你最喜歡哪個城市：東京、首爾、台北、香港、曼谷、北京、上海還是新加坡？_風聞

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Puripant Ruchikachorn, lived in Tokyo生活在東京

I grew up in Bangkok, lived in Tokyo for 3 years, was in Seoul for 6 months (actually Incheon but I went to Seoul on weekly basis), was in Shanghai for 3 months, and have visited all other cities for about a week at least once.

In general, it’s hard to compare cities and people tend to be biased. (I think I am a little biased toward Bangkok; I live in the city now.) It depends a lot on your experience and the purpose of your visit.

· If it’s your first time in Asia, Tokyo will impress anyone. Its sheer size. Most people know Japanese food and are familiar with a form of Japanese culture: food, manga/anime, Jpop, etc.

· If you have visited a city in East Asia, you should go to Bangkok. Unfortunately, many modern Asian cities can feel a bit similar. Because Bangkok is the only city on the list that is not in East Asia, it’s the most different from the others. Its temples are beautiful.

我在曼谷長大，在東京生活了3年，在首爾呆了6個月（實際上是仁川，但我每週都去首爾），在上海呆了3個月，至於其他城市，至少都有呆過一週時間。

一般來説，城市之間很難進行比較的，而且人們容易產生偏見。（我覺得我對曼谷有點偏見，我現在住在曼谷）這在很大程度上取決於你的經歷和你訪問的目的。

1、如果你第一次來亞洲，東京會給任何人留下深刻印象。它規模龐大。大多數人都知道日本料理，並且至少熟悉一種日本文化：食物、漫畫或動漫、日本流行音樂等等。

2、如果你去過東亞的某個城市，你就應該去曼谷看看。因為許多現代化的亞洲城市可能會給人一種很相似的感覺。由於曼谷是名單上唯一不在東亞的城市，因此它與其他城市的區別最大。它的廟宇很漂亮。

· If you plan to stay for a few months, it’s pretty hard to live in Tokyo, Seoul, and most cities in China without knowing local languages. I think Shanghai is the friendliest for expats, especially westerners. Bangkok and Hong Kong come in a close second.

· If you are into grand/historical tourist attractions, no city on the list can beat Beijing.

· If you are into modern/cool stuff, Seoul and Shanghai are on the cutting edge. This is debatable but I feel like Tokyo has lost its cool edge for a bit and Hong Kong is gaining.

· If you like exploring hidden gems, Taipei and Bangkok have plenty of them. Somehow these two cities don’t get mentioned much in western media, at least in English. They are also cheaper than the rest. You may need to look beyond English guidebooks; Japanese ones are pretty good alternatives (if you can read Japanese, of course.)

3、如果你打算呆幾個月，在東京、首爾和中國的大多數城市生活，不懂當地語言是相當困難的。我認為上海對外國人來説是最友好的，尤其是西方人。曼谷和香港排在第二位。

4、如果你想參觀宏偉的或者歷史悠久的旅遊景點，名單上沒有哪個城市能比得上北京。

5、如果你喜歡現代的、酷的東西，首爾和上海是處於最前沿的。這肯定會有人有不同看法爭議，但我覺得東京沒那麼酷了，而香港正在變酷。

6、如果你喜歡探索隱藏的美景，台北和曼谷就符合。不知何故，這兩座城市在西方媒體中很少被提及，至少在英國媒體裏是這樣。它們的物價也比其他城市更便宜。你可能需要把眼光放在不説英文的城市；説日語的地方是不錯的選擇（當然，如果你能讀懂日語的話）

· If you like taking photos, the city life in Tokyo and Hong Kong is very photogenic but the old stuff in Beijing or Bangkok is more iconic.

· If you like the hustle and bustle of big cities, Tokyo, Taipei, or Seoul may not really feel like that. It’s hard to explain but these three cities are too neat. They are huge but they don’t feel city-like or, to be more precise, like New York or Chicago. Tokyo is definitely more like a gigantic well-maintained machine but not a spontaneous ad-hoc beautiful mess like New York. The backstreets of Seoul may still give you that impression but people of Hong Kong and Bangkok do breathe like that.

