|
Make sure your hepatitis B vaccine is up to date if you didn't get that, it is extremely common in China.
|
#
?
Jul 13, 2017 08:52
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 31, 2024 01:20 |
|
|
A PA is a Dr-Lite. Physician's assistant. Yeah I'm shot up with hep A/B and typhoid. I'll stop worrying.
|
|
#
?
Jul 13, 2017 21:02
|
|
|
Does anyone have any recommendations for skiing in China besides "the ski lift will drop you because it was made with chubudao" and "don't die"? Wife and I are thinking we might go over Christmas/New Year
|
|
#
?
Jul 17, 2017 02:57
|
|
|
simplefish posted:Does anyone have any recommendations for skiing in China besides "the ski lift will drop you because it was made with chubudao" and "don't die"? Yeah, Japan.
|
|
#
?
Jul 17, 2017 03:10
|
|
|
Have done it before and yeah it was great, japan goons gave great advice and we had a blast. But I have spent a considerable amount on a China miulti-entry visa and year-long insurance and want to get the most out if it
|
|
#
?
Jul 17, 2017 03:21
|
|
|
Multi entry means you can go to other countries.
|
|
#
?
Jul 17, 2017 03:22
|
|
|
simplefish posted:Does anyone have any recommendations for skiing in China besides "the ski lift will drop you because it was made with chubudao" and "don't die"? One of GTA's friend went skiing in China. The place where the next Winter Olympics will be held, pictures look nice! Stringent posted:Yeah, Japan. I will just stick with Canada and Vancouver thanks. But am tempted to try Tohuku someday
|
|
#
?
Jul 17, 2017 03:23
|
|
|
VideoTapir posted:Multi entry means you can go to other countries. Multi entry means china is another country and i dont live there 
|
|
#
?
Jul 17, 2017 03:30
|
|
|
caberham posted:One of GTA's friend went skiing in China. The place where the next Winter Olympics will be held, pictures look nice! Awesome, will hit him up for deets In Japan, we went to Nozawa onsen resort, did the whole tatami mat room bed-and-breakfast deal. It was great, even though the snow was kinda running out by the end of the week and I broke a rib being a stupid bastard
|
|
#
?
Jul 17, 2017 03:33
|
|
|
caberham posted:I will just stick with Canada and Vancouver thanks. But am tempted to try Tohuku someday Hokkaido or Gunma/Niigata are the better picks most years. Last year was weird and Tohoku got the Honshu snow.
|
|
#
?
Jul 17, 2017 03:49
|
|
|
North Korea has great winter sports
|
|
#
?
Jul 17, 2017 07:31
|
|
|
I went skiing in Yabuli, near Harbin, it wasn't worth it unless it's your first or second time skiing ever.
|
|
#
?
Jul 20, 2017 15:41
|
|
|
Thanks for the tip - it would be my 2nd time on a snow holiday, yeah. Was it China-level crowded or do people not go skiing much in China yet?
|
|
#
?
Jul 21, 2017 01:51
|
|
|
they don't ski much, but that doesn't mean there aren't a ton of people laying around on their backs in the middle of the slope waiting for someone to come pick them up. When I went in 2010 I was slaloming people laying around with their skis straight up out of the snow, almost satire-like. I taught skiing for a season in Utah and every one of the people north of Beijing wouldn't have passed my first class lol
|
|
#
?
Jul 21, 2017 01:55
|
|
|
First time I went skiing was at Kiroro in Hokkaido. One of my fellow students, a Chinese lady, crashed into me as I was trying to pick myself up from a fall on the baby slope. I guess it's a pretty good spot if you are capable of skiing. I'm not. I'll stick to cross country if I ever ski again.
|
|
#
?
Jul 21, 2017 02:47
|
|
|
Cross Country Skiing really is the best kind, plus it's the best exercise-wise.
|
|
#
?
Jul 21, 2017 21:51
|
|
|
Shitloads of Chinese ppl come to Japan to ski.
|
|
#
?
