The author is pretty objective. No need to be sarcastic.

This afternoon, after leaving Beihai Park, I had to walk endlessly through the hutongs to get to the subway station. They were so, so, so, so long! I was about to break down. There were no share bikes anywhere, and I was absolutely exhausted.

I've been here for seven years, and I'm not used to it either. It's freezing cold in winter, boiling hot in summer, and I inevitably get prickly heat every summer.

Awesome!

Tainan can be particularly tricky for non-locals, especially if you don't have a scooter.

Hangzhou, stressful? Seriously? Even someone like me, who's not well-off, feels no pressure about settling down here.

A pedestrian street with few people? Do you really think that would be any good?