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Forums > Living in Kunming > Teacher at university : scam ?

I think that if teaching French should earn more than teaching English, then Dutch should definitely earn more than French as it's a smaller country than France.
Just my opinion :)

PS: I don't think teaching skill and knowledge of a language matters, just bargaining skill :) who's with me on that?

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Trash out of the car-window, why not? Someone else will come along and clean it.
Fight?... someone else will come along and solve it...
Water-leakage?... someone else will come along and solve it...

... and if not, just gotta wait long enough and it will stop by itself.

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Forums > Travel Yunnan > Dengue aka Bone Break Fever in Xishuangbanna

Of what I know, Kunming is a safe haven from malaria and dengue. It's too high, too dry and as a friend here told me, mosquito populations are territorial, killing other types of Mosquitos who are not native in the region. Of course mosquito populations migrate, but they do need ideal circumstances to do have enough influence to move.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > kunming likes/dislikes

Beating in public? Not bad. Secretly at home (men beating women en women beating men too) that's worse cause no one knows and can intervene. Just my opinion.

PS: guys always beat each other here. Mostly just hyrarchy play like animals do. Seen parking attendants, real estate agents, and a bunch more do it. It's tradition.

PS: here everything is open after 6pm. Clothing stores, restaurants, bars, clubs, cinema (all day), supermarket till 9pm. Most stores are open till 10 pm. Corner market till 11.30pm - good for midnight ice cream if it's too hot to sleep.

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Of what I have seen the problem lies in the amount of sugar used in cooking rather than the amount of junkfood consumed (which tends to be very high in salt). People don't like too much sugar as in pure sugar or sugar in drinks and snacks, yet if you see how much they use in cooking (they put in bread, sticky rice milk, etc. too), my goodness how much that is.
Many dishes people like to eat are very high in sugar content. Orange Beef has a ton of sugar as far as I know. But it's soo tasty!

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Expensive, but probably one of the best places in this whole province to find genuine top brands (Prada, Gucci, etc.) for outlet prices.
Their jewelry sections in the basement is also very large but I would never touch any jewelry in China.

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Unbeatable priced. Seriously!
Prices start from 25 yuan p/p when you have a member card (deposit money on it).
The theaters are very good and they also show movies in 3D.

They always have the latest movies. Actually, they show most foreign movies in their native language which is awesome as I don't understand much Chinese yet.
Chinese movies are frequently shown with English subtitles.

Just make always sure and ask before attending a show what the language and subtitles are, but I guess that's a given in China :)

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Personally this is one of my favorite halal restaurants in Kunming. ^_^

Known well among the upper class of Kunming, it is very classy and is very good for quality business lunches and dinners. Having been here many times, this restaurant truly never lets you down. It's a little more pricey (-or a lot more pricey than your average noodle and rice restaurant), but the staff is very well trained and the food is exquisite and above all safe (they don't serve pork). (this is an absolute pre- when having business dinners as you don't want your guests to become sick).

My favorite dishes:
Steamed whole fish (predator type) in light soy-sauce.
Ground beef and ground peanuts over baked eggplant.
The seafood ice platter (salmon, scallop and snail) is very delicate and good for making a quality impression.

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This is one of South Kunming's largest farmers markets. Originally named "seafood market" for its focus on fish, shellfish and other seafood, it now contains a large vegetable, fruit, meat, bakery and dried food selection.

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New Asia Athletics Park (Guandu District) is one of the most well thought-out developments of the city. As part of the de-urbanization plan, it accommodates the new government and trade districts of the city.
It is also one of the most child-friendly districts of Kunming.

Located next to the Guandu Ancient Town, New Asia Athletics Park boasts a hospital, dozens of playgrounds in car-free zones and parks, a quality hotel, a stadium with various sport facilities including badminton, ping-pong, basketball and football (there are more facilities).

In addition it has one of Kunming's top Halal restaurants with truly exquisite food and many other options for fine dining, a very good value cinema (who offers a card system allowing you to get tickets for about half price). They always have the latest movies (also available in English or with English subtitles).

It is next to the new Metro line (which already runs here), with easy access to the flower market and Chenggong University town. Carrefour Supermarket, Luosiwan International Trade City and the lake.

There is also a direct freeway to Kunming airport making it a very convenient location.

Planned for opening in 2014 / 2015 there is also the New Kunming Theater and a new Kunming / Yunnan museum.