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Forums > Living in Kunming > 噶 or 嘎?

谢谢你嘎 gets 610,000 results in 谷歌 while 谢谢你噶 only gets 314,000...so there's some evidence that both are used but 嘎 is more prevalent. A local opinion would be nice.

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Forums > Food & Drink > Dai restaurant

Thanks! I've eaten at one in Kundu that I liked pretty well, but can't remember exactly where it was. Might be the same one.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Kunming is awesome

Strange odors aside, I'm disheartened by the amount of whinging going on in these forums.

Kunnming is: cheap, full of good Chinese and western food if you're willing to venture beyond heavenly mana, close to all kinds of amazing nature and outdoor activities, home to a really laid-back local population, one of the best big cities in China in which to pick up Chinese, etc.

So here's to all my Kunming 哥们儿s and 美女s. Down with the haters!

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Why does Wenhua Xiang pong?

There's this sharp chemical smell that seems to descend over at least the area around Wenhua Xiang and Tianjundian Xiang every few weeks or so—including right now.

It makes me feel a sorta lightheaded. The weather says the wind is currently coming out the east/northeast, which is the opposite of the usual. Any ideas about what this is? Anybody else experienced it?

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I don't think there is more to this than the rent increase. Business owners who rent their properties have very few legal protections against their greedy landlords. These landlords try to run short leases and hike up rent as much as they think they can get away with every time.

Sadly, it's the people who have enough intelligence, drive and creativity to set up a successful business instead of a clone of an existing business model that often suffer the most under this ludicrous system. When a business is successful and the landlord knows it's making more money than its neighbors, (s)he know that he can raise the rent to even more astronomical heights.

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^Sounds like another Kunminger gone off the deep end. Maybe these endless days of nothing but sunshine are frying our brains.

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I had a really good burger here recently. Steven, the chef, really knows what he is doing. Worth checking out. Of course, good beer, too.

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Cantina is always a safe bet for top-notch food and great service. I think it has actually gotten better and better over the years, which is often not the case with restaurants. Most people who live in Kunming know Cantina. Perhaps not as many know how involved the owners, Libby and Diego, are in various social welfare and community service efforts. Highly recommended both for visitors and long-term residents!

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I went there twice for group boxing classes. I left the third time when I was attempting to book into a grappling class. This was part of an attempted process on my part to try the different classes offered there and see if I wanted to purchase one of their various membership cards.

The boxing classes were fun, a great workout, and the coaches and fellow students were all nice. A good atmosphere. Certainly room for improvement, especially in terms of explaining the class structure and fundamental concepts of the sports to beginners...but overall good.

However, on front desk staff member erased the positive aspects of the gym through his unprofessional and rude conduct. I was treated like some sort of con-man for wanting to try out the different classes offered before committing to multi-thousand RMB membership card, despite my willingness to pay per class to try them out. I wasted my time riding over to the gym on a very cold day on my scooter and then being refused service unless I committed on the spot to buying a membership card in direct contradiction to the gym's own policies and written price table. Also wasted was my friend's time and money, as she was in a cab on the way over to the gym in order to join me for the group class at the time I was refused service. My exchange with the staff (in which I was not terribly satisfied, but remained calm and reasonable throughout) was topped off with a remark from the one particular staff member with xenophobic undertones.

As one may see from my other reviews on this site, I typically try not to say anything unless I have something nice to say. In this case, I feel I must make an exception: I don't think it's a business that deserves your effort or money.

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One of the best western restaurants in Yunnan. Definitely worth visiting if you will be passing through Shangrila!