· If you like food, you can go to any cities on the list. They all have great restaurants.

· If you like food and you plan to stay for a long period of time, food in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Bangkok is more diverse. Tokyo can be great for some types of food (burger or steak) but horrible for others (Chinese and Italian food!)

· If you … I can go on forever.

7、如果你喜歡拍照，東京和香港這兩個城市會非常上鏡，但是北京或曼谷的舊事物則更具象徵意義。

8、如果你喜歡大城市的熙熙攘攘，東京、台北或首爾可能不會有那種感覺。這很難解釋，但這三個城市太有條理了。他們很大，但感覺他們缺少種城市風情，或者，更準確地説，不像紐約或芝加哥那樣。東京無疑更像是一個維護良好的巨型機器，而不是像紐約那樣自然以及特別美麗的凌亂。首爾的后街也許仍然給你留下這樣的印象，但是香港和曼谷的人確實是這樣生活的。

9、如果你喜歡食物，你可以去名單上的任何城市。他們那裏都有很棒的餐廳。

10、如果你喜歡食物，並且打算長期停留，香港、上海和曼谷的食物就更加多樣化。東京的某些食物（漢堡或牛排）是很棒的，但其他食物（中餐和意大利菜）卻很糟糕

如果你……我可以永遠講下去。

Krystal Xu, lived in Singapore (2004-2015)生活在新加坡（2004-2015）

I was born in Shanghai, moved to Singapore when I was 8 and lived there for more than a decade. I also traveled to Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, and Taipei (I’ve been to Bangkok once but I was too young to remember much).

Beijing: more focused on Chinese traditional arts and culture. Great Wall, and palaces are there, together with its iconic hutong. There’s also signature dishes like Peking duck and palace cuisine. There is a bustling startup scene too which is really cool.

Shanghai: arguably more prosperous than Beijing. While Beijing is the political powerhouse, Shanghai is more of the central financial hub where lots of foreign investments flow in. Go to Pudong and you will see many big name banks and other financial institutions setting foot there. You also get to witness colonial legacies in terms of architecture like The Bund (stunning at night!)

Singapore: Singapore is the cleanest, greenest and most organized city out of all these. It’s also called a city-state because it is a city and also a state. It is close to the tropics and hence the trees there resemble the species that can be found in rainforests. Singapore is slightly more expensive than China but the street food is very affordable and unique! Singapore is a multi-racial society (its race issues are a lot less strained than America’s though) and hence you will get to enjoy Chinese (and there’s cantonese, haka, hokkien subgroups), malay and indian food all at once. There’s also indigenous culture called Peranakan which I personally find very intriguing.

我出生在上海，8歲時搬到新加坡，在那裏住了十多年。我還去過香港、北京、東京、首爾和台北（我去過曼谷一次，但當時我還太小，不太有印象）。

北京：更注重中國傳統藝術和文化。那裏有長城、宮殿、和標誌性的衚衕。那裏還有北京烤鴨和宮廷菜等招牌美食。那裏還有一個繁華的創業場景，真的很酷。

上海：可以説比北京更繁榮。北京是政治中心，而上海更像是有大量外資流入的金融中心。前往浦東，你會看到許多知名銀行和其他金融機構涉足其中。你還可以看到建築方面的殖民遺產，如外灘（在夜間令人驚歎！）

新加坡：在所有這些城市中，新加坡是最乾淨、最環保、最有組織性的城市。它也被稱為城邦，因為它既是一個城市，也是一個國家。它靠近熱帶，因此那裏的樹木與熱帶雨林中的物種相似。新加坡的物價比中國要高一點，但是街頭小吃非常實惠而且獨特！新加坡是一個多種族的社會（它的種族問題比美國要少得多），因此你可以同時享受中國菜（這裏有粵菜、客家菜、閩菜）、馬來菜和印度菜。這裏還有一種叫土生華人的文化，我個人覺得很有趣。

