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Forums > Living in Kunming > Haircuts

I've had only about a 50% success rate so far at the WLJ place, even though I had the same lady multiple times. The price is right (5 Yuan), but its not worth the potential aftermath.

Any other ideas? My hair is very fine, and Chinese hair tends to be quite thick, so I don't think a lot of barbers understand very well how it will lie after it's been cut.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Doing volunteer work in Kunming

@Jenn1, are you from Maine?

@Danmairen, you could try emailing the Yunnan NGO Forum (yunnanngoforum@gmail.com). They have tabs on a wide range of NGOs working in Yunnan. Try sending a note introducing yourself and giving them specifics about what you want to do and when you can do it. They might know about NGOs that need volunteers, or may be able to disseminate your info to other organizations.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Something needs to be done about the Taxis here!!!!!!

I don't think that taxis here are too bad. About 80% of the time the drivers take me by what I believe to be the most direct route. The other 20% of the time, it seems to be that the driver takes a route that is not the most direct, but is certainly not a sightseeing tour. I think this 20% of routes may be attributed to the fact that taxi drivers here don't really use maps, and may not be able to visualize a map of Kunming very clearly in their heads. I've never really felt like I was being taken for a ride here in Kunming, and drivers always listen to my directions and route suggestions.

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Forums > Food & Drink > Avocado trees in Yunnan??

Avocados are available in most large cities in China. I believe most are imported.

There is some cultivation in Yunnan, but it is pretty limited, and I don't believe it extends this far north (too cold).

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I don't think there is more to this than the rent increase. Business owners who rent their properties have very few legal protections against their greedy landlords. These landlords try to run short leases and hike up rent as much as they think they can get away with every time.

Sadly, it's the people who have enough intelligence, drive and creativity to set up a successful business instead of a clone of an existing business model that often suffer the most under this ludicrous system. When a business is successful and the landlord knows it's making more money than its neighbors, (s)he know that he can raise the rent to even more astronomical heights.

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^Sounds like another Kunminger gone off the deep end. Maybe these endless days of nothing but sunshine are frying our brains.

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I had a really good burger here recently. Steven, the chef, really knows what he is doing. Worth checking out. Of course, good beer, too.

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Cantina is always a safe bet for top-notch food and great service. I think it has actually gotten better and better over the years, which is often not the case with restaurants. Most people who live in Kunming know Cantina. Perhaps not as many know how involved the owners, Libby and Diego, are in various social welfare and community service efforts. Highly recommended both for visitors and long-term residents!

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I went there twice for group boxing classes. I left the third time when I was attempting to book into a grappling class. This was part of an attempted process on my part to try the different classes offered there and see if I wanted to purchase one of their various membership cards.

The boxing classes were fun, a great workout, and the coaches and fellow students were all nice. A good atmosphere. Certainly room for improvement, especially in terms of explaining the class structure and fundamental concepts of the sports to beginners...but overall good.

However, on front desk staff member erased the positive aspects of the gym through his unprofessional and rude conduct. I was treated like some sort of con-man for wanting to try out the different classes offered before committing to multi-thousand RMB membership card, despite my willingness to pay per class to try them out. I wasted my time riding over to the gym on a very cold day on my scooter and then being refused service unless I committed on the spot to buying a membership card in direct contradiction to the gym's own policies and written price table. Also wasted was my friend's time and money, as she was in a cab on the way over to the gym in order to join me for the group class at the time I was refused service. My exchange with the staff (in which I was not terribly satisfied, but remained calm and reasonable throughout) was topped off with a remark from the one particular staff member with xenophobic undertones.

As one may see from my other reviews on this site, I typically try not to say anything unless I have something nice to say. In this case, I feel I must make an exception: I don't think it's a business that deserves your effort or money.

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One of the best western restaurants in Yunnan. Definitely worth visiting if you will be passing through Shangrila!