Peter, what should be prioritized?
Peter, what should be prioritized?
@Peter: Yes there is a need, I don't know what you are talking about, tell us.
And I'm sure Hamburg was dramatic and excuse the hyperbole, but we need to remember that people like us don't know anything, really, about what civil war is like.
@Peter: Just watched "America under Siege" (easy to find on Youtube) - doubt if that's the whole story, but I'm perfectly sure that antifa groups and actions are not all admirable - I'm more into free speech myself, not defending any particular incident of street violence. Hope you also watch films of US wars, and read accounts of cops shooting people, large prison populations, etc.
Seems Trump is not bringing people together - if he did, what would it be to do - oppose non-Americans, make money for very rich people like himself? I think you've got to admit that capitalism doesn't bring people together, as it's based on the idea that some should live off others (a very old idea, old as war).
I remember seeing videos like this one around 1962, worrying about
those who went on to organize against the American War in Viet Nam.
Which ones are 'thugs', how dangerous are they, and why would Hillary getting 'the trophy' (damn, why couldn't we have democracy instead?) mean their potential would be greater, and what 'game' do you want to see continued, and why?
C'mon, Peter, somebody just sent me a message asking why I bothered to pay attention to you, and I responded that it's because
the more you continue to post, the more ridiculous you sound. So give us real data and real logical thought, try not to disgrace your side of the argument (whatever it is - I suppose you mean to say something like 'Trump is good', is that it?), and prove me wrong.
@Peter: ""About Western women loosing respect for their pathetic men, even debating over that on an expat website in Asia, would sound quite funny."
Why?
Note I said nothing about women in any particular area, but only about nationalism generally.
Seems Trump waived Jones Act for Puerto Rico only 1&1/2 weeks after storm hit, & only for 10 days. I don't know what this indicates.
San Juan mayor said "something close to a genocide" was involved - damn, I wish people would not use such ridiculous rhetoric, it's a very bad habit employed by people on all sides of many issues.
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Not quite what you'd call a jumping place, but not bad at all for rather standard US-type meals, not overly expensive, and with a really good salad bar that's cheap, or free with most dinner dishes after 5:30PM. You can get a bottle of beer or even wine if you really want to, but I've never seen anybody do it - maybe that's just to take out. Chinese Christian run, and they hire people with physical disadvantages, who are pleasant and helpful. Frequented by foreign (mostly North American) Christians and Chinese Christians - was started by a Canadian couple associated with Bless China (previously, Project Grace), who are no longer here, but no religious pressure or any of that. Steaks are nothing special, and I avoid the Korean dishes, which I've had a few times but which did not impress me.
As a shop and bakery, it's very good bread at reasonable prices, of various kinds (Y18 for a good multigrain loaf that certainly weighs well over a pound. Other stuff too, like granola and oatmeal that is local, as well as imported things, including American cornflakes and so forth, which some people seem to require.
Large portions, seriously so with the pizza, which is Brooklyn/American style, I guess. Convivial, conversational, good place to drink with good folks on both sides of the bar, especially after about 9PM.
Too bourgeois.
Really good pizza and steaks. The wine machine fuddles me when I'm a bit fuddled, & seems unnecessary. Good folks on both sides of the bar.
Ain't no flies on Salvador's.
Life in Kunming: Studying Chinese in the Spring City
Posted by@JanJal: Yep, I'm sure it gets easier year by year.
Life in Kunming: Studying Chinese in the Spring City
Posted by@ redjon: OK, I agree.
@ForeignGuy: (1) I appreciate the problem, but it's possible to know a language and control its use in the classroom. (2) What about living in KM? Don't know your Chinese ability, but I'm not pretending everybody become fluent, which is the kind of irrational and impossible goal that has kept friends of mine from learning any Chinese at all - and that is a stupid mistake. On the other hand, if you can only buy things in the market in Chinese etc. you are shortchanging yourself, as well as those you attempt to communicate with and live among.
Life in Kunming: Studying Chinese in the Spring City
Posted byWell, I've lived places for more than 6 months without developing at least conversational language ability and I felt like an idiot. Being a nice person doesn't come into it.
Life in Kunming: Studying Chinese in the Spring City
Posted byAlthough I have studied at Keats and find it's the bet place to study Chinese in Kunming that I know of, the article sounds a bit like a plug for Keats.
As for studying Chinese, imagine how idiotic it would be to live in any country for more than about 6 months and not be abler to hold a conversation in that country's language.
Counting down Kunming's Top Ten Smells
Posted byObviously all a matter of different strokes.