which one?

Tokyo might be on alot of people's mind, but to my experience, Hong Kong is more fast paced and most busy on average.
Most of my japanese friends who lived/has been in HK said HK is way more packed and faster than Tokyo.
Photos of Shibuya shown on this forum are not always as busy as they look. But on the other hand, Mong Kok and CausewayBay in HK would be packed anyday.

the problem is that hk is geographicly compact, that makes it look packed up.

hk/tokyo
nyc
london

All of the cities on your list have lots going on.

HK. Not even close. I can't believe how crowded and rushed life is in that place.

Yeah, think I'll have to go with Hong Kong on this one. Efficiency is key in HK.

is it a desirable quality for you though?

Not for me, you've got to have some bussle, of course, a city wouldn't be a city without it. Bit I can't even begin to imagine how crap I'd feel walking around with no space to breath in HK. Oxford street on Christmas Eve is bad enough.

is it a desirable quality for you though?

But that's not what this thread is about.

Tokyo and São Paulo!!!

Hong Kong and Tokyo easily ...
not a very desirable quality to live ...
going to MK and its 1am on weekends
its as packed as oxford street on christmas ...

Hong Kong, no doubt.

My list would be:

1 Hong Kong
2 Sao Paulo
3 London
4 Shanghai
5 NYC

Seoul

Kotampati

^^^ Is it in TN.

London

NYC, IMHO! Busiest taxi, bus, subway, people, airports,skyscrapers in USA and the world for that matters!
Tokyo and HK could be next up! :)

Either Tokyo, HK, or NYC...

In my experience
1. NYC
2. London

but I've heard Hong Kong is even busier than NYC, hands down

i visited all of the above except London. and all i have to say is:

T O K Y O I S A W E S O M E ! ! ! !

it's the most vibrant most fascinating city on earth. . . .

Hong Kong, NYC

1) Hong Kong
2) Tokyo
3) New York
4) London!

Actually London more a laid-back city! Why is it there?

HK's the fastest paced, no doubt.
My NYC friend & ex-colleague from Tokyo have confirmed me about this.

Unconscious body languages in the public areas like subway stations, restaurants or workplaces can tell you that HK people is the most tense. HKers seem to be always under tension even when out of work like waiting for seats outside restaurants or walking on the streets. Of course it's not good for mental health.

You can also observe the service or working speed in many service sectors or workplaces. The pace is damned fast when compared with all cities. Again, HKers are trained up to be like that. Because HKers won't accept a bit slower services and their boss won't give mercy to little inefficiency.

Also, infrastructures & facilities have shown the vibrancy of this city. HKers are the first group of people to use the smart card system in the world. If not? The city will have some trouble.

Hong Kong's fast paced working environment are usually in the city centers. But if you go to the residential areas or the New Town, life there is laid back. I think those who work either Tai Tam or Tung Chung work slower compared those in Central or Causeway Bay :)

Its probably not on here I think Cairo takes this one.

In New York, business is done in a New York minute,

Here, we do it in a Hong Kong instant :)

I heard someone described something of people's walking pace in Hong Kong-
People in Hong Kong walk like they are going to save a fire.
The first time I was there I was shocked by the people who are running like a track and field competition around Admiraty area and central, including the MRT.

I have to say Hong Kong, the top 10 fastest Mcdonalds in teh world 7 of them ar in HK.

I heard someone described something of people's walking pace in Hong Kong-
People in Hong Kong walk like they are going to save a fire.
The first time I was there I was shocked by the people who are running like a track and field competition around Admiraty area and central, including the MRT.

You mean the MTR :)

Anyway, when I was in LA years back to attend The B-Boy Summit. There was that time I was walking in Olivera St. with some of my relatives and friends. They keep telling me to slow down because I walked too fast!!!!!!!

Hong Kong
http://www.hong-kong-hotels-network.com/hong-kong-photographs/pictures-image-pages/causeway_bay_sogo.jpg

Among the choices given, not London, that's for sure

London may be faster than Los Angeles or Sydney but not as fast as Hong Kong or Tokyo!

Tokyo
http://www.tzone.org/~darkfox/photo/nagoya/20010621-Vacances/Day03-June23-Shibuya/015-Shibuya_Crowd-8.jpeg

quite simply London is European and so there are elements of taking it easy everywhere from the luscious parks to the abundance of smaller de facto pedestrianised streets. - of course London is a very serious city, its just done in different ways....

Walking through the City of London (CBD) on a sunny summers day you will see throngs of business types everywhere with a beer in hand enjoying the weather and occupying every spare bit of green space available. It is magical, it is not rushed.

I would assume Hong Kong due to its commercialism and its density.

