sounds interesting Kate. I'm having a read now.
sounds interesting Kate. I'm having a read now.
My observation is that Chinese people sometimes smile at times that most of us laowais would consider a little strange. For example, when discussing the train station incident. I remember watching BBC news, where an eyewitness was telling of how the murderers slashed and stabbed their way through the crowd, and the whole way through the interview he had a big smile on his face. It seemed incredibly inappropriate (to me as a Brit).
Another example is when my friend and her Chinese best friend caught a woman and the security guard(!) red handed stealing the Chinese friend's e-bike. It was all awkward smiles and laughing, whereas in other countries I can imagine it being a much less pleasant (and more threatening) situation.
Who do you think will get out of the group stage? Who will make it through to the quarter finals, semis, and the final?
As the competition goes on we can revisit and see how correct those predictions were.
As always, the results of first few games have made me question some of my assumptions I made before the comp started, e.g. the Netherlands not making it out of their group with Spain and Chile!
I don't know, I don't really care, life is too short to count every kuai! I often marvel at how people get by on salaries below 4000. By saving money wherever they can I guess and earning favours from those better off than them? Rest assured, Kunming is much cheaper than central-ish Hangzhou. Minimum spend in HZ is 2000 per month, for a grotty old apartment with barely any natural light. For a nice 1 bedroom you'll need a minimum of 3000, for a nice 2 bedroom, 4000. My 2 bedroom apartment cost 5000 a month. So, next time you think rent is expensive, think of the poor buggers in HZ!
Christ alive, I just fugged my eyes up trying to read this!
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a very pleasant park with a tall pagoda you can climb and take photos of the city if you wish. Roses in summer, blossom in spring, nice lawn to sit on, bbq areas.
Recently the food seems to be better. Decent steak at a decent price, decent pizza, some decent wine, and the music is more suitable these days (Rammenstein wasn't the right mood music for Cantina)!
Had lunch - grilled chicken on top of mashed cuttlefish and a salad. The chicken was tasty and well cooked, and there was plenty of meat/fish to fill up even a hungry person. The salad was overdressed and nothing special - I won't order one next time. The service is a decent imitation of what you might find in the west. A large menu of food and drink. A nice civilised place to go for food or drink, but some of the dishes (i.e. the steaks) are very pricey. You could easily spend 300rmb+ per person here. Equally, it is possible to have lunch for under 60rmb per person (as we did). Warning - the bottle of water on each table costs an eye watering 48rmb! Don't be a sucker by opening it!
Went for a spot of lunch. Best pizza I've had in Kunming by some distance. In fact, one of the best pizzas I've ever had - quality ingredients, thin base, cooked to perfection. Sashimi salmon tasted very fresh and was well presented. The drinks are expensive, and one of the waiters was letting the side down by being a bit scruffy and impolite (hence not 5 stars), but definitely go and try the pizza.
Not bad. Pizza base was a little thick for my taste. Great selection of craft beers in the fridge, a few beers on tap, and well priced mixed drinks and cocktails. Staff were pleasant. A 14" pizza is the perfect size for two people, and very reasonably priced at 45-70RMB. Beware that the English menu, whilst written in perfect English, is not necessarily accurate. I ordered the 'local one' pizza expecting pepperoni and mango but got neither. The waitress explained that was a mistake on the menu. Would be nice if the menu corresponded with what you get on the plate! Hopefully this will get sorted.
Bye-bye Nujiang ziplines
Posted by17 will replace existing ziplines, which Li characterized as "dangerous"
I wonder how many people have died building and using ziplines compared with how many people die building and using bridges?
Myanmar accidentally bombs China, worsening tense relations
Posted bygood excuse to invade the bit of Burma near China's border, methinks. China has previous (XJ, TB, India, Bhutan).
The dancing moss men of Shizong County
Posted byprobably a few guys did it for a laugh one year and it just caught on and became a tradition
Blaze guts Guandu market, killing twelve
Posted byprobably started by a firework
England's Prince William in China, to visit Yunnan
Posted bynot the best representative redjon, but not the worst either