The Nightlife: Hong Kong v/s Mumbai

  

Wan Chai- The Red Light District



Before my mother left India in July 2009, she warned me that my social life was going to be at an all-time low considering I was living with my 83 year old Grandmother. A year and a half later, her warning to me seems like a lame joke she cracked. Mumbai is the only Indian city where I have experienced the nightlife and I think it is nothing short of amazing. Hong Kong, on the other hand, is unbelievably entertaining and a person clubbing in Hong Kong is bound to leave with “memories”.



Lan Kwai Fong on a Saturday night.



Hong Kong’s Bars and Nightclubs are situated in two areas, Wan Chai and Lan Kwai Fong (LKF). LKF is filled with pubs, bars, restaurants and nightclubs; the ultimate nightlife spot in Hong Kong. Wan Chai is considered to be Hong Kong’s red light district and consists mainly of strip clubs. Both districts are very closely located and clubbers usually hop between the two districts in the same night. Another advantage of clubbing in Hong Kong is the concept of cover charge. To enter a club in Hong Kong, usually, a person needs to pay a fee at the door and that fee entitles them to unlimited alcohol for the entire night. Yes, Hong Kong is a city with a drunken nightlife and no matter what time of the night it is, the night is always young.

  


Drunken Night out in Hong Kong

Mumbai’s nightlife is certainly something to rave about. Nightclubs in Mumbai, like China House, are certainly much better than clubs in Hong Kong. From the way I look at it there are two main issues with the nightlife in Mumbai

1.     A rule that states all nightclubs need to shut by 2am.

2.     The concept of letting couples enter a club without a cover charge and making single people, “stags”, pay. (No wonder it’s quite tough to find single ladies at a club.)

Drunken Night out in Mumbai

Verdict: Classier Clubs v/s Non-Stop partying; Non-Stop partying anytime. This is probably the toughest decision I’ve had to make.