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joey2001
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 Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:45 am Post subject: cities in China |
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| maarg wrote: |
I am a city girl, I have to admit, but I realize that the biggest cities are the most popular locations, so even though I'd love to be based in Shanghai, I'm fine with going somewhere a bit smaller, too. Basically, my priorities are: to be somewhere not too cold, because I hate the cold (so Northeast China for instance is definitely out), and in a city with at least a bunch of Westerners, and with a few places to go for a drink / chat, if 'proper' nightlife is too much to ask. On the other hand, I'm not too keen on insects, so I don't know if somewhere very hot would be the best option. |
Even the smaller and medium-sized cities in China are HUGE by European standards. Of course that doesn't mean they have any diversity, cultural life or those forms of entertainment westerners are used to. You might want to consider Chengdu, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Kunming, Guilin or Hangzhou maybe. As to climate, as far as I know ALL places in China get hot in summer. But that doesn't necessarily mean there are lots of mosquitoes or other insects. I'm not sure if there are any places without them  I wouldn't worry too much about them though. I seldom have any insects of any kind in my apartment. And I live right next to fields, with many ponds in my compound.
There is no indoor heating in southern China, so even places with relatively mild winters can get really uncomfortable indoors. In that respect the north might actually be more pleasant. Have you considered Hong Kong or Taiwan? |
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maarg
Joined: 01 May 2009
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: cities in China |
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| joey2001 wrote: |
Even the smaller and medium-sized cities in China are HUGE by European standards. Of course that doesn't mean they have any diversity, cultural life or those forms of entertainment westerners are used to. You might want to consider Chengdu, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Kunming, Guilin or Hangzhou maybe. As to climate, as far as I know ALL places in China get hot in summer. But that doesn't necessarily mean there are lots of mosquitoes or other insects. I'm not sure if there are any places without them I wouldn't worry too much about them though. I seldom have any insects of any kind in my apartment. And I live right next to fields, with many ponds in my compound.
There is no indoor heating in southern China, so even places with relatively mild winters can get really uncomfortable indoors. In that respect the north might actually be more pleasant. Have you considered Hong Kong or Taiwan? |
The cities you've mentioned are already on my list, with a few other ones. And when I said I'm worried about insects, I wasn't thinking about mosquitos  Those are bearable and found everywhere, I agree. What I meant was cockroaches and the like, as I've heard the Chinese can be quite tolerant of them... Of course the climate is not the only factor here, but generally the more 'tropical' the location, the more insects you're going to get. Still, when it comes to the weather, the hotter the better for me, so I'll take a mild winter over a cold one any time, even without central heating.
As to Hong Kong, I think there are not many offers there... And Taiwan would pretty much equal teaching kids, from what I've gathered... |
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dialogger
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Location: China
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In my experience, kids behaviour varies. With city kids - both parents working being true little emperors. This is the 4-2-1 scenario. 4 grandparents, 2 parents, 1 child.
In smaller centres I find kids are great. Sure you have the attention-seekers and the macho boys but that's kids anywhere.
BTW the one child policy applies to Han ethnic group only. In the NE for example, where you have mixed ethnicities - Manchus, Koreans etc you find sibling groups and better adjusted kids overall. |
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