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Forums > Living in Kunming > Found out I am not really because because I don't drink

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.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Water Rationing

@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.

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Forums > Food & Drink > Kunming Chinese Food

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)

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Water Rationing

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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Off topic, but related to theme songs. When we watched terrestrial TV we listened to the whole theme, even if only in the background while we quickly made a cup of tea or finished off some other chore. With streaming, or watching box sets, we quickly FF over the theme song and titles. We are missing a lot of great music.
Everything else said by the last two posters can be captured within the idea that we no longer live in a society, we live in a market.

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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.