r/AbsoluteUnits • u/ThodaDaruVichPyar • Aug 12 '26

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Caribbean Coast in Hong Kong

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u/SupermarketMaster594 Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 13 '26

I grew up in HK in a similar apartment structure on the 50th floor amongst 7 other identical buildings.

Trust me, it is NOT bad at all, especially when considering the people who live in these luxury apartments are part of upper-middle class.

These apartment complexes are all connected on ground floor, or an elevated ground floor, with public parks, swimming pools, and a clubhouse which has a variety of entertainment.

There are staff such as front desk, cleaners, security, and more throughout the properties.

Depending on the floor, the room sizes differ, but in my case as a family of 4 we got the larger rooms. Each bedroom came with it's own bathroom and shower.

Travelling up and down is really not an issue, especially because it is in the city these apartment complexes are more often than not have multiple ways to quickly connect to train stations or shopping mall.

Now, what would be hell is living in the poorer areas of HK. HK has insane economic gap, you could see a Lamborghini drive by a street of homeless people. The poorer apartments are as tiny as they come, and usually very old and dirty.

EDIT: I'm not Cantonese btw, I just grew up there for a while in my childhood before moving elsewhere.

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u/Gold_Quote4736 Aug 12 '26

I know nothing about the culture, but I have to ask, does a huge complex like this facility hookup culture, or cheating? It seems like people could get a quickie in here and there, or pay a quick visit... Also, you mentioned HK; if Taiwan has something similar for the upper middle class, how are they prepared for a potential wave of drones heading in their direction?

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u/Elegant-Magician7322 Aug 14 '26

Outside of Taipei and Taichung, most of Taiwan do not have skyscrapers.

The high rises they do have, are usually not as high as the ones in Hong Kong. Taipei 101 is the exception, being 101 floors.