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Old 11-07-2014, 12:08 AM
 
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I also don't get that impression of liveliness in New York. Everyone in the rat race generally looking depressed and tired. The tourist spots have a nice buzz to them, but that's true of any world class city.
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Old 11-07-2014, 03:16 AM
 
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My personnal impression is that NYC is not that fast paced. Yeah there are many people outside and huge crowds in the streets. But people aren't running everywhere.

I personally think that Paris is more fast paced that NYC, people seem busier and more in a hurry
But the streets are much more chaotic in NYC of course because there are more people

Maybe it's because I went to NYC during Christmas time
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Old 11-07-2014, 03:45 AM
 
Location: Phoenix
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I haven't been to NYC though I've been to Hong Kong and Singapore which I believe a very fast-paced cities.

Particularly in Singapore:

Singapore is one of the countries with very long working hours.

Transportation can be tracked using your phone, the time of arrival of bus and MRT coach. So people tends to walk faster and nobody wants to be interrupted.

Inside the bus or train, some people do online grocery shopping, pay their bills, watch TV, using their phone...nobody talks to each other.

Hawker food stalls are everywhere, some (if not most) people/families prefer to eat outside than cook.

Singapore is one of the Asia's hub, so people tends to travel in and out of the country for business trips.

Most of the clients are overseas based, so lead time in every project is very necessary.


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By the way, I saw some posts about crowded people in the trains or in the streets. Is that the essence of being "fast-paced"? For me it is more like an "inefficiency".
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Old 11-07-2014, 03:55 AM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Singapore is not a 24/7 fast-paced city, Nights in Bangkok for example are a lot busier than in Singapore.
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Old 11-09-2014, 05:33 AM
 
Location: Sydney, Australia
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You don't have to be overpopulated to be fast-paced.

Sydney is rather fast-paced, despite being in the southern hemisphere.
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Old 11-09-2014, 07:38 PM
 
Location: East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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I'd say Hong Kong and Tokyo is faster paced than even New York. New York is probably the fastest paced here in the US.
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Old 11-09-2014, 09:27 PM
 
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I'd say Seoul is probably among THE fastest-paced city on earth, even more so than HK, SG, and TK. But it does NOT mean it's among the most chaotic. They're two different matters. Many Koreans try to move and do things quickly and don't like waiting (impatience). It's been a part of the modern Korean culture after the Korean War.
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Old 06-28-2015, 12:37 PM
 
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Singapore is not a 24/7 fast-paced city, Nights in Bangkok for example are a lot busier than in Singapore.
Yes, they're busier, but not more fast-paced.

Manila is very busy for example, but it's one of the slowest cities I've ever been in. Nobody is in a rush. Nobody cares how much time they waste.

I hate it...
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Old 06-30-2015, 12:17 PM
 
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I think most of the big cities in China, Tokyo and Seuol would probably be faster cities than New York.
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Old 07-01-2015, 03:29 AM
 
Location: Northern Ireland and temporarily England
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Yes from what I see
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