@neddy: BTW, 12 years ago, if a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle, the pedestrian was responsible, by law, for any damage to the vehicle.
I think the original law reflected the days when autos were either state owned or owned by power and wealthy people. In the run up to the 2008 Olympics the law was changed.
@neddy: When you say Chinese break their own laws because it is their culture to do so, you insult the vast majority of Chinese. When you say ignoring petty laws makes sense, you insult where ever you come from.
Some of us have been visiting or lived in China for many years. In my case it is more than 30 years since I first came into China and I lived in China for 12 years. As HFCAMPO says, China is improving.
Spitting, urinating and defecating in the streets, ignoring traffic laws, are habits that are changing albeit, slowly.
Defending and calling culture unsanitary or dangerous behavior, especially when they violate Chinese law demonstrates your inability to recognize that not all Chinese behave this way. Most educated urban Chinese would fit nicely in any city in the world and do.
Ignorant foreigners, new to China, become instant apologists for what they mistake as culture. They do so before they fully understand the Chinese and Chinese culture.
I love China and enjoyed living there but it can be pretty rude and even ugly from time to time. Stop being so judgmental of experienced 老外。I have noticed judgmental 老外 don't last.
Practice English, sell you something, investments you can make...
Define "tunnel vision"
In a word: religion
God forbid people think, question, innovate, change and be different.
Jews, Christians and Muslims all worship the God of Abraham. God gave them Ten Commandments. Yet in the corpus of these great religions exist thousands, if not tens of thousands, of rules.
Written by men, these additional rules are said to be inspired by God. Yet these man made rules allow, condone, or even mandate slavery, persecution and killing of people often in the name of God.
Thus sayeth the omnipotent, benevolent, just and loving God.
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Good for quality, but pricey, hand tools.
Be aware they will push whatever they are selling. Some of the staff have no idea about the technical side of appliances.
I went there to buy a stove. I repeatedly told them I would be using bottled gas. They sold me a stove. When I went to my local gas guy, I learned there are at least three kinds of gas sold. Luckily, B&Q did not deliver as promised. I went back to the store and discovered they had sold me a stove they needed to be hooked up to the gas main. I got my money back.
The sales lady was almost in tears, 没有问题！I don't know if it a safety or design issue, but I would think B&Q would know and care.
Last week had an 8:45am flight.
Subway starts at 9am. I have no idea where to catch an airport express bus. Eight taxis refused to go to the airport. After almost an hour standing on Beijing Lu took a black taxi, this dude drives slower than my mother, 120 yuan.
Flight back was delayed so I learned the subway stops running at 6:10pm.
Getting a taxi back was easy, more taxis than customers. Taxi was 87 yuan including 1o yuan toll, airport to Beichen area. Yes, he took a longer route than necessary.
Kunming imagines being a gateway for international travelers. New airport but hard to get to and from it.
World Class Airport, NOT!
Tonight "Peacock", a performance by Yang Liping (杨丽萍), to begin her world tour, 8pm, 100-1680 yuan at Yunna Haigeng Auditorium.
Saw this lady perform at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, in California, in 1995. Quite a good and interesting show.
I'm going to try to make it.
Not so good. Kimchi had a very sour taste. Other food was nothing to brag about. I don't think I would go back.
This bus station is not located as indicated. It is further North!
Study: Air pollution causes loss of intelligence
发布者This study is extremely interesting, The researchers are primarily Chinese and the subjects were all Chinese. I tried to read the report but decided not to spend the $10 USD to download it.
One concern is the study is an "interdisciplinary collaboration" which in China can mean a pile on of names in search of published works. Also I could find many reports of the study being published but no mention of peer review.
An NPR article says "New paper finds that air pollution affects cognitive performance. A person with an average score under Chinese pollution levels would outperform 13% more test-takers under US air quality standards." Additionally, there is some skepticism by a scientist who studies brain damage.
I tend to be skeptical of Chinese research although this study adds to my concerns about the level of China's pollution, For several years I tracked birth defect rates in China but the information stopped being published when the birth defect rate in Beijing reached nearly 2%
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China-South Asia Expo takes over Kunming
发布者China and Afghanistan share a short border on an ancient trade route. China has closed the border and is resisting Afghanistan's requests to reopen it. Related to the Uighur problem it is said.
China-South Asia Expo takes over Kunming
发布者Not yet anyway. China seems to prefer the Talban.
thediplomat.com/2018/01/chinas-military-base-in-afghanistan/
How to cook a spicy Yunnan specialty: Ghost chicken
发布者Try Yingjiang Daiweiyuan, 盈江傣味园.
昆明翠湖北路66号 66 Cuihu N Rd,
This was my favorite Dai place in the Green Lake area, in the north side of the street across from the park. The place fills up quickly for dinner so go early. Never had Ghost Chicken there but everything was excellent.
In interview, Yunnan Party chief stresses ending poverty
发布者My guess is that lowering poverty to zero is asymptotical because people are involved. As long as China maintains a $1 per day poverty line, the statistical eradication of poverty will always be impressive. If China adopts The World Bank $1.90 per day there would be a whole lot more people in poverty. Clearly that statistic would not be welcome.
I am not sure what "economic justice" is. Perhaps everyone that has less than someone else is a victim of unfair "economic justice." I suspect, however, that there is no such thing as quantifiable "economic justice" and the term will become an arrow in the social justice warrior's quiver in the struggle for equaity.
A recent tweet on twitter (complete and unedited):
"white women also owe women of color money. this is part of economic justice and justice in general. seeking the economic liberation of all women and the end of capitalism and patriarchy demands white women's accountability. this is possible. not neat or simple, but possible."