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@vicar, I do, and I recognize that tech is separate from politics. That is part of my point.
@vicar, I do, and I recognize that tech is separate from politics. That is part of my point.
We have had fresh produce delivered. Sometimes, good, sometimes bad. The last one was lychees. They arrived with a chemical preservative in the box, when we had specifically asked if there was chemicals and we were told no. I think the sales person was just ignorant and assumed fresh = fresh.
There has also been produce which was just turning bad, this was at the end of its season. In the local market you can see when stuff is turning.
We have had fantastic pomegranates and avocados (and bad avocados). I think the trick is to know what is in season, and when it is coming to the end of its season.
Personally, I prefer to handle fresh produce before I buy it, and also avoid the surplus use of packaging and plastic bags; but these are personal choices.
Brexit and Trump are bumps in the road to the world becoming more uniform. You could argue that Trump, Boris, Putin, Erdogan, etc are part of a new trend (trends are an example of some uniformity that challenges the old uniformity). This process was happening before Liberalism. It is one reason why many states through history have put limits on things like TV and books, in an attempt to stop new outside ideas becoming part of their own culture.
Today it is the internet, more than anything else, that is unifying how we do things. If certain tech giants get into crypto-currencies as well, then that will have a huge affect on how we bank, with a huge potential to make uniform who we all manage our money around the world.
The world is certainly getting more uniform, and at a seemingly faster rate. Perhaps just the natural progression of the world getting smaller.
Yay! More plastic packaging.
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Great to know it is no longer dry.
Good review BTW
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The cut flowers are about 700m east on Duonan Jie. The plants and trees are about 700 m west and follow Duocai Section.
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.
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.
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.
Six-day visa-free transit on offer in Kunming, other cities, beginning January 1
发布者The only potential sticking point that I could see is if the visitor needs to show a hotel evidence of a hotel stay.
Lijiang China's number one tourist hotspot
发布者Great. More tourists.
Sichuan water release devastates parts of northwest Yunnan
发布者If the barrier lake had filled, and then dam collapsed, the impact would have been much greater. An interesting follow up would be about formation of development of this barrier lake, and what led to the decision to act.
Beijing approves massive Changshui International Airport expansion
发布者A thought on the aging population in China. We should not forget the economic changes that have occurred in the last two generations.
The people of retiring age over the next 10 years (50-65 now) are the generation who made the big money. What will they do with the money when they have time on their hands? One of the things they will likely do is travel.
This generation of middle class retirees is not the poor, financially dependent, aged who rely on their children for support. In fact many of them are supporting their children financially.
These people are mobile and rich enough to travel in a way that their parents could only have dreamed of. There are millions of them.
Beijing approves massive Changshui International Airport expansion
发布者I would guess that the number of people who will be able to afford to travel by air will continue to increase, even if the population declines.
As for there being not a lot to do in Kunming, it has always been the springboard to other places in Yunnan. I just see more people using the springboard.