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i've no problem with muti-culture...
in fact,
i LOVE it...
tough to ignore these days.
here in the states we have new york,san francisco,
miami...
all sorts of genetic mixing and matching.
i think it's good.
really good.

Forums > Living in Kunming > Is basic/advanced Chinese necessary to live there???

Again,
to most of you,
Thanks...
i'm old enough to know that,in life,
you have to take the good with the bad...
i don't expect kunming to be nymphs frolicking
through waterfalls and fine wines for breakfast,
lunch and dinner...

Forums > Living in Kunming > Is basic/advanced Chinese necessary to live there???

well,
i have to say thank you to all for being so candid and helpful so far...
lot's of really great input!!!
even lao-wai in a way...although i wonder...
if the place is so horrific,
why does he/she continue living there???

i actually don't require a lot of daily human interaction...
one reason i became a photographer is because i consider

myself very much an "observer" and not so much
a "participent" in this wild world of ours.
i'm quite happy looking through my lenses and recording the
beauty of nature and humans...

oh,
and i DO like spicy food:)

Forums > Living in Kunming > Is basic/advanced Chinese necessary to live there???

hey lao,
i suggest YOU go elsewhere...i really don't like when
negative,cynical A-holes hijack legit threads with their
non-stop horse-shit...
so,
please,
just go away...

Forums > Living in Kunming > Is basic/advanced Chinese necessary to live there???

i guess my real question is,
does the average kunming resident speak/understand
enough english to be helpful when a problem arises???
in many of the countries i've visited the locals were quite happy
to practice their english by helping me navigate through
their city/town/village...
i am very much a newbie here but i have cruised through many
of the forums already and some of you seem to think the

locals are quite abrupt,aggressive and even rude.
can i expect ANY help if a need arrises???
and on a side note...
is there any english media in the city?
a tv station or an english daily like the "Herold" in

western europe?
thanks again to all...jules