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Forums > Food & Drink > A word of advice for French cafe'

Chingis: You must be new in town: bad service is a hallmark of French Cafe.

Barfly: This is a foreigner complaining about a foreign owned business. What's the relevance of corrupt Chinese officials, rural poverty, and no keys for cabinets?

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Forums > Travel Yunnan > Tiger Leaping Gorge

Hi All,

Have a friend coming into town at the end of November and was thinking of going up and doing a one or two day hike in TLG. Will it still be relatively pleasant at that time of year? Anyone have any experience? Thanks.

-Dan

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Hey Morons!

Putting aside the moronic behavior in question for a moment, I thought it might be good to have a bit of a discussion about how to deal with a medical emergency in Kunming--so that maybe at least some good can come of all this in the form of raised awareness in the foreign community.

I arrived at Ganesh I guess about 15 minutes after the incident and was told that an ambulance had been called, which failed to materialize in the hour or two that I was there. Maybe somebody called to cancel it or maybe it never got there, I'm not sure.

In any case, I was under the impression that the best thing to do in an emergency is to take a taxi or private car to the hospital.

There are three reasons behind this line of thought. First, a car or taxi can usually be taken from the scene of the emergency; no waiting for the ambulance to get there. If there are no free cabs, one can always stop and commandeer a taxi with passengers in it. Second, traffic in China does not yield to an ambulance with flashing lights the way that it does in other countries, so their isn't much of any added speed factor once you've waited around for the ambulance to arrive. Most of us have probably seen this. Finally, I am under the impression that most Chinese ambulances do not have the same EMTs and life supporting capabilities that western ambulances have. I'm not positive about this one, and there may be different kinds of ambulance, but the one time I looked inside one there was nothing in it except a stretcher, no medical equipment of any kind. Which makes it not much better than a taxi in terms of keeping you alive.

Any feedback on this? Any suggestions on which hospital to go to in a major medical emergency?

FYI, emergency numbers in China (to my knowledge):
Police 110
Fire 119
Ambulance 120
Traffic 122

I've never called one of these, so I'm not sure if there are people on hand who speak English.

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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!