I also never heard anything like this. A Chinese girl who wants to get a foreign guy in order to be able to leave the country, would take Canadians, Americans and people from Europe. If she is halfway familiar with these countries, she would rather pick someone from the big countries in Europe (eg France, Germany, GB...) because of the social welfare system.
Someone stated, that you should better be prepared to become a father soon willingly or unwillingly. ?!? Unless this girl is Virgin Mary, she can only get pregnant when you dont use contraceptives (eg condom, the pill). By the way, emergency contraception and abortion are no means of contraception although Chinese seem to think so.
Finding a Chinese that's a piece of cake!
Why? You are white, you come from a 'rich' and 'advanced' country —> you can offer stability and mixed raced children. Most Chinese people only care about financial security due to the lack of state social benefits. No one really cares about your look and personality (citation from my hairdresser). Plus the language barrier (if you cannot communicate you dont have deep conversations and serious discussions) and of course the cultural difference (Chinese would assume that your odd behaviour is normal for people from your country). People from the same foreign country can tell straight away if someone has some real mental issues or is a looser.
I have seen a lot of foreign guys over here with Chinese girlfriends and I'm really happy for them, because back home (for a various reasons) it's not easy for them to find a girlfriend. And for a foreigner it's easy to tell why. Of course it's just easier to buy a plane ticket and go to another country to find a girlfriend, where you can also get a whole new identity, instead of just changing yourself and asking yourself what's the problem with you.
By the way, there is a much cheaper option: There are agencies in every country that help you to find a girlfriend ;-) So no need to waist so much time and money on coming here.
If it's just for sex, someone told me prostitutes are very cheap over here...
@HFCAMPO
Sorry, I didnt get your point about "As for men directly asking you for sex, keep in mind the environment in which you are in. You did not say you are walking down the street and they ask you for sex.". So if I go to a bar, it's totally acceptable to be asked directly for sex by Chinese men, no introduction nor anything? And if you say no, they start offering you money and offer even more every time you say no. And everything in a rather agrressive attitude. Meaning if I dont want to be molested, I should stop going out with friends?
When Im walking down the street or sitting on a bus or in a cafe people just come up to me and start touching me. In my country that totally inacceptable, so I asked my Chinese girlfriends and teachers why is that. They explained, that most Chinese have no experience with dealing with foreigners, so they jusr dont know what's appropriate and what's not. Also the stereotype of foreigner being kaifang might add to it, because this kind of things never happened to any of my Chinese friends.
From my excperience people also come here, because they were sent here by their companies back home. Just go to Shanghai, Chengdu and so on. Those people didnt choose to come here.
Also some people have to stay in China, because their home country is in a financial crisis and they wouldnt be able to get a job back home.
I encountered that living in Kunming is actually more expensive than back home. But the difference is, back home you actually get something for your money.
I also would like to add, that some Western men like not only China but Asia in general, because here they get all attention from the girls. Back home that would be almost impossible. Some of them even told me that they cant get along with the girls back home and that they are very happy in China.
I have to admitt that I also complain about China. Most of the time it's just that I think I'm the only one encountering such a problem or annoyence. Just to give you some examples: electric devices and extensions cables that start burning for no reason, all the food poisining, Chinese guys coming up to you in a bar and ask you directly for sex (I always wear long trousers, sneackers and a t-shirt), old people coming up to my touching my hair, my arms, my cheeks and so on when they talk to me. Just too mention a few.
When I complain to my Western and Chinese friends, I often find out that they have exactly the same problem like me. Sometimes they can help you to deal with it. But most importantly is that you have the "Im the only one having this kind of a problem" feeling any more,
I strongly disagree with the "you are just a guest" theory. I've been to a lot of countries and at every house I was offered a cup of tea, coffee or something else. That's called hospitality.
When Chinese people come to my country what am I supposed to answer when they start complaining, something like "Dont complain, just go back to your home country if you dont like it here"?!
As I said before: Complete mismanagement and ignorance. What really makes me laugh is, on the one hand it's drought, but they still water the plants in my xiaoqu with tap water and of course in the afternoon when sun is at it's peak. On the other hand when it's raining, and heavy rain is very common here, everything is flooded within minutes.
