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Forums > Living in Kunming > Why I love Chinese women

In fairness, the question, 'how much do you earn?' is little more than basic chit-chat here. Some of us consider it rude to ask direct question about money.
Other usual questions. Are you married? Why not? Do you have Children? Why not?.

In some countries, I think the Netherlands may be one, it is considered rude to ask, "What job do you do?". This is because it pegs your income, and in an egalitarian society that is not good.

Even innocent questions can peg your status.

Where do you live?
East LA/ 8 Mile/Wandsworth.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > A few questions

Hey back.
I am sure your brother will get a lot of attention, some good, some bad. I am not sure what authoritarian types will make of it. He will be simultaneosly super cool, a babe magnet, and a magnet for local dick-heads.

I think your brother may have some trouble getting/keeping a job, unless he can cover the ink and the piecings don't leave obvious holes when taken out.

Although Kunming is a large city, by Chinese standards it is smallsville and will share a lot of small town mentalities. The Chinese older generation are ultra-conservative, but this generation of youth is rebelling. There is hope in there somewhere.

As for accomodation. You will be lucky to get anything half decent for 150 USD/month. You will find rooms at that sort of money, but apartments? You may also be better off sharing an apartment with other expats, as I think many landlords would not rent out to your brother.

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We can argue about temperatures until the cows come home, and for political reasons, many people do. That is why the term 'global warming' has been superseded by the term 'climate change'.

As for the future. An important ecological presupposition is that an environment cannot be destroyed, only modified. The earths environment may be modified to a point where the earth can no longer support human life at the levels we have been used to. What happens then? Perhaps a lot of techno-fixes, to create micro climates that are less stressful for human life.

Perhaps, Africa will become more temperate, and other areas of the globe will become more hostile to life. Perhaps the droughts and famines will visit Europe and the Americas.

In nature, where the environment changes faster than animals can evolve, there is 'cultural evolution'. This is where animals change thier behavior in order to survive. The finches in the Galapagos isands are an example of this, where different species feed at different levels of the same tree, as a way of avoiding direct competition with other species. Personally, I think there is room for humans to undergo more cultural evolution.

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Whatever the arguments about global warming.
Whoever is to blame.

DianChi is green with algae, and unsafe to swim in.
Urban air pollution/smog is recognised as a major problem in China.

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The article mentions the kitchen supply market at DaShangHui.
I thought I had walked all of DaShangHui, but don't recall seeing kitchen supplies.

Can anyone give the exact location?

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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.