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Forums > Living in Kunming > Gay scene in China

In China or in Kunming? There is a very active gay scene in Shanghai and has been for years. Evidenced by the LGBT annual drag party in Shanghai this weekend.
There were a lot of very effeminate men who spent a lot of time at the mirrors of the changing rooms in a big gym in the city centre, some putting on make-up. Or hanging around the 'lounging area' beyond the showers.
The gym was a regular gym open to the public, but we were told that we would not like the swimming pool on a seperate floor, they would not even let us up to have a look. We guessed, 'bath house'.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > New Residence Permit rules are coming

Depending on what you are applying for.
If you need the document to be legalised (not just notorized) the official position on UK marriage and birth certificates is (an extract from an email I got from UK Embassy in China this month):

The marriage certificate [must be] notarised by the FCO Legalisation Office and the Chinese Embassy in London...
For information, this isn't a service we [the UK Embassy] provide in China. All legalisation of UK documents must takes place via the FCO Legalisation Office [in London].

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Forums > Study > English Subject downgrade?

100% in English is 100 points.
100% in Chinese would be 180 points.
Hmm! easy decision at to where to put the effort.

I agree with the argument put forward about relevance. The majority of kids will hardly use English beyond school. I bit like my school French and German.

However, mother tongue is essential. If they are going to raise the standards, and not just the weighting, it can only be a good thing.

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Forums > Study > English Subject downgrade?

My understanding.
English will still be a core subject, but the weighting will be lower than before.

From Xinhau news news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-10/22/c_132821028.htm
"The Beijing Municipal Commission of Education said Monday that the scores for subjects like English and Chinese in Beijing's gaokao will change as of 2016. The overall score of English will drop from 150 to 100, while the total points for Chinese will rise from 150 to 180."

I think it will have little affect on demand as all SS need to get the highest score possible in every subject. Those who are good at English and want to go abroad will still do so.

I think the biggest impact on teachers will be the increased supply of big noses in China.

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If they worry about cost, and only provide minimum service until things pay for themselves, then they will always be in a debt cycle. For example, if the service only runs the cheapest (minimal) service from 9-5 people cannot possibly use it for work. They screw themselves.

There is a real need to bite the bullet. Then the best returns can be realised, only if they take the risk and run the service as a viable alternative to driving. Short term loss will be high, but utilisation will follow very quickly.

There is a need to follow the models of service provision in Shanghai and Beijing, but accept that the break even point in Kunming will take longer to realise. However, if you don't, the losses will continue for many years.

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Not sure, but would that be transiting? I think transit ticket is for an onward journey to a third country.
Perhaps you could fly from somewhere, via Kunming, to HK or vice vesa.

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Shanghai and Beijing are also major business hubs and doing a few days extra business, while breaking a long haul trek, makes sense. Also, both cities are tourist centres in themselves.

Kunming is neither. Kunming wants to be a trade centre with ASEAN, but that is not yet happening. Kunming is not really a destination, more of a spring board to Yunnan (which you cannot do in 3 days). All you can really do is play golf, which some people do.

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I think the crime was getting caught, and so publically. Getting caught on camera and having it go viral is an embarrassment to gov. This is not good for social order.
There has also been a trend towards more unruly behaviour at airports, some of which have gone viral (like the Shandong woman in Guangzhou airport). This case in Kunming might be an exemplory/detterent sentencing.
Either way, it is a step in the right direction.

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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.