All can see the communication between James and Keats. Nothing has been hidden. You can put away the conspiracy theories.
Threads like that, and this one, can easily go down hill. WHEN threads do go down hill it serves nobody. It does goKunming no good, it does no good to the affected parties, and it doesn't do the community on here any good. The only people who can get anything out of it are the trolls.
I agree with you Ocean. I do see the law broken a lot, especially those rules that require the driver to yield.
But there are many occasions where I thought the driver was cutting people up, when in fact he has the right of way.
Also overtaking on the nearside lane on the highway is not illegal. In China there is no overtaking lane as such. You may pass on either side. Knowing this may prevent you from being swiped by another vehicle, if you predominantly only check the mirrors for what you consider to be the fast lane.
There are several other rules that go against the UK highway code (I assume there are other examples from other country's regs), and seem counter intuitive (to what we were taught). Knowing these differences has changed the way I see Chinese driving, and has helped learn more about the 'rules of the road' (not regulations but the accepted norms for driving).
One thing I did notice about the test questions/answers. I don't recall seeing many prohibitions about driver behaviour, other than the road signs (no right turn etc.). In fact it is almost a charter for bad driving. Basically, if the other guy is breaking the law, yield. Almost a recipe for cutting people up.
I spent a week studying for my test, but it could have been done in 3 days.
It is worth studying for the test. It will make your driving much safer and less stressful. How? by making you more aware of how/why local drivers do things, you can also anticipate better.
Over the years I have been in cars where the driver, so I thought, was driving like an a****le. Now I have studied the Chinese traffic regs I can see that the drivers were within the law. What they did was not only legal, but for other drivers was predictable. And now that I know, that other drivers know what our driver is doing (and is therefore safer) it is a lot less stressful.
In addition, I am much less likely to suffer from road rage on a BCD.
If anyone wants an electronic copy of the test questions, in English, please PM me with your email address. I can forward them to you.
Such policies do go wrong. A couple of years ago, the UK head of education said something along the lines of, "Why are we spending 80% or our resources trying to pull up the 20% of students who will never achieve anything much, at the expense of the 20% who could go on to achieve a lot more". He was castigated for it, but I have to say that I tend to agree with him.
We can have centers of excellence that are based on merit, and not just on the ability to pay.
@Philou, I saw these on the local news yesterday. Either K6 or Yunnan TV (Channel 23 and 17 on the old cable box). My Chinese is terrible, but it looks like they have penalties for not return.
Note, for those who are interested, the story will probably be on again today as they local news cycles news a lot (pun intended).
When you compare the city bikes, with the need for collection and return to designated depots, and penalties, this seems a much less user friendly option than the ride and leave models currently out there.
Here is another question, I ride one of the city's hire bikes, and when I get to the depot, there are no more available parking slots for me to deposit the bike. Then what?
Another thing, the bikes have big wheel guards (cover half the wheels) which would allow for advertising space.
If you are interested in opting in to one of these schemes, the following may help you make a choice.
I saw, on the Yunnan news today, a news story from one of the poorer ends of town. Lots of children riding around on misappropriated OFO bikes. The locks had been removed or otherwise disabled.
OFO also have tubed tires (can puncture), and the saddles can easily be removed (because it has a quick release toggle so that it can be easily raised).
Mobike I have seen have solid tires.
I have looked at the blue bikes and Mobike and I am not sure that the saddle can be removed.
Mobike also can show you where available bikes are on the app. I was told that others cannot do that, although I stand to be corrected.
The point I am making is that OFO are the company most likely to fold first, and cause you to lose your deposit.
And let us not forget that the old Apple stores in Kunming were not prestigious stores but fake store fronts, selling original Apple Macs and iPhones. However, the accessories may not have been genuine in the fake store. Fake goods would have been entered into stock by the owner, would be my guess.
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.
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Kunming educator finalist for Global Teacher Prize
Posted bySuch policies do go wrong. A couple of years ago, the UK head of education said something along the lines of, "Why are we spending 80% or our resources trying to pull up the 20% of students who will never achieve anything much, at the expense of the 20% who could go on to achieve a lot more". He was castigated for it, but I have to say that I tend to agree with him.
We can have centers of excellence that are based on merit, and not just on the ability to pay.
Kunming to put 45,000 public use bikes on roads
Posted by@Philou, I saw these on the local news yesterday. Either K6 or Yunnan TV (Channel 23 and 17 on the old cable box). My Chinese is terrible, but it looks like they have penalties for not return.
Note, for those who are interested, the story will probably be on again today as they local news cycles news a lot (pun intended).
When you compare the city bikes, with the need for collection and return to designated depots, and penalties, this seems a much less user friendly option than the ride and leave models currently out there.
Here is another question, I ride one of the city's hire bikes, and when I get to the depot, there are no more available parking slots for me to deposit the bike. Then what?
Another thing, the bikes have big wheel guards (cover half the wheels) which would allow for advertising space.
Kunming to put 45,000 public use bikes on roads
Posted byIf you are interested in opting in to one of these schemes, the following may help you make a choice.
I saw, on the Yunnan news today, a news story from one of the poorer ends of town. Lots of children riding around on misappropriated OFO bikes. The locks had been removed or otherwise disabled.
OFO also have tubed tires (can puncture), and the saddles can easily be removed (because it has a quick release toggle so that it can be easily raised).
Mobike I have seen have solid tires.
I have looked at the blue bikes and Mobike and I am not sure that the saddle can be removed.
Mobike also can show you where available bikes are on the app. I was told that others cannot do that, although I stand to be corrected.
The point I am making is that OFO are the company most likely to fold first, and cause you to lose your deposit.
Apple opens official flagship store in Kunming
Posted byAnd let us not forget that the old Apple stores in Kunming were not prestigious stores but fake store fronts, selling original Apple Macs and iPhones. However, the accessories may not have been genuine in the fake store. Fake goods would have been entered into stock by the owner, would be my guess.
Kunming to put 45,000 public use bikes on roads
Posted byExtended new report on Yunnan TV (channel 16or17) showing scores of bikes just dumped in different locations around Kunming.