Forums > Living in Kunming > no party in kunming? Not to be rude, but, if your critique of both men/women is so harsh: "I've talked to many chinese guys(less girls) about politics of history, most of them are just complaining about the country, or the jealousness towards rich people," then maybe part of the problem is not just who you choose to hang out with but your judgmental attitude towards them. Chances are if you think you are so much better than everyone around you, they notice it as well and genuinely interesting people you might want to hang out with will avoid you because of it. Plus, if you are sick of people complaining about the rich, you might want to try a little empathy. Just a thought.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Americans who move to China, only to eat nothing but McDonald's. Returning to an earlier point.... Tommann, you wanted to emphasize that "I did not post this thread as a troll. In fact, to see more of my thoughts on the issue," but seriously, why is the thread titled Americans who move to China eat nothing but McDonalds. The title alone is more than a bit fallacious and exaggerated. There are some Americans who eat at McDs probably a bit more than is healthy for them. I could equally say I know quite a few Italians or Chinese who smoke far more packs a day of truly lethal Chinese cigarettes than are good for them. But in no way would I state that any particular nationality or ethnicity eats/drinks/smoke only one thing all the time.
NYC, Seattle, New Orleans, San Fran, and DC all have amazingly varied food options that nowhere in Asia has approximated. Every day, those restaurants are supported by Americans of many types as well as visitors to the US. So, it stands to reason that a large swath of Americans do not in fact eat at McDs all the time, nor do they only eat the processed/nutrient deprived food that mass culture sells to people across the world (yeah, McDs is even popular in Paris). So yeah... maybe try for a less trollish title.... oh, and American-bashing is a bit out of fashion; trust me, we do well enough bashing ourselves that we don't need extra help from everyone else.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Trivia/Pub Quiz is back at Muyu A+ Job on trivia night. Overall, great atmosphere in MuYu and well done to the team that hosted. Well worth the wait!
Forums > Study > Jeffs juice In all fairness, some English teachers are not even worth 90 an hour. Yes, it does drive the market down, but it also lets those who charge more make it clear why they deserve it. Most likely the guy is new and just looking for some work—and making 90 an hour in a country where people can make as little as 10 an hour as native citizens is a pretty sweet gig, quite the opposite of what immigrants face going to western countries and making less than the minimum wage in some places.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Science and Technology Add in biology, ecology and medical sciences and I am there.
Police shutter black market Kunming noodle-maker
Posted byBut it's authentic (ergo delicious) because its noodles, right?
Burger King Kunming grand opening and giveaway
Posted byIt equally seems inappropriate that in a country where people struggle to get adequate nutrition that by you have people driving jaguars & BMWs and innumerable Gucci/Prada/Louis Vuitton boutiques...not to mention the obsessions with smartphones.... c'est la vie I suppose.
Welcome to the new GoKunming!
Posted bySo, after a few weeks of trying to get over the shock of the site looking so different, I have to say I still am loathe to come onto GoKunming with the new look. Don't get me wrong, there are great improvements and the site design has some pluses... however, it is not a site design that works with large multicolored advertisements running everywhere. The dark background of the older site made these seem less garish, but the new light color gradually just means that all I see is the ads.
As a second (related) note, this site does look nice on touch devices, but the lack of framing (like the old site had) can make going through the forums or classifieds an irritating experience.
best of luck in the growing pains.
Kunming observatory plays role in China moon shot
Posted byjojio,
yes, the observatory is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is open for educational visits to the public. They have a great observation tower with a sun telescope you can view (which is 7 flights of stairs up an old Maoist era tower—very cool), as well as an older but still cool IMAX dome-style theater where you watch some films about movement of the stars in Yunnan (all in Chinese). There aren't any foreign staff, so the tour would be entirely in thick Kungminghau. There is also a great hole in the wall museum with old astronomical instruments, some meteor fragments and a few exhibits on Chinese astronomy.
When I was there 2 months ago, the old road the connects the observatory to the city had been torn out and we had to drive on muddy clay. It's also pretty far out (near the airportish), and the facility is OLD. Most of the scientists/their families/support staff are really friendly, and most had never seen a foreign visitor before.
If you have enough people who are interested, we could get a minibus and arrange a tour via their sister Zoological institute on Jiaochang Donglu.
Kunming observatory plays role in China moon shot
Posted byI wouldnt exactly call all non-Euro/American principles of land ownership fair and equitable either. Many cultures have cut up the land they lived on and turned oases into deserts—definitely not a new "western" phenomenon. That said, in general the issue of the moon has been settled in principle by international conventions, but enforcement wasn't really included because no one has yet figured out how to extract resources from space and get them back to earth at a reasonable cost. Out of sheer curiosity though, what would be terrible about a country/company owning an asteroid and mining it? Don't get me wrong, seeing the coca-cola logo on the moon wouldn't be fun, but we are not nearly into that realm yet.