I traveled to Hong Kong to meet Ruslan. Born in Estonia, he moved to Hong Kong 14 years ago as a model. Today, he runs a fashion brand, is married to a Hong Kong local, and has a four-year-old daughter. Ruslan shared whether Hong Kong has become stricter than Singapore, explained how public and private housing work there, and why Hong Kong’s permanent residency feels like real stability. Enjoy!
Riding a bus around Hong Kong
A typical neighborhood in Hong Kong
Do expats vote in Hong Kong?
Cool things about the New Territories of Hong Kong
How some Hongkongers abuse the public housing system
Types of housing in Hong Kong
Cycling in Hong Kong
Fines for crossing the road
Is Hong Kong really a fast-paced city?
What will happen if the demographic problem isn’t solved?
How the government helps people in Hong Kong
How Hong Kong’s economy really works
How locals and foreigners differ on the subway
Annoying misconceptions about Hong Kong
How Hong Kong changed this expat
Fun facts about the Hong Kong subway
What we bought for food and drinks
The aftermath of the latest typhoon
Where the upper middle class lives in Hong Kong
A food break in the park
The Hong Kong–Singapore rivalry
Why being part of China benefits Hong Kong
The most expensive land per square foot
Feng shui in Hong Kong
Should an expat learn more about their new country?
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Max ChernovDecember 30, 2025, Winter in
China- 0:00INTRO
- 0:27Riding a bus around Hong Kong
- 2:36A typical neighborhood in Hong Kong
- 3:04Do expats vote in Hong Kong?
- 4:22Cool things about the New Territories of Hong Kong
- 6:31How some Hongkongers abuse the public housing system
- 8:35Types of housing in Hong Kong
- 9:50Cycling in Hong Kong
- 11:12Fines for crossing the road
- 12:20Is Hong Kong really a fast-paced city?
- 15:56What will happen if the demographic problem isn’t solved?
- 17:48How the government helps people in Hong Kong
- 19:13How Hong Kong’s economy really works
- 20:14How locals and foreigners differ on the subway
- 21:27Annoying misconceptions about Hong Kong
- 25:48How Hong Kong changed this expat
- 29:13Fun facts about the Hong Kong subway
- 31:31What we bought for food and drinks
- 32:09The aftermath of the latest typhoon
- 33:03Where the upper middle class lives in Hong Kong
- 33:53A food break in the park
- 35:54The Hong Kong–Singapore rivalry
- 39:14Why being part of China benefits Hong Kong
- 42:09The most expensive land per square foot
- 44:23Feng shui in Hong Kong
- 44:55Should an expat learn more about their new country?
