We have a night guard in our building complex. There are actually three. Two of them are very friendly and open the door for us, sometimes demanding a 3 kuai payment if we get back really late.
The third one just moans and bitches about everything, most notably about bringing people home, whether they are friends, girlfriends, boyfriends, couchsurfers or the odd one-night stand. He takes down their id card numbers, sometimes calls the police about it or demands 3 kuai per person.
Now I'm new to this city and I wonder: is he allowed to do any of this this? Is there a law that forbids bringing people home? After all, we rent the place, shouldn't we be able to do whatever we want with it? If he one day denies entry because we refuse to pay/send our friends away/let him take their details, what can we do?
Thanks all, that's been helpful so far. Anyone know about this 'ban' on gas heaters? Is that real? When was it passed?
Also, how much should I save up for one of those on-demand heaters?
And finally, there is no word in our contract about 24h hot water, but the landlord claimed there was (pointing us to the gas heater). What are our legal options?
Our gas heater broke down and apparently the law in Kunming has changed that everyone needs to have an electrical heater nowadays.
The landlord claims he does not need to fix the gas heater because gas heaters are now illegal (?). And since there was no electrical heater in the apartment before we moved in, he does not think it's his responsibility to put a new one. With the weather right now, we have been taking cold showers for the past weeks.
Does anyone know where we can get one cheaply? Or what can we do about this situation?
where did you read that I didn't already post it? No need to behave like my mother, I took care of it this (Thursday) morning. I was just writing my findings because, you know, it's the internet and people want to read results and not only the questions.
Anyway, DHL are able to get the letter there within 3 business days' time. I hope EMS is too.
Wow, 220 kuai for a couple of documents is not my idea of cheap. That's the same amount I paid for a FedEx or DHL delivery last time I used it. But alright, EMS better get it there by early next week. OR ELSE!
I intentionally crashed my e-bike into the side of a car that pulled up without looking onto the bike lane. Then I showered him with expletives. Also slapped the hood of a few cars on Xuefu lu that were in the bike lane and trying to get past the little bus stop. It may not help but it feels so sweet.
Some day I want to be brave enough like that foreigner in Beijing who just stopped his bike in front of a car in the bike lane and forced the driver to reverse out.
Slamming your hand on the hood is an effective method to deal with pricks in expensive cars. It makes them so furious but there's no way they can catch you as you slip away like an eel among the shoal of two-wheelers.
No there isn't. You'd have to cross the border by yourself and then you can get a bus to Sapa. There are many options from official buses to mianbaoche equivalents. The ride is about 30 km up a hill so I'm guessing anything between 30 min and 1 hr to get to Sa Pa.
Zen and the Chinese art of motorcycle driving
Posted byI intentionally crashed my e-bike into the side of a car that pulled up without looking onto the bike lane. Then I showered him with expletives. Also slapped the hood of a few cars on Xuefu lu that were in the bike lane and trying to get past the little bus stop. It may not help but it feels so sweet.
Some day I want to be brave enough like that foreigner in Beijing who just stopped his bike in front of a car in the bike lane and forced the driver to reverse out.
Zen and the Chinese art of motorcycle driving
Posted byso much for your Zen, Colin :)
车让摩托让单车让行人 - then all will be good
Zen and the Chinese art of motorcycle driving
Posted bySlamming your hand on the hood is an effective method to deal with pricks in expensive cars. It makes them so furious but there's no way they can catch you as you slip away like an eel among the shoal of two-wheelers.
Kunming to Vietnam border by rail soon to be reality
Posted by10 RMB or about 30000 VND will also get you a ride on a scooter.
Kunming to Vietnam border by rail soon to be reality
Posted byNo there isn't. You'd have to cross the border by yourself and then you can get a bus to Sapa. There are many options from official buses to mianbaoche equivalents. The ride is about 30 km up a hill so I'm guessing anything between 30 min and 1 hr to get to Sa Pa.