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I think there should be quite a few persons who speak both English and Chinese in Lijiang - quickest solution might be for somebody to go there and find one, tell him/her of the situation. Another possibility would be to go to the Cantina restaurant in Kunming, talk to Diego, the owner, as he ran a restaurant for years in Shuhe, now virtually a suburb of Lijiang, and (I would guess) knows a lot of people in Shuhe/Lijiang.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > What is up with these nighttime AQI readings?

Yes, had to change gas stove and gas water heater - landlord responsible for taking care of and paying for this. But the thing apparently must be done by area - you can't just decide to hook up with the natural gas individually, as the network of pipes etc. becomes available by area (or anyway by xiaoqu, if you live in one). Guys dressed in red work uniforms came through the whole xiaoqu in 2 days, visited every flat to check final readings on gas meters (which didn't have to be changed - same one now reads natural gas use). Natural gas costs more per cubic meter, but I'm told less is necessary for same amount of heat.

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@ Dazzer: At what age does it become definitely known that students have or haven't the capacity to benefit themselves and society by going to university? And is this something to be decided by their English teacher? If my university Spanish teacher had been empowered to do so, he might well have prevented me from getting my university degree.

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@ tiger: Is that school/program one of those that are quite expensive for students' families? Seems there are a number of schools who focus on not-particularly-good students simply because their parents have the cash to have them study there.

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I see no point in dealing on a tilted table. Social mobility is indeed a relevant social goal, and there are barriers to it everywhere. Schools should, I think, be part of the effort to remove them. I have no problem with the idea of helping students achieve their full potential, including 'smart' kids. Will involve a lot, and of course it can't all be done by the school.

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I don't understand what is necessarily wrong with devoting more resources to educating those who may well be disadvantaged by their social backgrounds. Having 20% 'achieve a lot more' doesn't strike me as the only relevant social goal in a competitive society. The game table is not flat, and we all know this.

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Seems to me the problem with street markets is not that they exist, but that there seems to be a lack of control over how large they grow. Licensing of marketers should be able to control this, if there is a will to do so.

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Not quite what you'd call a jumping place, but not bad at all for rather standard US-type meals, not overly expensive, and with a really good salad bar that's cheap, or free with most dinner dishes after 5:30PM. You can get a bottle of beer or even wine if you really want to, but I've never seen anybody do it - maybe that's just to take out. Chinese Christian run, and they hire people with physical disadvantages, who are pleasant and helpful. Frequented by foreign (mostly North American) Christians and Chinese Christians - was started by a Canadian couple associated with Bless China (previously, Project Grace), who are no longer here, but no religious pressure or any of that. Steaks are nothing special, and I avoid the Korean dishes, which I've had a few times but which did not impress me.

As a shop and bakery, it's very good bread at reasonable prices, of various kinds (Y18 for a good multigrain loaf that certainly weighs well over a pound. Other stuff too, like granola and oatmeal that is local, as well as imported things, including American cornflakes and so forth, which some people seem to require.

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Large portions, seriously so with the pizza, which is Brooklyn/American style, I guess. Convivial, conversational, good place to drink with good folks on both sides of the bar, especially after about 9PM.

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Really good pizza and steaks. The wine machine fuddles me when I'm a bit fuddled, & seems unnecessary. Good folks on both sides of the bar.