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Forums > Living in Kunming > China is not as safe as you think.

abcd: true that the wealthy are obviously a more interesting target than the poor in an unequal society.

True that 'foreigners' in China are often seen as likely to be relatively well off - also perhaps true that, on average, those who come here, especially from western countries, really are, though not necessarily to the degree that many people imagine.

True that people watch you to see how you're doing, but I don't see how this is different from curiosity. This is not necessarily racist and does not necessarily imply specifically 'racist' envy, although racism exists in China, as it still does to varying degrees almost everywhere.
The old lady was exaggerating.
I'm sometimes annoyed by the custom of open staring, but it's become a very minor issue - it only very rarely implies all of the issues you've outlined.

I think you should try to relax.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > China is not as safe as you think.

I don't know that there's more or less violent crime in China than any other particular country. I know that there's violent crime in China. It hasn't affected my lifestyle any. Discuss it all you want, but some of you people seem to be verging on paranoia.

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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.

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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.

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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.