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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    1 year ago

    Was born in NYC and what shocked me was tokyo. It just felt like a much much much better new York. I was shocked how clean it was and how safe for being so dense.

    I have had a million culture shocks but for cities tokyo got me.