Jul 22, 2017 14:11
|
|
|
10 days out from my arrival to Shanghai. I think I have my bases covered. Except for one dumb thing. I am an idiot who likes combat sports. I'm looking forward to watch dumb Floyd Mayweather fight and UFC events. Is there a place in Shanghai anyone can recommend to watch these things. 10 am on Saturday mornings?
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2017 01:56
|
|
|
If you join a local mma gym there's probably Someone there who can help. Or some internet stream
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2017 02:10
|
|
|
TheReverend posted:10 days out from my arrival to Shanghai. I think I have my bases covered. For big stuff there definitely will be. I went to a lot of stanley cup matches at like 8am at bars so for things that are actually popular there will be places to watch them. Just gotta search around and see what's playing what. There's one called big bamboo which is a sports bar chain in Shanghai with a few locations, and they normally play this stuff and serve nice western-style breakfasts at the same time.
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2017 02:12
|
|
|
Oh right and super bowl mornings, fun times
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2017 02:20
|
|
|
TheReverend posted:10 days out from my arrival to Shanghai. I think I have my bases covered. The Camel will probably be showing it. They show everything, even college football.
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2017 02:28
|
|
|
TheReverend posted:10 days out from my arrival to Shanghai. I think I have my bases covered. you will have zero problem finding a place to watch this in shanghai
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2017 02:30
|
|
|
We just got the date of Mrs. Warbird's green card interview with the feds. It's the day after our wedding in China. 
|
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 03:54
|
|
|
I'm going to Beijing, Xian, Hong Kong and Shanghai in September and I'm wondering if anyone's got any advice for avoiding meat in these areas. It's a practical as much as ethical concern because I've been veggie my whole life and have learned the few times I have accidentally eaten meat that my digestive system is not equipped for that job at all, and as much as I love adventurous food I don't love it as much as I love not spending my vacation puking.
|
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 08:05
|
|
|
Pack your own lunch and bring it with you.
|
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 08:13
|
|
|
Plenty of vegetarian places in hong kong, buddhism optional. plenty of places with vegetarian options too
|
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 08:32
|
|
|
Cymbal Monkey posted:I'm going to Beijing, Xian, Hong Kong and Shanghai in September and I'm wondering if anyone's got any advice for avoiding meat in these areas. It's a practical as much as ethical concern because I've been veggie my whole life and have learned the few times I have accidentally eaten meat that my digestive system is not equipped for that job at all, and as much as I love adventurous food I don't love it as much as I love not spending my vacation puking. Beijing and Shanghai have plenty of places to accommodate you, there's plenty of vegan/vegetarian/places that cater to westerners and young fancy professionals. Stay away from smaller more local-ish shops if it's a real issue and you can't speak/read Chinese to request dishes without it. Xi'an I have no idea! It'll probably have some places???? Ailumao fucked around with this message at 09:21 on Jul 27, 2017 |
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 09:16
|
|
|
Buddhist temples/monasteries sometimes have vegan restaurants open to the public. That's the most reliable way to get veggie food in East Asia.
|
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 09:51
|
|
|
Xi'an was one of the worst cities we visited in China, and is encased in a fart cloud. One of the main appeals of not-suckitude in the city is the street food district, which is basically varieties of lamb and lamb soup and lamb bun and lamb noodle (all of these are mutton). Your best bet is probably, like the others mentioned, to look for buddhist food- or get used to rice for a few days.
|
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 12:46
|
|
|
Cymbal Monkey posted:I'm going to Beijing, Xian, Hong Kong and Shanghai in September and I'm wondering if anyone's got any advice for avoiding meat in these areas. It's a practical as much as ethical concern because I've been veggie my whole life and have learned the few times I have accidentally eaten meat that my digestive system is not equipped for that job at all, and as much as I love adventurous food I don't love it as much as I love not spending my vacation puking. It's surprisingly easy to eat vegetarian in China, despite what many people say. You can often order dishes and specify you want them without meat, too. "buyao rou" or "wo bu chi rou". Sorry, can't be bothered to do the tonal notation. Some of the food may be a little average, but the vegetarian restaurants are usually amazing.