Tokyo: I LOVE JAPANESE FOOD SO MUCH. Try its omakase, go to Tsukiji market etc. Tokyo Disney Sea is also amazing. The metro system is very efficient but can get a little too complicated because it’s a vast network. I had difficulty navigating coz the command of English of the Japanese is really not as good as the other cities, but the excellent service and constant courtesy make up for that. There’s also a great deal of funky culture, from anime to maid cafe to Harajuku style. Tokyo is an amazing destination for food, culture and attractions!

Seoul: Korea is really known for its cosmetic brands. You will find affordable and good cosmetic shops everywhere. I also love Korean food, from kbbq to ginseng chicken soup. Myeongdong is an amazing paradise for everything! Also there’s historically significant places to visit such as the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and the Korean War museums. There are hidden cute cafes. If you are into k-pop and k-drama, you can learn from me and plan a list of cafes opened by k-pop stars or scenes that have appeared in k dramas :)

東京：我非常喜歡日本菜。嘗試它的omakase料理，還可以去築地市場等。東京迪士尼海洋也很神奇。地鐵系統非常高效，但由於網絡龐大，因此可能會有些複雜。我很難確定位置，因為日本人的英語水平確實不如其他城市，但優良的服務和一貫的禮貌彌補了這一點。這裏還有很多時髦的文化，從動漫到女僕咖啡館再到原宿風格。東京是美食、文化和景點合一的絕佳目的地！

首爾：韓國以其化妝品品牌而聞名。你會發現到處都是價廉物美的化妝品商店。我也喜歡韓國菜，從韓國燒烤到人蔘雞湯。明洞對任何事物來説都是一個神奇的天堂！還有一些歷史意義重大的地方可以參觀，比如非軍事區和韓國戰爭博物館。這裏有隱藏的可愛的咖啡館。如果你喜歡韓國流行音樂和韓劇，你可以向我學習，把韓國流行音樂明星開的咖啡館或者韓劇中出現過的場景列個清單。

Taipei: I really love Taipei for its emphasis on books and culture. Out of all these cities, Taipei is the one city that still retains a strong reading culture. It has a famous bookstore chain called ChengPin which is popular amongst people. It also has a strong street food culture and be sure to visit its night market!

HongKong: HK is known for its dimsum and yumcha. The DisneyLand was too small and boring. The people there are not as courteous as those from the other cities and you don’t get treated as well as the natives if you don’t speak Cantonese. The islands around HK such as Llama Island are charming though.

Bangkok: BKK has so much cheap stuff from food to clothes! It has an eclectic mix of high fashion and affordable apparel. It also has great street food but take note of hygiene. Two of my friends came down with stomach flu from it. It has an emerging cafe culture and there are cafes that are really quaint and cute! I haven’t been to BKK for a long time so what I comment is mostly from what I have heard from friends.

台北：我真的很喜歡台北對書籍和文化的重視。在所有這些城市中，台北是唯一一個仍然保留着濃厚閲讀文化的城市。它有一個著名的連鎖書店叫誠品，很受人們的歡迎。它還有濃厚的街頭美食文化，一定要去逛夜市！

香港：香港以點心和玉米茶而聞名。迪斯尼樂園太小而且無聊。那裏的人不像其他城市的人那麼有禮貌，如果你不會説廣東話，就不會得到同本地人一樣相同的對待。香港周圍的島嶼如Llama島，卻很迷人。

曼谷：從食物到衣服，曼谷都很便宜！它兼有高級時裝和實惠的服裝。它也有很棒的街頭食品，但要注意衞生。我的兩個朋友因此得了急性腸胃炎。它有一個新興的咖啡館文化，那裏的咖啡館真的非常可愛！我很長時間沒去曼谷了，所以我的評論主要是從朋友那裏聽到的。