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Quote:Worst advice ever!
You think so? Maybe if we were in Japan or some place that has really strong anti-seismic measures. But from what I’ve read of accounts of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, it was the people who stayed inside the buildings who didn’t make it. Maybe that says more about Chinese school construction standards than anything else but I’m not particularly inclined to trust their building standards for residential or commercial facilities either in a massive quake.
But maybe that’s just me. When I arrived here, I did insist that my gf and I move from the 30th-floor dodgy apartment that she had chosen into a safer-looking 6th-floor one for that very reason…
Quote:in the case of this are we supposed to go outside as I don’t know earthquake protocol?If you’re in a large earthquake and feel like the building you’re in is unsafe, then yeah, go outside. If buildings actually start falling apart, or even if you just feel super scared, then try to get to the nearest large open space, like a park or school. Even if it doesn’t feel that bad, make sure you don’t stand under any windows as the glass can fall out even with just a little bit of shaking.
At the very least, open your front door so that if the quake gets bigger you won’t get trapped inside…
With newer buildings(?), you should be pretty safe though. I didn’t have anything come off the wall or fall over at my place.
Just for future reference, does anyone know of any local govt. sites that post earthquake info in a more timely manner? I’m sure the USGS is accurate, but it was a little slow…
6.9 at somewhere called Linqiong. Only 115 km away from Chengdu… Yikes! USGS Info
I think the deal with the treaty between the US and Japan (which the US wanted) was basically this: If you (Japan) promise (in your constitution, no less) to get rid of all your defense forces and most of your weapons (and never build nuclear weapons), we (the US) promise to protect you.
Not that I would know, but it seems to have worked rather well for the last several decades (i.e., no Japanese aggression against its much poorer, much less powerful but much more resource-rich neighbors).
Ironically, now it is the US who would prefer it if Japan took a more active role in its own defense but all these years later the Japanese public is overwhelmingly pacifist and distrustful of the military so it’s kind of hard to get them to sign off.
I think there’s still a few left, Ray, but not as many as they hoped. You’re from Melbourne but haven’t been there for a while? Man, you won’t recognize it. Foodie culture has just exploded to parody levels. When I go to a restaurant say in the inner city, I can barely recognize even half the dishes and/or ingredients on the menu. It might as well be in Chinese : )
Federico, either that or some dude in Melbourne just made it up to sound cool. That’s my other theory.
Quote:This is my first time that I hear “macchinetta” but I believe in Australia use this word for the same stovetop 😉Interesting! Now I’m going to have to find out where the word “macchinetta” comes from. My first guess is that it might be a southern vs. northern Italy thing…???
Quote:This is my first time that I hear “macchinetta” but I believe in Australia use this word for the same stovetop 😉Interesting! Now I’m going to have to find out where the word “macchinetta” comes from. My first guess is that it might be a southern vs. northern Italy thing…???
Quote:This is my first time that I hear “macchinetta” but I believe in Australia use this word for the same stovetop 😉Interesting! Now I’m going to have to find out where the word “macchinetta” comes from. My first guess is that it might be a southern vs. northern Italy thing…???
Quote:Coffee geek domQuote:Meanwhile back at the ranch…Most of us unwashed folks will have Nescafe.Quick,easy and ok.I think the preferred term in Melbourne is coffee nazi or, at the very least, coffee snob : ) Melbourne, washed and unwashed united, may in fact be the only city in the world to have virtually run Starbucks out of town. Go team!
Quote:Coffee geek domQuote:Meanwhile back at the ranch…Most of us unwashed folks will have Nescafe.Quick,easy and ok.I think the preferred term in Melbourne is coffee nazi or, at the very least, coffee snob : ) Melbourne, washed and unwashed united, may in fact be the only city in the world to have virtually run Starbucks out of town. Go team!
Quote:Coffee geek domQuote:Meanwhile back at the ranch…Most of us unwashed folks will have Nescafe.Quick,easy and ok.I think the preferred term in Melbourne is coffee nazi or, at the very least, coffee snob : ) Melbourne, washed and unwashed united, may in fact be the only city in the world to have virtually run Starbucks out of town. Go team!
Just out of curiosity, Federico, do you use the word “moka” for this type of stovetop percolator in Italy? In Melbourne (where pretty much everyone has one) we call this a “macchinetta,” which I always thought was the Italian word for it. I never heard the word “moka” until this thread.
Just out of curiosity, Federico, do you use the word “moka” for this type of stovetop percolator in Italy? In Melbourne (where pretty much everyone has one) we call this a “macchinetta,” which I always thought was the Italian word for it. I never heard the word “moka” until this thread.
Just out of curiosity, Federico, do you use the word “moka” for this type of stovetop percolator in Italy? In Melbourne (where pretty much everyone has one) we call this a “macchinetta,” which I always thought was the Italian word for it. I never heard the word “moka” until this thread.
Try as I might, I’m yet to find a single half-decent cafe latte anywhere in Chengdu. I’m told this is because all the cafes use UHT milk, which is reasonable (I certainly don’t want to drink local milk after all the melamine crap) but depressing. I guess it’s either switch to macchiato or drink tea.
BTW, I’m not overly excited about spending 400 bucks on a coffee machine, since I’ve been drinking plunger coffee for years and really like it. But it would make my girlfriend insanely happy so am definitely considering it as an anniversary gift : )
Merry Xmas, by the way : )
Try as I might, I’m yet to find a single half-decent cafe latte anywhere in Chengdu. I’m told this is because all the cafes use UHT milk, which is reasonable (I certainly don’t want to drink local milk after all the melamine crap) but depressing. I guess it’s either switch to macchiato or drink tea.
BTW, I’m not overly excited about spending 400 bucks on a coffee machine, since I’ve been drinking plunger coffee for years and really like it. But it would make my girlfriend insanely happy so am definitely considering it as an anniversary gift : )
Merry Xmas, by the way : )
