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Oddly enough I am not a big fan of upscale shopping (nationally or internationally), however, it doesn't mean I can't help but marvel from afar the glamour and luxury of it all. Far too ostentatious for my needs or lifestyle but there are those who enjoy all that it entails and I say bravo to them, to each their own.
agreed. just shows the western bias here. Shopping malls in the big Asian cities are very interesting. Much more lively than the generic malls that are basically all the same across the US.
Paris, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Taipei, Bangkok, Amsterdam, Shanghai, and Istanbul seem to be more of a shopping capitals scene compared to New York City for being more user friendly, and easier to find the best concentrated shopping areas.
Shopping is about a lot more than just buying clothes. Shopping can also be buying Books at Bookstores, Furniture/Home Products/Home Accessories that Covers a Wide Range of Items, Food Shopping at Supermarkets/Restaurants, Technological Products: Computers/Cameras/Phones/Ipod, Nutritional/Hygiene Products, Local Souvenirs, etc.
Someone can hate shopping for clothes related items but love shopping for everything else and technically be a shopping enthusiast for the parts they are interested in.
No, none of those cities beat New York for shopping. New York is a fashion capital and has one of the top retail streets in the world.
Again, more absurdly melodramatic negativity and contrarian anti-americanism.
No, none of those cities beat New York for shopping. New York is a fashion capital and has one of the top retail streets in the world.
Again, more absurdly melodramatic negativity and contrarian anti-americanism.
Listen man, I was on board with you about too much anti-Americanism sometimes online. But you are literally going on any possible thread on this website and just claiming "Anti-Americanism! Anti-Americanism! Europe/Canada/etc. is bad!"
You aren't pulling any favours this way and this is not the way to accomplish your goal, and frankly, you are doing exactly what they are doing, but in the opposite direction. Really? London, Paris, and Tokyo could not compete with NYC with shopping? It isn't that ridiculous of a question, these are all world class cities. They are not saying Nashville vs. London, that would be ridiculous.
At least explain a bit of your reasoning behind your opinions without just seeking out any bit of possibly slightly anti-American thing and claiming harassment. Let's discuss things. I enjoy visiting the US and it is not a bad place to live, but if you claim it is perfect and without any faults whatsoever, you are just as bad as anti-Americans. It is subject to criticism just like anywhere else.
New York City, London, Tokyo, Paris and I would probably also include Milan and Hong Kong even though they are not on this list.
This is not only about high end shopping, but also about being fashion capitals. I mean every major city on this list or in the world has major and popular brand stores, but not all of them are fashion capitals. For me, being a traditional fashion capital culturally is more meaningful than just having the stores.
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They went with a group of couples, one of which were from Singapore.
Now the two from Singapore went with everyone else to the main Bazaar and given a few hours to go shopping.
Its world famous and tourist love it, but they don't understand how expensive the shopping space was and how desperate the sellers were.
So I rug merchant takes them to the back and pulls out a dagger and threatened to kill them if they don't buy their goods.
Now Iranians have long said that Turkish people are prone to emotional outbreak and can get swept up in the moment, but there threats don't carry weight.
In a situation like that you should stand your ground, but how are innocent shoppers from the developed world to understand how this sort of bargaining is supposed to work. I've shopped in Tibet, Iran, Bolivia, and elsewhere and let me tell you its a world of difference from shopping in some upscale commercial zone in London or New York.
Shopping in places with set prices and total corporate dominion is just a completely different experience.
Where is Hong Kong though? If you are talking about concentrated upscale shopping it easily belongs on this list and would likely be a top contender right behind those two. The city is chock full of luxury department stores.
The correct answer is probably wherever your phone is located.
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