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Wouldn’t traditional Chinese culture say that Uber should be allowed? Daoism and the “Invisible Hand” (or was that Adam Smith?) would say it should be allowed, not allowing the government to interfere with the economy, right?
From that thread:
Because Taoists firmly believe that people should live as naturally as they can, to live , to love , to accept who they are than force themselves to change. which also means, the main duty of a government is to help people achieve this state. not to interfere anything, economy or whatsoever because the economy itself will go well whithout any help fro the outside world.
/pot stirred
Yikes.
I wonder what this will mean for the consumer?
I was in an uber recently and we drove by a roadblock (going the other way) and I asked the driver what he thought they were looking for. He said probably ubers, but he wasn’t afraid because he could just delete the app if he was in one of those situations.
There’s also an Ole under Tai Koo(Gu?) Li at Chunxi Lu behind the IFS.
You can find nuts and yogurt and soy stuff in a lot of places, but it might take a while to figure out which locations have what you’re looking for and at what price. I’ve come across those things in Wal-mart, Carrefour, and the likes. You might also be able to get the laoban at your neighborhood chaoshi to carry it if you tell him you’ll buy it.
I’m confused about the implied mutual exclusivity of sitting on your bottom and studying hard and using technologically based resources.
Are you recommending only using books? At one point, even printed books were considered cutting edge technology. If we don’t use new technology to make processes easier and more efficient, then what’s the point?
It’s a pity they don’t come in green, I’d snatch em right up. Come September I’d match all the freshmen on campus!
Based on the two episodes I’ve seen, it’s sort of like Lord of the Rings, except where instead of walking around in the mountains for hours every few minutes someone gets naked and then a few minutes later someone gets their head cut off.
The one in my Xiao Qu doesn’t even have water in it. If I remember correctly, it didn’t open until like mid July last year. Then they drained it on August 30. I need to ask when it will open.
Maybe generate some demand among the children, stage a protest or two at the wuguan office.
Let’s quit pimping the butterflies, yall
The biggest crime I’ve seen is bike theft. All of my classmates and friends (chinese and foreign) have had at least one stolen. If you like it, don’t let it out of your sight. And buy a heavy duty lock (preferably not Chinese manufactured)
While these are things that I handle differently than I did in the US, none of them are problems, and I don’t really even think about them now.
Yeah pollution is worse here than back home, but I only experience discomfort if I’m doing a long run on a +200ish day. So I’ve learned to not do that.
Drinking water is less convenient but not that big of a deal. Bottled water is really cheap (1.5 liters for 2 RMB or 33 cents) as is home “tong” delivery to put on the water cooler that comes with your apartment (5 gallon tongs range between 10-15 rmb depending on which water you want). In the long run, a filter is probably cheaper (and maybe safer) but I don’t really want to deal with getting one…
Food, along with water, necessary for life. Fortunately, we live in a place with outrageously delicious food. Most places don’t meet health codes that we’re used to, but that’s not really a huge deal. Adjusting to a different diet will take a few weeks before you’re totally comfortable, but the same will happen when you move back to whichever dairy and bread heavy land it is that you call home. I’m on a tight budget and eat like a king. Lunch is usually $1-1.50 and dinner is rarely more than $5. If you want to eat fancy or western foods, expect to pay a lot more.
I’m really dumb, so when I first got here I would eat ShaoKao (street barbecue) more than I should from guys who don’t really care to refrigerate their meat and end up paying the price. Don’t do that, it’s not comfortable. Otherwise, you’ll be good to go.
I can’t really speak to Gyms
How do you draw a difference between traditional Chinese culture and modern Chinese culture? Examples from your daily life?
Where does the enduring love for Eminem ft. Rhianna – “Love the Way you Lie” come from?
I don’t listen to a ton of rap, and when I do, it’s mostly Southern or older stuff. I had never heard of Kendrick Lamar before this thread, but his comparison to Outkast got me interested so I looked him up on Spotify.
I can appreciate some of the lyrics and he seems really intelligent, but his delivery was hard for me to follow and there was too much going on for me soundwise. I love the idea of getting George Clinton on a track but the mix felt way too choppy for me, but again, I’m not much of a rap fan, so take that all with a grain of few grains of salt.
Not rap, but the newest releases I’m digging these days are Houndmouth’s “Little Neon Limelight” and Diamond Rugs’ “Cosmetics”
Here’s a question,
I went to get my residence permit (student) renewed here in Chengdu last week, it was no trouble, but it’s going to take 2+ weeks to get it back. Why is it that in Hong Kong you can get a visa next day?
Is it the difference in residence permit and Visa?
Also, does anyone have any experience with airport security using the little receipt slip they give at the Entry/Exit bureau? They assured me that if I had that slip and a copy of my passport it would be no problem, but I’m a little worried that they’re going to hassle me about it(last time I was in an airport I spent 10 minutes trying to explain that white people can grow facial hair and that I wasn’t the fresh faced high 17 year old in my passport picture anymore)
Relatively related: I’ve got a piece of electronic equipment that I need to get to ship to the US. It’s not terribly fragile, and I’ll be able to package it well enough that it won’t be a problem as long as it doesn’t fall out of an airplane or get a shipping container dropped onto it.
Does anyone have any advice on how to ship this reliably and safely (it actually gets there and doesn’t break)?
Thanks!
Ubers are the opposite of taxi cabs. They’re cheap, reliable, quick, clean, smoke free, and pleasant. The drivers seem to appreciate the business, are friendly but haven’t been too chatty, and above all, they don’t seem to think that traffic is my fault.
I love that it charges my card so if I don’t have exact change for the driver, he doesn’t yell at me to go get some ling qian at the chao shi.
Unless I get nostalgic for standing on the street corner for half an hour cursing at passing green cars without passengers in them or sitting in the passenger seat of a car with the window stuck down in the rain while the driver smokes, I don’t see much of a need for taxi cabs in Chengdu.
I’m not sure I know what’s going on, but it sounds like you’ve had a bad day (week? month? year?) and for that I’m sorry. I hope things get better!
I guess the lesson to be learned here is to be wary of anyone wanting to suck your ass or asks you suck theirs?
In addition to calling, they might leave it a nearby shop, depending on the carrier. The shop should send you a text saying, “hey we’ve got your package, come get it”. If not, the Taobao app should tell you when they receive the tracking info that the courier has dropped it off. After a while you’ll figure out each kuaidi company/store’s procedure.
Muell, Thanks for that info. Tons of good options. Litang would be sweet, but is not an easy place to get to. I’ve thought about the way north stuff, up near Hongyuan etc. Will for sure look into Tagong
Kim, I appologize. I didn’t understand what you meant, thanks for clearing that up! I thought you were simply suggesting that I hire Brian to take me. I’ll for sure try to contact him. If I end up going, I’ll let yall know how it goes!
