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Forums > Travel Yunnan > ATM Cards vs Machines -Which ATMs are best?

I totally agree with blobbles. The fees charged are wacky and do not reflect either costs or the "development" of China.

You might think it is the same China Mobile entity all over China but it ain't. There is a separate business enterprise for each province. Chinese economic law pretty much requires a separate legal entity for each address. That goes for KFC, Brothers Jiang, everyone.

Bureaucracy Rules!

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Forums > Travel Yunnan > ATM Cards vs Machines -Which ATMs are best?

In 2008, I used my HSBC (USA) debit card to get 1,000RMB from BOC, CMB and ICBC. The withdrawals were made within an hour. BOC and CMB were the same and cost less ICBC.

Then, I used an HSBC and another US debit card and took 1,000RMB each from the same BOC ATM within minutes. HSBC was cheaper.

The differences were small, less than 2% on 1,000RMB, but as the actual exchange rate is fixed by the government, the differences are due to fees.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Kunming Cultural Events Not Listed

I also would like to see a bit more of the local cultural events brought to our, the expats, attention. The bureaucratic "we must be formally notified" answer just suggests to me 1) too long in China, or 2) no imagination.

GoKunming is able to attend and cover many local cultural events, which indicates prior knowledge, without informing readers before they take place. .....damn, wish I had known about that!

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Forums > Food & Drink > A good hamburger?

Beijing has a Fat Burger!

In 1978, I walked in to a hole in the wall on a side street in Westwood, LA, CA. I had found FAT BURGER!

Yup, as the Mexican guys behind the counter kept saying, "All fat, no skinny!" the Fat Burgers were great. Even the fires were fat (steak fries) and it was all good.

Beijing has a Fat Burger! It is near the American Embassy in the DRC just off Liang Ma Qiao Lu. A bit expensive but worth every fen. Made to order, you pick what you want on it, besides cheese there are about 20 things you can have put on the meat. I think if you are Chinese, or French, or whatever, you can even have a DISGUSTING fried egg too.

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Here is a translation of the list of banned dogs:
1. Tibetan Mastiff
2. Bit Bullfight
3. Dogo Argentina: i
4. Brazilian Fira
5. Japanese Tosa
6. Central Asian Shepherd Dog
7. East Sichuan
8. Soviet Russian Shepherd Dog
9. German Shepherd
10. Bull head
11. Mastiff
12. Casello, Italy
13. Great Dane
14. Russian Caucasus
15. Italian twisted Boliton
16. Stafford
17. Afghan Hound
18. Boeing
19. Weimar Hound
20. Canidae
21. Blood Hunting Hound
22. Masianji
23. English Bulldog
24. Akita
25. Newfoundland dog
26. Bellingdon
27. Kelly Blue
28. Chinese Rural Dog
29. Soviet Red Dog
30. Kunming dog
31. Doberman
32. Belgian Shepherd Dog
33. Rottweiler

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Good for quality, but pricey, hand tools.

Be aware they will push whatever they are selling. Some of the staff have no idea about the technical side of appliances.

I went there to buy a stove. I repeatedly told them I would be using bottled gas. They sold me a stove. When I went to my local gas guy, I learned there are at least three kinds of gas sold. Luckily, B&Q did not deliver as promised. I went back to the store and discovered they had sold me a stove they needed to be hooked up to the gas main. I got my money back.

The sales lady was almost in tears, 没有问题!I don't know if it a safety or design issue, but I would think B&Q would know and care.

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Last week had an 8:45am flight.

Subway starts at 9am. I have no idea where to catch an airport express bus. Eight taxis refused to go to the airport. After almost an hour standing on Beijing Lu took a black taxi, this dude drives slower than my mother, 120 yuan.

Flight back was delayed so I learned the subway stops running at 6:10pm.

Getting a taxi back was easy, more taxis than customers. Taxi was 87 yuan including 1o yuan toll, airport to Beichen area. Yes, he took a longer route than necessary.

Kunming imagines being a gateway for international travelers. New airport but hard to get to and from it.

World Class Airport, NOT!

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Tonight "Peacock", a performance by Yang Liping (杨丽萍), to begin her world tour, 8pm, 100-1680 yuan at Yunna Haigeng Auditorium.

Saw this lady perform at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, in California, in 1995. Quite a good and interesting show.

I'm going to try to make it.

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Not so good. Kimchi had a very sour taste. Other food was nothing to brag about. I don't think I would go back.