Hong Kong Part 2

In an episode of Red Dwarf, Lister tested his theory that he was onboard a "divine" version of his spaceship by ordering a pot noodle from the vending machine. It tasted good, proving beyond doubt that strange forces were at work.

Impressed with Hong Kong when I worked there five years ago, I carried out a similar test and was shocked to discover that tasty pot noodles were also available in Hong Kong. If that wasn't bizarre enough, the other day I bought something from Ikea in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Like almost all shops there, it was conveniently located on the high street and was still open when we visited at 10pm. They seem to have managed to cram an entire out-of-town industrial estate's worth of showroom into the Causeway Bay high street, but the real surprise was that on reaching the checkout there was no queue whatsoever. Such a pleasant Ikea experience is proof, if proof were needed after the tasty pot noodle experience, that there is something unnatural about Hong Kong.