Which Tropical City Should You Live In?

The tropics are the region of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are delimited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at 23°26′11.7″ N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at 23°26′11.7″ S; these latitudes correspond to the axial tilt of the Earth.

Which part of the tropics are you fond of? Is it the delicious tropical fruits or the lively and passionate tropical animals? Which tropical city suits you best? Maybe this quiz can help you find the answer!

This time, we use a new design idea in the test: you need to participate as the main character in an amazing story - Imagine you are a college student: Recently you had a birthday, and your friends asked you to go out for a big dinner. So the story starts ......

• Who do you plan to invite for the birthday feast?

  Just new friends from college

  Friends from college and some fellow members of school clubs

  Everyone. Yeah, as many as possible.
• Which type of restaurant below would you probably choose?

  Student cafeteria near the campus

  Hongkong style café/Sichuan style restaurant

  Bustling hotpot/barbecue restaurant

  Hot trendy restaurant

  High-end hotel buffet/Japanese cuisine
• How will you get to the restaurant when your birthday comes on a weekend, considering the buses and subways might be busy?

  By taxi. Yeah I know it's expensive, but it's my birthday, folks! Don't judge me okay?

  Welp, I will decide according to the actual situation on the day. Finger crossed for the traffic lol.

  Take the bus/metro anyway. It already costs a lot of money for the birthday meal.
• It turns out you have reserved the wrong date, what a bummer! Now that you have to wait about half an hour for your turn. What would you probably do?

  Look for another restaurant without people waiting in line

  Explain to the restaurant manager that it's my birthday today and ask if he can make an accommodation.

  I would wait for our turn if everyone's okay with that.
• Finally, you are seated. Everyone has come up with birthday gifts for you but John. What do you think of him?

  Annoyed. Does he see me as a friend, or just want to use me?

  Joke on him about this. I'll never invite him to any dinner or party.

  Maybe he happens to be short of money recently? I don't really mind it.
• Halfway through the dinner, the waiter suddenly comes up to you. He says you are lucky to be selected as the lucky customer today, rewarded with a free bill and a special gift. Wow! Which of the following would you choose (suppose they're all at the same value)?

  A voucher for the restaurant

  A premium German fountain pen

  A gift card from a fancy department store

  A free flight ticket to any of your favorite destination

  A 30% discount coupon for a luxury merchandise
• After the meal, you all walk out of the restaurant happily. Suddenly, a man rushed towards you and your companion with a dagger, saying that you had taken the gift he deserved. Out of safety concerns, you immediately gave him the gift. But he obviously had no intention of letting you go and used the dagger to try to coerce you away. How do you think he will take you to escape from the crowd?

  Ride on a horse to the old town road ( Seriously? Oh, c'mon...

  Ride on a Vespa scooter and leave

  The man's partner drives a minivan over to take us away

  Walk to the beach and jump on a yacht

  By helicopter... Let's make it wild baby!
• Once out of sight, you are knocked unconscious by the man with a stick. Waking up at dawn, where do you think you are most likely to be at this moment?

  In the deep forest or desert

  By a steep cliff side with huge waves lapping at the foot of the mountain

  On a mysterious deserted island
• You must be in a daze at this moment, but how would you confirm your location?

  Based on sun and shadow orientation, and geographic vegetation features

  As a modern human being, I have a thing called a cell phone can help me locate lol
• You stand up and run to the foot of the hill and find a boat and a kayak parked on the beach, you would choose?

  Kayak

  Boat
• You wander around the island for half a day and find no one to turn to for help. What would you do?

  Swim out of here no matter what.

  Make a raft maybe? I really can't swim!
• Before you can confirm the location and leave, the mysterious man suddenly appears by helicopter and tells you a shocking secret - it turns out that the restaurant manager is a traitor to an international crime syndicate. He escaped with the top secret of the organization and hid it somewhere. The mysterious man thought the secret was hidden in the gift but found nothing. Now he threatens you with the lives of your family and asks you to approach the restaurant manager to know the true location of the secret. Also, he promises to give you some tools to help. What would you choose?

  Bulletproof van for tracking the restaurant manager

  The yacht that may be used in case of escaping

  Helicopter! Just like the one he took on my birthday
• The mysterious man sends you back to the restaurant. When you enter the restaurant, you find the previous restaurant manager has resigned and left for days. By snooping around, you learn that he has moved overseas and is said to be a famous tourist mecca. Where do you think he could be?

