Some people do the latter, but personally I prefer the traditional approach of friendship first, sex later. I would imagine that most people in the west also develop a friendship first to determine if they are suitable for each other. Anyway, it's best to discuss your needs and desires with your partner first to determine what's best for the both of you.
@laotou, thanks for the introduction to Tibetan History 101.
Back on track though, these restrictions leave me curious: I read in "the rough guide to China" that there was a Dutch couple running a restaurant in Lhasa. Does this mean the government will force them out of Tibet too or will they just be out of foreign customers during this time?
@laotou, that is probably the reason, but for some reason I can't wrap my head around that possibility since for me Tibet is Buddhist and Buddhists can't possibly be violent. At least that's the image I have in my mind. So that makes my first "question" quite a obviously a rhetorical one.
Normally Buddhist festivals attract tourists including international visitors that could bring in lots of needed revenue especially to a poor region like Tibet. But well, I guess that's just wishful thinking on my part - if Tibet were in Thailand or Laos there'd be half a million foreign tourists visiting that festival, but well, I digress.
Oh geez, here we go again. Tibet is such a beautiful region and they're preventing foreigners, who most likely recognize that Tibet is a legitimate part of China from going there? Why?
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What do you mean by "foreigners"? Everyone who is a non-citizen of Myanmar and wants to travel there is a foreigner. I doubt Burmese citizens require visas to return to their homeland.
Horrible tasteless, thick-crusted "cardboard" like pizzas that are a far cry from what they should be like. Way overpriced too. Wine may be good, but why bother when the nearby Prague Cafe makes much better pizza at a more reasonable price?
Great Mexican food and ice cream, excellent Raspberry smoothies and an overall good atmosphere. Can't do much about the low ceilings on the second floor, but the early closing time could be adjusted, after all, the nearby French Cafe closes at 1am.
Video: Kunming driver crosses pedestrian bridge
发布者I'm surprised his car was still driveable and didn't end up with a zillion dents (or maybe it did). I wouldn't dare drive like that knowing that damaging my car is almost certain if I were to attempt that and secondly I have more regard for the safety of pedestrians than this bozo did.
Still, this was an entertaining piece of news.
Kunming addresses taxi shift change troubles
发布者Yep...though I'm more used to getting hassled than ignored. I thought we were all walking atms to these guys! Haha...anyway, it really depends though, because those taxi drivers that constantly pester you in places like Vietnam often rip you off, but if you go for the ones that are not specifically looking for fares they'll actually use the meters. Of course, taxis are better than motorcycle taxis though since they are less likely to rip you off. Also, you can almost always find a taxi or something else when you need one in those countries, even during rush hour. Something that's hard to do in Kunming and even Shanghai...
Also, apart from the occassional three-wheeled scooter or electric scooter driver willing to drive you somewhere, there are few alternative forms of transport in Kunming apart from the standard forms you'd see in the west: buses and taxis (and eventually, a subway). Only on the outskirts of town will you find motorcycle taxis who congregate around tourist spots such as the Nationalities Village, but these guys don't pick up fares inside town, probably because they aren't allowed to, I presume.
Kunming addresses taxi shift change troubles
发布者What i find that's totally bizarre to me is that in a developing country like China, no taxi driver follows a foreigner like would happen in neighboring Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia or elsewhere. In those countries, you don't look for the taxis, they look for you! In Kunming and China in general, you can walk down the street and no taxi driver will ever stop for you unless you want them to.
Yunnan preparing warily for China smoking ban
发布者Tell the people to look at the signs and see what their reaction is! If they don't react, tell them that they can't read (which is what I would assume, if someone was just so oblivious to a sign right above their head).