By the way, who helps the elderly people to carry their water buckets into their apartment?
@magnifico: In China everyone asks anyone about their income. Also about your age. Back home a no go, but here absolutely fine.
Plus, it's a general question about this particular industry. Might even be the case, that taxi drivers here in China have a good income not like the ones back home.
Still waiting for the answer of the question: How much does a taxi driver make per month?
The questions is: What causes the drought? Is it the vast destruction of the environment (cutting down forests, removing whole mountains, building dams and so on) or is it only because of climate change as some Chinese government 'experts' say. If you know the answer, you can solve the problem instead of just cutting the water supply.
Second question: Does Kunming and Yunnan use up more water then they posses?
Growing agricultural and flower sector (plants need water and animals use up huge amounts of water during their lifetime), changing life style (cars, meat and so on), mining, construction sites (you need water for mixing concrete and while the concrete dries) and so on
Are there ways to use the water more efficient and not waste it?
Non leaking pipelines and more clarification plants...
I clearly doubt, that any of the government officials would ever think that far. Beijing is the best example. They havent got enough water, so they redirect water from the Yangtze river which is just 1500km away. Not considering the vital consequences...
The problem is not the drought. It's the complete mismanagement of precious ressources. Instead of spending money on the construction and maintainance of the water system (pipelines) and the waste water system including clarification plants, Yunnans officials rather spend it on prestige buildings. Why? Because the officials on the next higher level will only judge on what they see, meaning above surface.
It's very easy: If you already havent got enough of something, dont waste it.
havent been there in months, because I wasnt too impressed. but some friends and I thought we should give it a try again.
This was definitely the last time we went there... very unfriendly staff who dont pay any attention and the owner asking you whether you cant squeeze in the last slice of pizza when she cleared the table...
About the pizza, very oily and low quality products used for making it
Kunming neighborhoods face water rationing
Posted byAs I said before: Complete mismanagement and ignorance. What really makes me laugh is, on the one hand it's drought, but they still water the plants in my xiaoqu with tap water and of course in the afternoon when sun is at it's peak. On the other hand when it's raining, and heavy rain is very common here, everything is flooded within minutes.
By the way, who helps the elderly people to carry their water buckets into their apartment?
Life in Kunming: A cabbie's perspective
Posted by@magnifico: In China everyone asks anyone about their income. Also about your age. Back home a no go, but here absolutely fine.
Plus, it's a general question about this particular industry. Might even be the case, that taxi drivers here in China have a good income not like the ones back home.
Still waiting for the answer of the question: How much does a taxi driver make per month?
Kunming neighborhoods face water rationing
Posted by@Elisa: Good question, because for watering the streets 中水 (reclaimed water) is used not tap water.
Kunming neighborhoods face water rationing
Posted byThe questions is: What causes the drought? Is it the vast destruction of the environment (cutting down forests, removing whole mountains, building dams and so on) or is it only because of climate change as some Chinese government 'experts' say. If you know the answer, you can solve the problem instead of just cutting the water supply.
Second question: Does Kunming and Yunnan use up more water then they posses?
Growing agricultural and flower sector (plants need water and animals use up huge amounts of water during their lifetime), changing life style (cars, meat and so on), mining, construction sites (you need water for mixing concrete and while the concrete dries) and so on
Are there ways to use the water more efficient and not waste it?
Non leaking pipelines and more clarification plants...
I clearly doubt, that any of the government officials would ever think that far. Beijing is the best example. They havent got enough water, so they redirect water from the Yangtze river which is just 1500km away. Not considering the vital consequences...
Kunming neighborhoods face water rationing
Posted byThe problem is not the drought. It's the complete mismanagement of precious ressources. Instead of spending money on the construction and maintainance of the water system (pipelines) and the waste water system including clarification plants, Yunnans officials rather spend it on prestige buildings. Why? Because the officials on the next higher level will only judge on what they see, meaning above surface.
It's very easy: If you already havent got enough of something, dont waste it.