainland one.
thx for ur great content sabbatical i know there are a lot of travel channels but you do such a great job integrating into the communities you visit and I really enjoy coming along!
"丢雷老某"🤣it's hilarious to see an American curse in Cantonese. Dude just made my day.
this feels so nostalgic and strange at the same time, the last time i went back to HK was 2012. I spent my first 18 years of my life in HK, but then I never went to those massage parlours nor clubbed back there. Appreciated this little trip with you, thank you!
You know it's going to be a good day when you see a Sabbatical upload. ❤
Brings a smile to my face every time
Always!
When he upload it's always my time to sleep 😭
100%. My favorite travel vlogger. Better than Bald recently
No shit sherlock
Man. I love your videos. There so enjoyable to watch. It's great seeing all these locations, the people, and the cultures. And the way you angle your shots is incredible. It's able to capture either a really cool monument or architecture, as you're explaining certain things.. fascinating stuff!
As a hongkonger I'm really appreciate you sharing the video about Hong Kong and your love for hongkong. wish you have a good time🥰
It’s great to see that there are still people who likes Hong Kong. Most of the people I meet in Hong Kong are planning to leave this city after graduating.
I think this is one of sabbaticals best episodes.
TH-camrs rarely travel to Hong Kong
I think you did a very good job
I've never seen a big travel youtuber vlogging it, it's super rare.
Covid restrictons made it almost impossible the last three years. :(. But it was interestng to see youtubers like Sabbatical exploring Africa and such, as they were much more open that we were here in Asia.
Peace for the world
How mad are you, why you support the communist hate ? peace, You ???
Hitler peace ? Good job ????
FCK these communists, evil people !
@@atomic4650 Drew Binsky
I agree especially being for a huge city 🏙️, but don’t worry I’m planning to make vlogs when I move there this year
Thank you for taking this video!
That still shot at the beginning is where I grew up. Brings back a lot of happy memories. You are a great travel youtuber Tommy. Keep your style and personality. Hope you do lots more HK, East Asia perhaps and SE Asia
What I liked about Hong Kong from the video is the atmosphere. A mix of depressing and solitary vibes which is totally different from the crazy chaotic energy in countries like Thailand, Vietnam, India where the streets don't look pleasant, the buildings look semi destroyed. Hong Kong kinda reminds me of Japan but with less people. Overall you can feel the friendly vibes like they showed in the old movies. Would love to visit. Not sure about living there though. But looks interesting. Maybe it looks totally different with no rain too.
The contrast between the people and the architecture is crazy. It’s kind of a rigid society but unlike japan people are really easy to start conversations with and easy to relate to, even when they aren’t drinking. In japan you gotta wait til they are drunk and there’s more distance still. Of course many great people everywhere tho.
Hong Kong is denser than Japan
hong kong is denser than all the places you mentioned...
this video is pretty different from what hong kong used to be like. I grew up there, there are usually way more people out and about. It looked weirdly very quiet for HK.
@@boinkadoinkk come on, it all depends how the guy want to film his video
Day has officially been made. Thanks for another video!
That just reminds me how good/cool was my exchange semester last year, so much memories come back! Thanks for sharing us your hk adventures and hopefully not the last !
I was touched by the elder man in the message place ,they are so kind and so nice, people are working hard,You are also very warm-hearted person, I hope Hong Kong can become better and people there can live a better life ,I’m from china mainland, I really love Hong Kong❤
Thank you Tommy for making the video! The foot massage guy wasn’t what I expected but your attitude always makes for amazing, positive interactions. by your mere presence you make people’s day. i watched the whole video attently and through to the end, cannot get enough of your content. :3 ❤
Thanks for shooting this amazing video. For a person just moved to New York from Hong Kong for little less than a year, your video does hit me, especially the part in Hong Kong island, those staircases at the Mid Levels and Sheung Wan
New York as expensive as hong Kong lmao
Thanks Tommy! Keep em coming and safe travels. Those who wander are not lost!!
I love Hong Kong and will continue to stay here.
Man, you even combed your hair. Fantastic. This look is a far cry from the T-shirts and recently purchased ball caps. Keep making videos, they're fantastic.
Wearing "hard" shoes! This is definitely a special occasion! Lol. Thanks for reminding us of the "good old days" of the former HK. 💕
Met my future wife in Hong Kong. Been married now for 15 years with a 11 year old daughter. Love living and working in Hong Kong , but glad I’m now in the States.
You know Hong Kong so well! I'm glad that there are still people who can see the beauty of my hometown. Thank you for making this travel vlog.
Can see you really feel for the place. Can’t wait to see and hear more of your filming and stories in the city👍
Tommy, You are the first person to really give a feeling of Hongkong.
That massage place was definitely blade runner...
