Wanting for Nothing

We want for nothing in HK. It’s not always easy to find, but if you look, it’s usually out there. And it may not go by the exact name we are used to: Kellogg’s Frosties (same, familiar tiger on the box, though), Kellogg’s Honey Nut Oh’s (“Close enough, babe, throw ‘em in the cart”), and Coca Cola Light (which tastes nothing like Diet Coke. It reminds me of my mother’s Tab from 1975).

While we may not have quite as wide of a selection as we have in the States, we have all the basics of box and canned goods. Our kitchen cupboards are slowly starting to fill up and they look much like our pantry at home: Pringles, canned corn, Spaghetti-oes, canned tuna, pistachios, Kraft Mac & Cheese, crunchy peanut butter, Newman's Own Vinegar & Oil salad dressing, and Oreos (wait a minute, we never had Oreos in the cupboard back at home).

Also, we currently have bananas, apples, cherries, kiwi fruit, cantaloupe, and watermelon in the apartment.

HK has everything from Nivea brand moisturizer to Scotch brand clear tape. We also have McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Hagaan-Dasz, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and lots of 7-Elevens.

If you go to one of the nicer malls, you see many of the name brands you’d find in the States: Armani, Calvin Klein, Ann Klein, French Connection, Estee Lauder, Clinique, and Hallmark.

Now if only HK a Target, I’d be all set.

-Jack

In HK, McDonalds delivers. Twenty-four hours a day. Seven days a week. By scooter, of course.