'If you let someone take advantage of you, they know its cool to do it again.'
They have been getting away with it for years. One thump won't change the habits of 5000 years.
Chinese will retaliate, but usually only as a group. If a regular gang is on a regular patch, and you cause one of them to lose face you can expect some retaliation from the group, not the individual alone. It may not be this time.
The chimp in us (ref. Chimp Paradox) would like to say 'we'll punch them out', but it is not always the best option, even though it makes us feel good to say it.
Agree with the comment about violent crime being rare here. Prolific in some parts of EU now.
As someone else said a few days ago. Lock it too something, like a tree or lampost. Don't put a crap lock on a good bike, get a proper motorcycle lock. If you have a cheap pedal ebike, take the battery when you go to the office.
Basically if the bike next to yours can be stolen faster, with less chance of being caught...
Wire loop locks for laptops, I am surprised that most people don't bother. Short ones (1m) are too fiddly and won't get used. 2m is a bit long, but easy to use. Again, why get a crap one, for 200rmb you can get a good one. The waitress or coffee shop owner won't stop anyone stealing your laptop, but will stop them stealing the table it is attached to.
Bags slung over the back of a chair are an easy item for a grab and run. You can use a carabiner looped through straps and the chair to stop the chance grab. And put the bag on the chair next to you under the table out of sight.
Wear things next to your body, not in the pockets of outer garments.
Wear shoulder bags under your jacket. This stops little fingers from getting into the bag, and stops bag snatching.
Use your peripheral vision. Glance over your shoulder, must of us do this due to cyclists on the sidewalk anyway. Try to be aware if someone seems to be walking a little close behind you, and turned onto your path, or matched your pace. It is easy to stop and let then walk by, which they will. If you think they are a thief, try to make eye contact with them. Don't comment or threaten, but they will know they have been clocked and will move on.
You will never stop a determined thief, but if you can make it hard enough they will usually look for a softer target.
I wonder, on what grounds would the Ch refuse a visa, apart from criminal record and political activities (past or present - ref. Kraftwerk)
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Great to know it is no longer dry.
Good review BTW
This has moved.
The cut flowers are about 700m east on Duonan Jie. The plants and trees are about 700 m west and follow Duocai Section.
A reasonable choice of lumber that has improved over time. Fancy hardwoods like walnut, and mahogany are in abundance. There are some plywood and rubber-wood boards available. There are also some kiln dried imported softwoods and merbao available. Some of the lumber is very green, so look for the kiln dried if you need stable timbers.
Echo everything said by others.
Breakfast great and the serve from 8am. Most other places say 9am and they still are not ready.
Sandwiches are cheap 22-32, and really packed full of filling. We got some sandwiches for a day out, the only mistake I made was ordering two, as this was too much. These are seriously good sangars, and they are wrapped in alu foil.
In fairness to Metro, they are a wholesalers, and not really a supermarket. Hence the need for a card, which can be got around.
They have improved in the year I have been away. They now carry a more consistent range of imported foodstuffs and they also seem to have sorted out the mported milk supply.
They have a wider range of electrical appliances now, there is a coice of more than one toast. There is also a better range of seasonal non foods, like clothes, shoes, garden furniture and camping gear.
Kunming residents contend with high gravesite prices
发布者Antinatalist
I guess that is what you call Buddhism with a Chinese face.
Getting away: Changchong Mountain
发布者Blobbles, if there are not trees, you may be able to make out farmers routes on Google Earth. You can sometimes.
If you have personal GPS you could also check progress by pre-defining lat-long from Google Earth before you leave home and write them on a print out.
Just an idea.