I know nothing about Hong Kong so you've now introduced me to a new place and it looks very interesting for sure! Thanks bro! :)
Hong Kong is dying as a financial centre. It is down several places, and trillions have left already for Singapore in particular, London and New York. Finance and wealth managers do not want Chinese governance. It is not conducive to transparency and broad investment opportunities.
Tommy, I absolutely love your videos! You have an impeccable way of making connections with the folks you encounter! Entertaining while being educational, also. Please keep it up! ☮️
Great channel you have here. Recently came across and and I have really been enjoying the content! Extra Kudos to you for learning the languages of the places you travel too! Very motivational!
i lived in HKG for over 10years.. and your Cantonese still sounds better than mine. Love the video. keep it up!
i’ve moved to canada for a long time already, this video made me want to go back to hong kong so much you made me remember so much of my memories thank you and love you ❤
Hong Kong changed my life as a teenager. I met some of the best human beings
I left Hong Kong in the middle of 2021, haven't gone back there yet. You have shown the spirit and vibe of Hong Kong better than perhaps all the other youtubers I have seen.
and i nwill never visit
lived in hk for 2 years, and visited countless other times. haven't been back since the crack downs.
i love this city to bits - the people, the food, the grimes and the mess, the shiny glits, and everything in between. and so i'm forever heart-broken.
Thanks for your love for our home!
This brought me so much nostalgia - best tour of HK I've seen. I was an exchange student there for 4 months back in 2015, I was 19. He captures so many little things I forgot about the city, like those public squat toilets, the elevation with all the stairs and the escalator, and the tree roots climbing down all those little walls. That comment about Google Maps not showing the elevation hit home haha
one of the best video that describes HK so well, appreciate it
So awesome to see you in Hong Kong! I traveled there in 2018 and I absolutely loved the city. I’m from Las Vegas originally. I reminisced a lot about it sense I left. Thank you for bringing me back. Amazing culture. Amazing people. Definitely a unique city that I hold dear to my heart.
Yep, I'm glad to see his video here as well!
Thanks for visiting! As a HK citizen, we are delighted by your great experience here back in 2018!
PS: Our boarders are open again so we look forward to welcoming you back in the future if you ever decide to visit us again!
Jeremy Matteson
Nobody is from Vegas, brottle baby ? No daddy, only a show business Mother ?
Why you love communists?
I've been obsessed with Japan for many years and it's sad to see that you're not gonna upload new jp vlogs for now, but I never knew Hong Kong was such a beautiful city before. It's really like out of a cyberpunk game, maybe even more like Japan. Thanks for the quality content as always!
HK and Tokyo both have the neon lights everywhere....Seoul too.
In the 80's and 90's that little
Hong Kong and Japan were neck and neck in terms of everything. You should learn more about Hong Kong. Hong Kong was a legend.
@@dawnnadir That legend is dead....Mao period part deux...
@@mattyghost3409 Get over it. You lost.
@@mattyghost3409 Go live in the west if like to lick their boots so much.
My family is from Hong Kong and I’ve hosted Chinese and Japanese students in Los Angeles for 25 years. The students from Hong Kong spoke the WORST English. Two of them had to go back because they couldn’t comprehend the language and was failing in their classes. The last time I stopped over in Hong Kong I couldn’t hardly find anyone that spoke any English. So happy to continue my travels to Shanghai.
Hongkongers were never known to be good in languages. They were miserable in Mandarin and English. But they understand them very well as HK is very international.
Thank you Tommy~ As a Hong Kong resident, this place has changing every second to me.
I can feel your love to Hong Kong. Thank you
I am from Hong Kong . Thank you for introducing my city❤
Thanks for the video, you are more Hongkonger than I am, good luck exploring !
thanks for taking this vid
Heading to Hong Kong in December. Looks like I'd better start saving. And perhaps remortgage my house. Thanks for the tour Tommy ✌️
genuinely impressed about how blazed you are (look) during that book audio thing there. hong kong is on my " get ripped" list
Very happy that I got recommended this video as a Hongkonger, just like a lot of people that commented. I don’t usually watch vlogs but this one is different, I died of laughter at 16:50, and was like “what the heck” when he spent $90 hkd to buy an umbrella.
Definitely agree on what you said at last, really appreciate this video, it made me happy and made my day :)
I am glad you have introduced Hong Kong to the world and you know this place really well. Hope you enjoy the trip in Hong Kong.
This brings back great memories as backpacker when traveled to Hong Kong, thanks for making my day!
12:50 THAT REALLY DOES LOOK LIKE THE SHINRA BUILDING FROM FF7! This is why Sabbaticals vlogs will always be top tier 💎! Hong Kong 🇭🇰 is amazing!
