Why are you scouring the personals, lemon? Business or pleasure? ;)
A bit of devil's advocacy. I think it may be possible poster is being truthful in his ads. He could in fact hold dual citizenships. Fishing with his Canadian and American passport baits to increase his chances of a bite.
No, he isn't being subtle with his flirty intentions. At least he's being direct about it. Quite a few men may hide their actual intentions by hooking women with false hopes of a marriage, granted not all women may want all out serious relationships. Lonelier women these days may also seek fun and companionship on the side while looking for a serious relationship as their MO. The eclectic, non-binary nature of personals are not for us to judge too harshly.
So my overall take is the poster seems honest enough. However, the self-pronouncement of being "highly educated" did ring a familiar bell. That tone sounded like a guy, whom I shall not name, you were engaging in an acrimonious exchange with in the forums a while back.
Those jogging at Green Lake, with newly partitioned joggers' lane, have probably noticed South entrance's newly renovated, three-story mega dinning establishment with spacious outdoor patio overlooking the now blossoming lotus flower pond. @Yunn Coffee Roasters is the main cafe (trial opening), which is supposedly an offshoot brand under parent company Maan Coffee (Korean coffee chain) situated nearby on the West end of Green Lake with a pretty awesome view on the second floor.
Soon to open alongside @Yunn Coffee Roasters will be Max Brenner Chocolate Bar. Offering fondues, chocolate pizzas, chocolate hazelnut spread crème brûlée, chocolate waffles/cookies/ice creams, and assortment of chocolate confectionery. Chocolate lovers in Kunming should keep a nose out for this multinational restaurant & shop's grand opening in the near future.
Check out the Max Brenner Chocolate Bar store in Manhattan (HQ in NY) to get an idea of their style and menu offered:
So bad news for foreigners who drink religiously, play rugby religiously, or eat squirrels & rodents religiously under lockdown. /s
If it makes you feel any better. Unorthodox, cult-like company practices inside organizations operated by Chinese nationals are also discouraged if not rooted out by the state. At least on paper.
One only needs to read Underground by Haruki Murakami, or Waking Up by Sam Harris, to discover the insidious nature of cults and how their "guru" leaders can influence their followers, even educated and seemingly rational individuals, to commit antisocial acts in ways that undermine the welfare of the masses.
Just Hot Jan, I need to inform you that Just Hot is the subsidiary of JiaHua Bakeries. Although TKP's Just Hot targets higher-end market segments, the apple doesn't fall from its tree... it's no wonder their ginormous croissants can't compare with the croissant quality of their direct competitor, Bon Appétit, which is situated not far from them on the same B1 level.
Thank you with sincerity for doing your part in being their beacon of light now, and glimmer of hope for their future.
Touching base on the challenges of recruiting credentialed teachers to rural outskirts.
Though some may scoff at technology and change from traditional pedagogy/curriculum. Perhaps the anecdote in that domain lies somewhere in the advent synergy of 5G, A.I, and satellite internet....
to bring real-time machine learning based academia to backwater classrooms in virtual form. Reaching not just hundreds of millions of rural children in China. But bridging education access gap to those less fortunate families in the Middle East, India/Pakistan, South East Asia, Africa, and the rest of the world.
Perhaps a ground-up, global multinational cooperation effort with coalition of governments' subsidies to incentivize private innovations need to occur to make this a reality.
No cloudy, Starbucks aren't enough to give rural children the opportunities for a brighter future.
Building more schools and hiring a legion of well-trained teachers to foster a better education system may help.
The government needs to allocate more funds to building and revamping these countryside schools.
And where may local governments get that money outside Beijing?
Perhaps by selling or leasing prime real estate locations at exorbitant prices to foreign investors, such Hang Lung Properties.
By permitting these deep-pocketed developers to build skyscrapers at sought-after locations, value of land further increases, hence their selling/leasing prices resulting in higher revenues (inc. corporate taxes from ensuing business & offices) for funding public projects such as said public education.
This is where the corporate buzzwords you so despise come into play. Accountability, transparency, and oversight. Without which, corrupt-prone local officials may end up pocketing the hongbaos from developers to be transferred to their private Swiss bank accounts used by their own privileged children studying aboard.
With accountability, transparency, and oversight... hundreds of billions in funds are more than enough to provide poverty stricken children the first steps in the right path to a brighter future.
Costco officially opened in Shanghai today. First store in China.
If and when this hypermarket chain opens in Kunming, the usual complainers would instead be raving in joy, and overlooking how such "soulless" investment resources and land allocation would be better served alleviating poverty.
Sometimes it comes down to whether new projects tailor or serve one's own needs.
Video: Zen and the art of patisserie with chef Igor Nataf
发布者Just Hot Jan, I need to inform you that Just Hot is the subsidiary of JiaHua Bakeries. Although TKP's Just Hot targets higher-end market segments, the apple doesn't fall from its tree... it's no wonder their ginormous croissants can't compare with the croissant quality of their direct competitor, Bon Appétit, which is situated not far from them on the same B1 level.
Property conglomerate Hang Lung opens Spring City 66, Kunming's tallest building
发布者Thank you with sincerity for doing your part in being their beacon of light now, and glimmer of hope for their future.
Touching base on the challenges of recruiting credentialed teachers to rural outskirts.
Though some may scoff at technology and change from traditional pedagogy/curriculum. Perhaps the anecdote in that domain lies somewhere in the advent synergy of 5G, A.I, and satellite internet....
to bring real-time machine learning based academia to backwater classrooms in virtual form. Reaching not just hundreds of millions of rural children in China. But bridging education access gap to those less fortunate families in the Middle East, India/Pakistan, South East Asia, Africa, and the rest of the world.
Perhaps a ground-up, global multinational cooperation effort with coalition of governments' subsidies to incentivize private innovations need to occur to make this a reality.
Property conglomerate Hang Lung opens Spring City 66, Kunming's tallest building
发布者No cloudy, Starbucks aren't enough to give rural children the opportunities for a brighter future.
Building more schools and hiring a legion of well-trained teachers to foster a better education system may help.
The government needs to allocate more funds to building and revamping these countryside schools.
And where may local governments get that money outside Beijing?
Perhaps by selling or leasing prime real estate locations at exorbitant prices to foreign investors, such Hang Lung Properties.
By permitting these deep-pocketed developers to build skyscrapers at sought-after locations, value of land further increases, hence their selling/leasing prices resulting in higher revenues (inc. corporate taxes from ensuing business & offices) for funding public projects such as said public education.
This is where the corporate buzzwords you so despise come into play. Accountability, transparency, and oversight. Without which, corrupt-prone local officials may end up pocketing the hongbaos from developers to be transferred to their private Swiss bank accounts used by their own privileged children studying aboard.
With accountability, transparency, and oversight... hundreds of billions in funds are more than enough to provide poverty stricken children the first steps in the right path to a brighter future.
Property conglomerate Hang Lung opens Spring City 66, Kunming's tallest building
发布者Costco officially opened in Shanghai today. First store in China.
If and when this hypermarket chain opens in Kunming, the usual complainers would instead be raving in joy, and overlooking how such "soulless" investment resources and land allocation would be better served alleviating poverty.
Sometimes it comes down to whether new projects tailor or serve one's own needs.
Yang Liping unveils Tibetan-inspired production
发布者Good catch cloudtrapezer. My bad for adding extra "g"...
yet not Han Dynasty Peter pointed out as the video at the 1:44 mark said,
"This was the historic conflict between the Chu and Han Kingdoms during the Qin dynasty."
Screenshot @1:44 here:
imgur.com/BEb0r0x