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Forums > Living in Kunming > has there been a change in the visa regs???

Given that the Chinese students' primary/main English teachers are always Chinese they get the full on instruction. We should not forget that the role of the foreign English teacher is supplementary, an addition to the 'drill and kill' of rote learning (important for grammar and vocab/reading and writing), providing listening and speaking to a real person in a live setting.
Regulations in China also require that imported English teachers have a TESOL/TEFL qualification. In other words they do have a qualification in teaching English. I hear said that in some provinces/municipalities online TEFL certs. are no longer accepted.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Do NOT marry a Chinese woman

Agree about the nest prep thing. Many parents would expect this, before they allow the daughter to marry the guy. Otherwise it may be assumed he will be a bad provider.

There is a more recent trend of 'marrying naked'. Where a woman with her own financial security (job or family) will marry a man with less economic power, for love. With so many young Chinese able to find a spouse, this shift in social attitudes makes sense.

Not sure I agree with daughters staying closer. In my wife's family the old value that a married daughter is part of her husbands family still holds (a bit like chattel). In that respect a daughter may be seen as less of a financial burden, as they won't need to be married off with a house and car.
In divorce, the daughters usually go to the mother and the sons go to the father. Although the father's may be expected to help with an estranged daughter's education. If the father remarries, old age and funeral costs are usually the responsibility of his new family unit, especially if he has children with the new wife.
In reality there will be lots of old models, because China is so diverse, and new models; as China is rapidly changing socially, culturally, and economically.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Teaching Salaries

Sorry, 150/hr.
I still think that there are a lot of English teachers earning less than 140K

total. package, as many small language schools do not offer flights or accommodation. Although some places do offer opportunities for lots of overtime.

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Ah! but what do they mean by "non-residents of Yunnan"? This sounds like Chinese nationals not resident in Yunnan. Which would allow non-locals to cross these borders.

This would not include foreigners.
As for the number, 13 re-open, when some were not closed. That is typical of the way things often get reported in some parts of the world. Like the list of 700 universities was published and China had x number in the 'TOP 700 world ranked universities'.

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Yes, I think Alex has a point. In Hangzhou (and other cities I have visited) it is organised. The vendors have a table and the tables are in clearly defined rows (some streets 4 rows, wider parts 6 rows). The pedestrians can navigate through the night markets.
The big advantage of tables is that you don't get the sprawl across the pavement, and there are clear walkthroughs. The other thing is that there are no people selling out of the trunk of the car, this alone takes up a lot of room.
Outside Sal's a few months back there was a problem, because there was no way to get onto the sidewalk to park a bike. Putting aside the rights and wrongs of who did what, it was the over abundance of street vendors that was the root cause.

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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.

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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.

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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.