This is how I look at HK,

Areas with the most number of bustling activities: Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, Causeway Bay

Areas with alot of activities: Wan Chai, North Point, Western District (Hong Kong Island), Sham Shui Po, North Point

Areas with some activities: Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan, Shatin, Aberdeen, Chai Wan, Tai Koo Shing, Kowloon City

Laid back areas: Mid-Levels, Tung Chung, Ma On Shan, Pok Fu Lam, Chi Fu Fa Yuen, Shek O, Sai Kung, Repulse Bay, Stanley, Lamma Island, Wong Tai Sin, Diamong Hill, Kowloon Tong, Shouson Hill, Deep Water Bay, The Peak

from where i've been

1. Tokyo
2. Seoul
3. NYC

This is how I look at HK,

Areas with the most number of bustling activities: Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, Causeway Bay

Areas with alot of activities: Wan Chai, North Point, Western District (Hong Kong Island), Sham Shui Po, North Point

Areas with some activities: Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan, Shatin, Aberdeen, Chai Wan, Tai Koo Shing, Kowloon City

Laid back areas: Mid-Levels, Tung Chung, Ma On Shan, Pok Fu Lam, Chi Fu Fa Yuen, Shek O, Sai Kung, Repulse Bay, Stanley, Lamma Island, Wong Tai Sin, Diamong Hill, Kowloon Tong, Shouson Hill, Deep Water Bay, The Peak

I think Tsuen Wan, Tai Koo Shing & Shatin should be areas with lots of activities coz they have big malls or lots of shops with much commercial activities.

While North Point can only be classified as area with lots of activities or some activities only.

Made a mistake in Tsuen Wan. But most activities in that district is more industrial than commercial. Same as North Point.

Anyway, I was wondering how is it like working in places like Tung Chung, Pok Fu Lam or Tai Tam. I don't think people there are as busy as those in Central.

Made a mistake in Tsuen Wan. But most activities in that district is more industrial than commercial. Same as North Point.

Anyway, I was wondering how is it like working in places like Tung Chung, Pok Fu Lam or Tai Tam. I don't think people there are as busy as those in Central.

Tsuen Wan is not that industrial now. It's rather commercial and mostly retail business, malls like Discovery Park, City Landmark and lots of old shopping complex near the MTR station. You can feel the flooding crowd when you are just out of the MTR station. Tsuen Wan is the most densely populated & oldest satelite town in HK. It will be even busier when those great residential complexes near the sea and the Nina Tower are completed

Hong Kong.

Tokyo

Yes Tsuen Wan is become commercialized. Lets just say there's lots of activities happening there but not as much as Central or Mong Kok.

Tokyo is also a fast paced city but most of it's activities happen in either Shinjuku, Ginza, Akihabara, Ibebukuro, Roppongi and Shibuya.

Tokyo, I guess. More so than New York & London at least.

Hong Kong, easily. Then the others are all about the same.

I think the real battle here is between Hong Kong and Tokyo! Both are fast paced cities with bustling activities!

Tokyo is also a fast paced city but most of it's activities happen in either Shinjuku, Ginza, Akihabara, Ibebukuro, Roppongi and Shibuya.

too ignorant of Tokyo trend

There were I saw the most activities!

Hmmm HK feels very busy but I don't think it has quite the immense feeling that you get with NYC. In NYC you get a feeling of immensity maybe not the urgency there is in HK but there is more of it. Hong Kong never gets so busy you feel overpowered, everything is always manageable and measured IMO. Not that NYC or London are overpowering - I just think it feels like you're part of something much bigger ... you can feel it in the very structure and history of the city itself.

Sure at 1am on any given night of the week Monk Kok is awash with people, so too can be Sham Shu Po and other parts of town. I still don't think in total HK is more 'busy" than NYC or London.

BTW I love HK and the pulse of life there but i do think the pulse is a little stronger due in London and NYC.

Tokyo is fast
Berlin is fast

sincerely, I think people should only comment cities they have been to.

Kuesel has been to all those cities... and he says São Paulo comes right after Hong Kong in the list.

Tokyo is fast
Berlin is fast


ive been to Berlin and it looked very calm and relaxed... like a 200k people town.

I think the real battle here is between Hong Kong and Tokyo! Both are fast paced cities with bustling activities!


its the real battle because so few of you have been to São Paulo. Kuesel (a swiss) and Cello (a german) have been in ALL the cities you posted and both says São Paulo comes right after Hong Kong.

It's now 2:00am HK time and I have just had my "dinner" in a restaurant near my home. The restaurant is just a few minutes walk from my home.

I think it has shown one aspect of the bustling nature of HK. I could even chose which restaurant at 1:00am tonight. In HK, You can have your "dinner" outside as late as 1:00am in many districts, in case you dont live too remote. And you dont have to travel too far. In my case, it's only walking distance.

^so working in hk is similar to working in the hell,restaurant worker generally work over 12 hours a day,i think its world no.1

^so working in hk is similar to working in the hell,restaurant worker generally work over 12 hours a day,i think its world no.1

I think 11 to 12 hours are the mean working hours for retailing & catering industries in HK. Not all people in these industries work extra long hours since some big companies will use the shifting system.

Tokyo

Toyko by far. Bullet train and other trains which comes by the second, not minutes.

Ive been to all four

Tokyo

Hong Kong




New York

London

its the real battle because so few of you have been to São Paulo. Kuesel (a swiss) and Cello (a german) have been in ALL the cities you posted and both says São Paulo comes right after Hong Kong.
It (Sao Paulo) surely comes after Hong Kong, not so sure if it is along with Tokyo. I'd rather say, Tokyo comes after Sao Paulo... :)

It (Sao Paulo) surely comes after Hong Kong, not so sure if it is along with Tokyo. I'd rather say, Tokyo comes after Sao Paulo... :)

Looking at the retail or catering staff in the busy district in HK, you will know what is REAL FAST. It's service without a second of wasted movement or word. No wonder HK have 7 out of 10 most busiest Mcdonald's in the world.