It is the famous hsbc building. It’s design is very unique
Yeah that hsbc is fire
Great video - thank you! I’ve been going to Hong Kong several times a year for the last 14 years and having to have a 3 year break was difficult. Managed to return in November and while it was so good to be back all the restrictions really took the edge off. And I so agree with your view that HK will never be the same again,,,,,,,
Great vids as always. Thx. Glad u use sponsors now. To support the vids. Cheers from Taiwan 🇹🇼
Man, I've been watching sabbatical since his adventures in Suriname and his videos are so entertaining!
Nd educative
Oh you’re so new! You found the best travel vlogger on TH-cam!
@@Just.A.T-Rex yeah, and I appreciate how he doesn't just follow the same script of other travellers (not that I am throwing shade) rotating between India Pakistan and talking about the 1$ foods they get.
I lived in. HK for a few years as a kid, my dad was in RAF. Lived in Kowloon Tong area, HK will always hold a very special place in my memories. Fantastic place.
This video provides me the most in depth insight of Hong Kong from a non local viewpoint, thank you very much
Your channel is one of the best on TH-cam!
Can't imagine you can swear in Cantonese and did foot message in HK which is a very local experience there. As a Hongkonger, I've even never tried this since I was born. Thumbs up!
I was there around Christmas too. First time in ten years. My extended family is there. If you have the means, it's a great city with mountain, coasts, and easy public transportation. Nice to watch this to revisit. Dying laughing at you swearing at the ticket dispenser. Same thing happened to me.
Bro, thank you. It is just so happy to see this vid.
great videos, even try to go to some place i didn't once went to as a local. great balance between exploring hong kong and trying to present how locals are feeling and their thoughts on hong kong right and the future.
as a Hong konger, just wanna say thank you for loving our city and presenting it in a truthful, down to earth way. I'm watching this video overseas on the first day of lunar new year. this is making me sentimental. thank you for making this video!
Hey brother, I want to visit Hong Kong but will Chinese govt detain me with the New Security Law (Applicable to everyone on the planet ABSURD but its true) ? I have posted some anti chinese govt posts a few years back online. Whats your take on this ?
@@dillianna96haha, you’re so cute, as a Chinese, I promise, nothing for you to worry about, even as me, also did something to complain about some officers in the government, because I wanted them to do their best for our country
@@weiwujiang6884 lol thanks for the assurance though.
@@dillianna96most guys are misunderstanding the security restrictions of China, in their minds, no one can speak any bad words of gov, all the people are in high-pressured domination.
But actually, you can say anything online if it’s the truth, even it’s about gov or politics (except secrets lol). If gov finds your words are not proper to display, they will delete it, but will not arrest you or something, the worst thing I can imagine is losing your social media account forever.
Presupposition: you are posting the truth, not rumors or other apparently fake things to attack gov.
I used to be a real estate agent in this area your video bring back lots of memories. Your Cantonese really surprised me😆
I lived there for 18 years, nice to see you walking around those places I know so well.
It is unexpected a guy missing HK and returned here after 3 years. Thanks for recording this ridiculous city today.
Thank you for the amazing video to let more people understand more about Hong Kong and our culture.
Hearing you speak Cantonese reminded me a lot of Laoshu505000
Mr. Moses McCormick. I believe had he lived he'd be travelling the world by now as you do. Making connections with the locals through language❤
RIP
Rest in peace to the og
I believe he mostly did his videos in Ohio....and sometimes other US cities. That was pretty amazing in its own way, a guy who didn't, or wasn't able to travel internationally for whatever reason, but his love of people and languages compelled him to study and film the interactions with people from around the world living in generally Colombus Ohio, if I recall correctly.
Man i really miss him
RIP to Laoshu, allowing me to delve deeper into the TH-cam Polyglot world
Outstanding job Tomas
What an updated tour of Hong Kong!
Wow, that’s the famous 麗晶賓館 Regent Guest House @ 25:21, a Hong Kong movie legend
My feet hurt just watching this video.
Thank you for paying us a visit and tell a good Hong Kong story.
Ooh I’m so excited to see HK with you!
I died when he whipped out the Covid test in the club. So glad I found this the channel. This dude rules.
Man, thank you so much for taking this video, and all you truely understand what "Hong Kong" means.
We all know this name will become legacy and never come back.
Thanks for the video. I can share it with my British boss who had been living in HK Island for more than 10 years but left in 1998. This video can bring back his memories in HK.
Love your films dude. They are super cool and authentic.
My stomach turned with the testing & masking to go to a nightclub. Do people really think "it's" still a thing, after all the evidence available?
I spent 10 years in HK in the late 80's to the late 90's. I still visit periodically, but to me the 90's were the golden age of HK
It’s the 80’s
80s and 90s both is years the best of golden HK.because of their TVB drama and movies and their cantonese song with famous and talented singer .With this entertainment is well known in South East Asia, Canada ,China and US.
@@lowengkok1201 wong kar wai
This video makes me feel emotional and I want to cry.
The part where he said suit people an what color is your Bugatti in Cantonese had me dying 😭😭😭😭