  Rome, Italy

  Stockholm, Sweden

  Santorini, Greece
• Finally, you find the restaurant manager, but you hear the opposite story from his mouth. It turns out that he was an undercover police agent, but he had to run away because his identity was suspected. Unexpectedly, there are also undercover agents of criminal gangs within the police, resulting in his inability to recover his true identity. That's why he has to flee for his life. He tells you that the secret is hidden in a painting from the Louvre Museum. Which of the following paintings do you think is most likely?

  Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci

  Liberty Leading the People - Eugène Delacroix

  Madonna of Chancellor Rolin - Jan van Eyck
• After leaving, you are in deep thought: with your loved ones on one side and the torment of justice on the other, you really don't know how to choose. Suddenly, the mysterious man calls and tells you that he has placed your family in a place where you can be reunited with your family after handing over the secret. And if you want, you can live there for the rest of your life in isolation. Where do you think he will hide your family?

  Among a the jungle tribe in the tropical rainforest

  A shabby European fishing village

  On an isolated island in the Arctic Circle
• You decide to find the painting first, get the secret, and then decide which side to believe. After a lot of hard work, you finally found the painting and cracked the secret. You found out that what the restaurant manager said was true. You decide to believe in justice, tell Interpol the whole story, and ask the police to rescue your family. The police suggest you escape with a fake identity for your own safety. Where would you probably go?

  A Southeast Asian island

  A city on the west coast of the United States

  Somewhere in Eastern Africa
• Finally, the police managed to rescue your family. You and your loved ones got reunited. But didn't take over the crime syndicate. Afterward, you joined the police and became a skilled agent. Then you've been planted as an undercover to trap a key person in the crime group. What type of identity would you pick to do your task?

  Programmer

  Financial Actuary

  University Professor

  Museum Curator

  Archaeologist
• However, the key person of the crime group had seen through your identity and shot you in your chest the moment when he got the chance. After the shot, you found that...

  You died.

  You survived and completed the task to take down the crime group.

  You survived, failed the task, but managed to avenge your murder.

  It's just a dream, the story hasn't actually happened.
• END OF STORY. What're your feelings now?

  I'm feeling so insecure...

  The ending is so bad...

  I wish there was something romantic involved in the story.

  Why I had to join the police after reunited with my family? It's so illogical.

  At the very beginning, how could the mysterious man take you down so easily? It's so illogical.

  None of the above

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• Hong Kong45525518421105.67,290,825"Hong Kong, one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China, geographically consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories, of which the Hong Kong Island is the core developed area. Hong Kong is one of the major global financial, service industrial, and logistics centers. Hong Kong is well known for its excellent public order, a high degree of economic freedom, simple tax policies, and sound legal system. Hong Kong is also known as the "Oriental Pearl" and "Oriental Manhattan" by its reputation."//www.arealme.com/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/2.jpg
• Bangkok44412417821568.748,280,925"Bangkok, the capital and most populated city of Thailand, is the center of politics, economics, commerce, transport, culture, technology, education, and other sectors, etc. It is located on the east coast of Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand. The name Bangkok means "Olive Village" in the local language."//www.arealme.com/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/3.jpg
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• Vientiane2110329003920783,000"Vientiane, the capital of Laos, is also the country's economic, political, and transportation center. Vientiane is one of the few capitals in the world located near the state border, in the middle of the Mekong River, separated from Thailand by a sandbar on the Mekong River. The name Vientiane means "sandalwood" in the ancient language, also known as "moon city."//www.arealme.com/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/11.jpg
• Mexico City433035132514858,851,080Mexico City, the capital of Mexico and the political, economic, and cultural center of the country, is also one of the largest cities in the world. Because Mexico City is located in the middle of the basin area known as the Valley of Mexico, it has the inherent disadvantage of not being able to circulate and diffuse air easily. Traffic congestion is also the city's most serious urban problem.//www.arealme.com/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/12.jpg
• Brasilia244014196058022,914,830Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is located at 1,158 meters above sea level on the Brazilian Plateau in the Federal District and is the fourth largest city in Brazil and the sixth in the entire region. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Brasilia is the largest city in the world built after the 20th century. The city was built between 1956 and 1960 under the urban plan of the new town and is also known for its boldly designed buildings and its fast-growing population. On April 21, 1960, Brazil moved its capital, Rio de Janeiro, to Brasilia in order to speed up the development of Brazil's inland area.//www.arealme.com/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/13.jpg
• Malé52222117005.8133,412"Malé, the capital of the Maldives, is located on the island of Malé in the Malé Coral Atoll in the Indian Ocean and is known as the "world's smallest capital". Male' is an important military and transportation hub in the Indian Ocean, and is an important port of anchor from the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to the Pacific Ocean. Malé is the economic, political, and cultural center of the country, as well as an assembly point for both the state and private sectors."//www.arealme.com/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/14.jpg
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