|
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 17:40
|
|
|
a7m2 posted:It's surprisingly easy to eat vegetarian in China, despite what many people say. You can often order dishes and specify you want them without meat, too. "buyao rou" or "wo bu chi rou". Sorry, can't be bothered to do the tonal notation. Some of the food may be a little average, but the vegetarian restaurants are usually amazing. what usually happens though is that the waitress says "ok" and then brings you whatever poo poo she feels like
|
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 20:53
|
|
|
The Great Autismo! posted:what usually happens though is that the waitress says "ok" and then brings you whatever poo poo she feels like if you dont eat meat you can just not eat them from the dish
|
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 21:03
|
|
|
Jeoh posted:if you dont eat meat you can just not eat them from the dish the girl who worked for me from 2015-2017 didn't think this was acceptable
|
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 22:17
|
|
|
Tofu dishes will often have meat too because tofu is considered to be an ingredient on its own, not a meat replacement.
|
|
#
?
Jul 27, 2017 23:28
|
|
|
Jeoh posted:if you dont eat meat you can just not eat them from the dish Yeah if you're fine with this it's easy, if not you're gonna probably get some meat and have issues. A coworker of mine (Chinese) is a semi-strict vegetarian and always asks if this bean or tofu dish has meat/etc and if so to skip it, and they constantly gets meat in things anyway and just eat around it. A lot of chefs here assume no meat means like no big chunks of meat but the random gristle in the tofu dish is fine. Some people don't want anything that's touched meat (or can't eat that) so it gets harder. But yeah, plenty of vegetarian dishes exist and places that can cater to that also do, but if you're a strict vegetarian or vegan/with no real working knowledge of Chinese I'd stay away from local mom & pop jia chang cai places.
|
|
#
?
Jul 28, 2017 01:22
|
|
|
Cymbal Monkey posted:I'm going to Beijing, Xian, Hong Kong and Shanghai in September and I'm wondering if anyone's got any advice for avoiding meat in these areas. It's a practical as much as ethical concern because I've been veggie my whole life and have learned the few times I have accidentally eaten meat that my digestive system is not equipped for that job at all, and as much as I love adventurous food I don't love it as much as I love not spending my vacation puking. Xi'an is awesome, and has awesome food, but most of the famous dishes contain meat. If you stick to places with photo menus, and pick the inexpensive vegetable looking dishes, or green vegetable noodle dishes, you should avoid the majority of the meat. Also, when you're looking at the Chinese menus, anything with 肉 (ròu) in the name contains meat of some kind. You can point at a dish and ask the waitress "Yǒu méiyǒu ròu ma？“ Where "Yǒu méiyǒu" means have/don't have. If the waitress responds “yǒu a”, it's got meat. You want to listen for "méiyǒu", which means don't have. You'll hear "méiyǒu" everywhere, like when you ask for a cold beer, or cold water, or a doctor that can speak english, or bread that's not full of sugar, or a mask because the pollution in Xi'an has hit PM 2.5 of 150, 4 times in the last couple of weeks.
|
|
#
?
Jul 28, 2017 02:01
|
|
|
Cymbal Monkey posted:I'm going to Beijing, Xian, Hong Kong and Shanghai in September and I'm wondering if anyone's got any advice for avoiding meat in these areas. It's a practical as much as ethical concern because I've been veggie my whole life and have learned the few times I have accidentally eaten meat that my digestive system is not equipped for that job at all, and as much as I love adventurous food I don't love it as much as I love not spending my vacation puking. in all seriousness just print this out and show it to every restaurant you go to 你好 要吃素食的 我不可以吃肉 你可以帮助我么？
|
|
#
?
Jul 28, 2017 02:10
|
|
|
Looking to take a trip from Shanghai to Bangkok from 9/29 to 10/8. Prices seem expensive online! Is it any cheaper in person in Shanghai?
|
|
#
?
Jul 28, 2017 02:10
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 31, 2024 01:20 |
|
|
TheReverend posted:Looking to take a trip from Shanghai to Bangkok from 9/29 to 10/8. Prices seem expensive online! Is it any cheaper in person in Shanghai? Prices for what?
|
|
#
?
Jul 28, 2017 02:24
|
|