I've contemplated those "laotou" e-"carriages" - the infamous boom-boom che's that occasionally cluster outside grocery stores. I've occasionally seen expat families doodling around town with their kids in similar vehicles. Low budget, low cost, not great when it rains...but great for commuting n avoiding street parking.
@The Dudeson's
I have significantly more <expletives pre-censored> bad taxi experiences - not just 2. I'm usually grumpy and bad tempered in taxis and just grunt out instructions these days.
If I'm not happy, I have the wife call the taxi complaint hotline - usually it's either the fare was significantly over the norm - because of the "fantastical" course deviations or they dump me off at the wrong place despite explicit instructions (which they usually claim are incorrect because they're Kunming "ren" and know better...more expletives).
Similar to @alien's suggestion (but short of leaving China), I got a bike and now thumb my nose at taxis.
It's not McDonalds - it's mai dan lou...same for KFC n pizza hut...they just look like the american versions...
@lummerlaoshi
IF you GO to Chengdu - they can return your passport after making an on-site copy of it. To speed things up, you can bring a copy with you, and they can then use YOUR copy after physical verification.
You will need to leave either originals or original certified docs with the consulate on most other things. I don't like giving the embassy my originals, although they've NEVER lost anything per se - but why tempt fate?
If you're mailing - they'll usually return YOUR passport quickly - but you must give special instructions. However all things are subject to consular and state department whim - so best to check directly with them via email (so you also have debatably tangible proof or evidence of their instructions). You'll have to prepay the EMS return via credit card - so hope you have one of those things.
I forget the consulate's address - but it's buried inside one of the forums. PM me if you can't find it.
Yunnan seems to still have its minorities...where's the ethnocide?
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