Answers of the Day
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Jun 20,2014
From Shanghai South station, follow the signs to the metro (subway). You can take line 1 to People's Square, then transfer to line 2 which will take you to Shanghai Hongqiao Rail station. (I've done this) Alternatively, you can take line 3 to Zhongshan Park, then transfer to line 2 to get to Shanghai Hongqiao (this route looks shorter on the map, but I have no idea about the...
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Jun 19,2014
It will ruin the Chinese middle class because their assets are mostly in real estate and not in banks or in various other investments. It will explode when the local governments won't want to or won't be able to back up the unprofitable projects anymore with public funds.
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Jun 17,2014
By that, I assume you are talking about long term expatriates, not just short term tourists/exchange students or whatever.
I don't think anything should be different for anyone, I'm all for justice and equity between all citizens of a country and even foreigners whoever they are. But if double standards were to be imposed on Chinese, I suppose it would happen like Scandinavian said....
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Jun 16,2014
Obviously it depends on your taste and personal preferences. That being said I will list a few places that most expats frequent. In the SIP (Suzhou Industrial Park) Li Gong Di is a popular destination for dining and night life. Dining options include Indian, Mexican, Italian, French, German, Japanese, and of coarse Chinese to name a few. Li Gong Di is located at Jinji Lake which...
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545 . U.K. PassportJun 13,2014
ScotsAlan is correct. The UK no longer issues passports outside the UK. I think you can apply for them at consulates but the paperwork gets sent to Liverpool. There has been a big fuss in the last week as the Guardian got hold of documents showing there was currently a huge backlog of passport applications from expats.
From in what i've read expect at least a 6-8...
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Jun 11,2014
if effort were made to set up a universal pension fund for everyone, then people wouldn't feel this hysterical drive to give birth to a son. right now, laws mandate that children must take care of their parents (your husband's parents, if you are married), and there is no funding or assistance given to make the law feasible. it leads to objectification of women (baby-makers), of men (income...
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Jun 10,2014
We didn't do much of anything. My wife had the baby, the hospital gave us a birth certificate. We never got a houkou, but nobody seemed to care about that. 1 year later, we got her American passport at the embassy. Now, whenever an official questions us about our baby, we just use her awesome cuteness powers to distract him. problem gone. It's better than guangxi.
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Jun 10,2014
I can't wait for Wan Da to film "Captain China" in the next couple of years! Straight from Qingdao....
*booming narrator voice*
In an age where American and Japanese imperialism was threatening the harmony and peacefulness of China... a hero of MY COUNTRY with a Chinese Dream arrives. *play theme music*
The official trailer could show a young patriotic student failing the... -
Jun 06,2014
Has nothing to do with being cold and selfish.
Has everything to do with the high probability of being put to death for a crime you didn't commit. That's why you don't help people because if you do, then there will be somebody who will tell the police they saw you right next to the victim at the time of the crime and they didn't see anybody else so they'll just assume it was you. Next...
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Jun 06,2014
Why is everyone either defending the foreigner? We have no idea what the "foreigner " even is. White? Black? Hell it could be another xinjiang attack. Lots of chinese think the minorities here are foreigners. I have been verbally abused by many a people in cars. But never a passenger in the taxi. Generally when the taxi driver is being a dick. The passenger keeps his head in his iphone...
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Jun 05,2014
Maybe they didn't grow up with men yelling and cat calling them in the street every time they wore a short skirt, like in a lot of other countries, so they are less self conscious...also perhaps when people are bending over and getting undressed in their houses you could look away?
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Jun 04,2014
I tried the Party in Beijing app but it kept recommending me to Tupperware parties. In fact If you like tupperware parties Party in Beijing is the best app ever! But if you like any other kind of party whatsoever DO NOT USE THIS APP.
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Jun 03,2014
I read a couple of time that the apron have a thin layer of lead inside, to protect the baby from electromagnetic radiation from things like computer screens. Anybody to confirm or infirm this ?
http://www.shanghaiexpat.com/phpbbforum/pregnant-radiation-aprons-t137188.html
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Jun 03,2014
Choose several major agents in the area - they will all have the same listings.
Write your requirements out in Chinese.
Go through each point with the agent to confirm understanding.
Verbally go through which points are negotiable and be firm on minimum standards and maximum monetary amounts.
Ask for when such apartments may be viewed and be clear that if you are...
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May 30,2014
Yeah, I thought it was ridculous and then realized English has similar things. One sheet of paper.. couldn't be one sheet of beer. Though it is friday and hot so I wish the notebook next to me was 180 sheets of beer.
Anyway, you gradually pick them up. Until you do just use 个 for anything you are sure about the measure word. Its something foreigners are forgiven for because its not...
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May 29,2014
I do not understand why China cannot get a World Cup qualifying team going. Let's look at the math........................
1,300,000,000 Chinese people.
650,000,000 males (actually more than this, since there are more men in China than women because of sex selection abortion which is appalling, but that is another argument)
Men...
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May 27,2014
Sorry to tell you but that is the normal price for any visa Agent. If your passport is from a high class economically country then just mail your passport to America or the U.K for a new visa, it'll cost 3000 if you do it this way. Just Google: china visa service in California..
If you're too scared to do it yourself then the Visa House is the only real agents in Shenzhen that people...
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May 26,2014
A summary from the wall of text: rich spoiled kid do some shit and their daddeh and mommeh rescue them.
Not really a china or china vs other country problem, this shit happens all the time. The main thing is that currently law only apply to poor people. The banks screw the world with financial crisis, despite they aren't killing people directly but due to it lots of people...
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May 26,2014
The PSB gave a family visa to a friend of mine because he could support himself by working online and because the salary was coming in from a different country. So it made it easier for the PSB to give him a longer visa.
I understand where you're coming from, but you'll have to talk to the PSB. Many people work online with all kinds of jobs, not just teaching. There's graphic design,...
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May 23,2014
That's a great question, it's been asked in Wall Street every year, Only British and Americans need a criminal background check if its a new Z visa gig. we got a Canadian couple last March and they asked the same thing. Maybe a better relationship with China and less violence. I know Canada is special to Koreans, they adore all teachers from there.
