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Forums > Living in Kunming > Rate of hiring a housekeeper

@Dazzer: You're right, they would not get away with it here. I think one reason for this is that the ayis etc. in Hong Kong are not Chinese, and that there is considerable arrogance in Hong Kong towards non-Chinese Asians. I agree that ayis here are paid well by local standards (I'm guessing that you mean that westerners here pay well by local standards) - but of course one can always question the local standards.

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Seems to me that 10 hours per week learning Chinese is about right, but it depends on what your level is and what you are concentrating on. If I do 2 hours per day, I usually spend 4 hours or so doing homework, reading and writing (by hand), but that is because my big problem is always the written language, where what is necessary is really lots of reading & writing - more class time doesn't seem to be worth it. Then again, if it's learning to speak that is your problem, remember you're in China and there is no shortage of chances to practice in daily life.
I know nothing about wenzhouhua, but I'd guess that it is structurally pretty similar to putonghua and with a fair amount of phonological similarity to putonghua, so that you'll be able to pick up pronunciation etc. pretty easily. I say this because this seems to be the case for Cantonese speakers (difficulties noted).

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You shouldn't have any problem making friends and doing sports regardless of where you study.

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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.