The 'you must drink if you want to keep the job' culture is rapidly disappearing. A big part of this was the changes, and enforcement of, the drink drive laws a couple of years ago. Also, as foreigners, this never really applied to us.
I use the driving thing, but this can backfire. I was eating with a bunch of people once, and they all then did not drink. I was the party pooper.
The other excuse I use is, 'The doctor told me not to drink baijiu'. This is widely accepted. I know a lot of middle aged Chinese men who have had to stop due to health issues, probably ulcers.
@Bucko
I live in the Dianchi Lu area, and I am guessing you are in low rise accommodation. As such we won't notice a drop in water pressure. I am also guessing that areas with more modern infrastructure will not suffer from some of the problems of water supply that older areas of the city might.
Most Chinese food in UK has its roots in Hong Kong.
I also find the food in HK very different to Guangdong dishes.
I can get good HK style food in Guangdong restaurants in Shanghai though.
I love eating in HK, as I can eat rare meat and other dishes without getting the squits.
The only Kunming food I really like/trust is the sliced roast beef (served cold), or the mushroom soup. (or Japanese)
Ludwig is right, it takes weeks of consistent rain to raise the water table, and it does not need to be that heavy. Heavy rainfall just leads to run off, and this can lead to flooding and swollen rivers (water heads towards the sea at high speed), but doesn't significantly raise water levels in the big reservoirs.
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Great to know it is no longer dry.
Good review BTW
This has moved.
The cut flowers are about 700m east on Duonan Jie. The plants and trees are about 700 m west and follow Duocai Section.
A reasonable choice of lumber that has improved over time. Fancy hardwoods like walnut, and mahogany are in abundance. There are some plywood and rubber-wood boards available. There are also some kiln dried imported softwoods and merbao available. Some of the lumber is very green, so look for the kiln dried if you need stable timbers.
Echo everything said by others.
Breakfast great and the serve from 8am. Most other places say 9am and they still are not ready.
Sandwiches are cheap 22-32, and really packed full of filling. We got some sandwiches for a day out, the only mistake I made was ordering two, as this was too much. These are seriously good sangars, and they are wrapped in alu foil.
In fairness to Metro, they are a wholesalers, and not really a supermarket. Hence the need for a card, which can be got around.
They have improved in the year I have been away. They now carry a more consistent range of imported foodstuffs and they also seem to have sorted out the mported milk supply.
They have a wider range of electrical appliances now, there is a coice of more than one toast. There is also a better range of seasonal non foods, like clothes, shoes, garden furniture and camping gear.
Kunming educator finalist for Global Teacher Prize
Posted bySuch policies do go wrong. A couple of years ago, the UK head of education said something along the lines of, "Why are we spending 80% or our resources trying to pull up the 20% of students who will never achieve anything much, at the expense of the 20% who could go on to achieve a lot more". He was castigated for it, but I have to say that I tend to agree with him.
We can have centers of excellence that are based on merit, and not just on the ability to pay.
Kunming to put 45,000 public use bikes on roads
Posted by@Philou, I saw these on the local news yesterday. Either K6 or Yunnan TV (Channel 23 and 17 on the old cable box). My Chinese is terrible, but it looks like they have penalties for not return.
Note, for those who are interested, the story will probably be on again today as they local news cycles news a lot (pun intended).
When you compare the city bikes, with the need for collection and return to designated depots, and penalties, this seems a much less user friendly option than the ride and leave models currently out there.
Here is another question, I ride one of the city's hire bikes, and when I get to the depot, there are no more available parking slots for me to deposit the bike. Then what?
Another thing, the bikes have big wheel guards (cover half the wheels) which would allow for advertising space.
Kunming to put 45,000 public use bikes on roads
Posted byIf you are interested in opting in to one of these schemes, the following may help you make a choice.
I saw, on the Yunnan news today, a news story from one of the poorer ends of town. Lots of children riding around on misappropriated OFO bikes. The locks had been removed or otherwise disabled.
OFO also have tubed tires (can puncture), and the saddles can easily be removed (because it has a quick release toggle so that it can be easily raised).
Mobike I have seen have solid tires.
I have looked at the blue bikes and Mobike and I am not sure that the saddle can be removed.
Mobike also can show you where available bikes are on the app. I was told that others cannot do that, although I stand to be corrected.
The point I am making is that OFO are the company most likely to fold first, and cause you to lose your deposit.
Apple opens official flagship store in Kunming
Posted byAnd let us not forget that the old Apple stores in Kunming were not prestigious stores but fake store fronts, selling original Apple Macs and iPhones. However, the accessories may not have been genuine in the fake store. Fake goods would have been entered into stock by the owner, would be my guess.
Kunming to put 45,000 public use bikes on roads
Posted byExtended new report on Yunnan TV (channel 16or17) showing scores of bikes just dumped in different locations around Kunming.