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The world’s most overwhelming cities? (alien.top)
submitted 10 months ago by sweatysexconnoisseur@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone
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By this I mean the overstimulation of the senses that happens while you are there.

My answer is probably Old Delhi. From the sheer population density, the near-constant honking, the utter chaos on the streets, the panoply of religions and ethnicities, the myriad scents and colours that pass you by as you travel down the narrow lanes, and not least the choking air pollution, it is certain to keep you on edge, not necessarily in a bad way.

Are there other cities that come close to, or even surpass, this?

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[–] lemystereduchipot@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I'm from NYC, and I found Bangkok pretty overwhelming at first.

[–] ConsiderationHour710@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Same Bangkok was a lot for me

[–] captaincryptoshow@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah it reminded me of Blade Runner, and not in a good way

[–] Bitter-Green2100@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I adore Bangkok, and I don’t think it was that bad at all.

Sure some streets were busy, but I feel like that’s the same everywhere where you have 5m+ people.

And all the little roads apart from the main roads to me felt pretty chill. Not even the skytrain was that busy.

[–] plingplongpla@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Had a panic attack walking along the street after just arriving, never had one before but fuck it was random haha.

Love Bangkok and Thailand in general though!

[–] lemystereduchipot@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I love Thailand too, but I got into Bangkok late, I was hungry and just looking for food to fill my belly I was overwhelmed by all the options, smells, sounds, etc.

[–] rascalofff@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Bangkok is terrible when you‘re hungry & a little on edge.

[–] mpbh@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Bangkok is tame compared to HCMC

[–] tortoise888@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Bangkok is downright pleasant if you stay next to a BTS stop.

[–] Phnake@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Hanoi is also pretty wild.

[–] captaincryptoshow@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

HCMC

What is that?

[–] marrohr@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Ho Chi Minh City.