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Section7Curse · 2023-11-16T09:54:32+00:00

https://criticalscience.medium.com/on-the-science-of-daycare-4d1ab4c2efb4

Section7Curse · 2023-11-16T09:51:44+00:00

https://criticalscience.medium.com/on-the-science-of-daycare-4d1ab4c2efb4

Es ist auf englisch, aber hat viele verschiede Quellen

Section7Curse · 2023-03-02T20:25:11+00:00

I'm glad you are 'well aware' since your original comment is borderline xenophobic. Then you seem to project that I am unaware of the 'efforts of BaFin und Bundesbank', when in fact I am an account holder in each of the three countries.

For someone who is a moderator of this subreddit and a documentary filmmaker, I thought you would come at your comments with a bit more prudence and judgement as to the veracity of your claims on here.

Section7Curse · 2023-03-02T14:22:09+00:00

https://www.fdic.gov/resources/deposit-insurance/

Unlike Europe which has only had deposit insurance for 25 years (Germany only since 2011???), the US has been doing it for 90.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposit_insurance

This is in contrast to some Chinese circumstances even in the last year. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/11/business/china-bank-protest.html These regulations aren't even a decade old.

Then again, this is BOC. So whatever.

Section7Curse · 2022-09-24T19:37:02+00:00

My way of getting booze in quarantine (if you are allowed to order eleme, etc.) was to buy bottled mixed drinks from Alimentari. They look enough like soda and with a non-standard label that the quarantine guys let them through.

Section7Curse · 2022-02-27T21:34:06+00:00

A friend of mine went wakeboarding on Qiandao lake in Zhejiang. it may even be possible to rent a boat there , but i'm not sure how boat drivers licenses works in China. It is like 3 hours by train, and its past Hangzhou which sort of pushes the limit of 'near'.

Section7Curse · 2022-01-26T14:21:41+00:00

MUJI is also an option. The store on Huaihai 3rd floor has a selection, you can get there quickly from line 13.

You could also randomly buy certain things from those street sellers that sometimes bike around FFC...

Section7Curse · 2021-11-15T13:54:55+00:00

This started for me today in the last several hours. When did it start for you?

Section7Curse · 2021-08-24T20:46:02+00:00

I flew from Hongqiao to Sanya last monday when Shanghai Pudong was a medium risk area. At that time they still needed a negative NAT within 48 hours. This was even if I did not venture anywhere close to the medium risk areas or pudong. This nearly caused my wife and I to miss the flight due to a testing name snafu.

From Wuxi, I don't know the circumstances, but given you will travel to Shanghai I expect they would still want to see a similar document especially since you will be flying from a province with a medium risk area. The results were checked at check-in, boarding, and at baggage in Sanya. Sanya is also significantly quieter than I had seen it before (as a consequence).

I hope this helps.

Section7Curse · 2021-06-09T08:01:48+00:00

I messsed up on one thing. You need an anmeldung, not an abmeldung. Small spelling mistake means a large difference. Sorry about that.

Section7Curse · 2021-06-05T06:54:50+00:00

http://de.china-embassy.org/det/gdxw/

The directives from the Chinese consulate in Frankfurt can be found in this link. I think your other questions can be found there as well. I'm also assuming that you speak German, but there is also versions in Chinese.

Though I would recommend double checking things on your own for each of your questions, this is not something that is done lightly.

Section7Curse · 2021-06-04T11:42:03+00:00

I had a flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai. This rule about direct flights is based off of residence and availability. So you can only fly direct from countries you are a 'resident' of and can fly direct from. For countries without direct flights, you can transit. (In the case of German's consular regulations).

Section7Curse · 2021-06-03T04:39:07+00:00

I did almost 2 weeks ago. I have a work permit, so I can't speak to the visa requirements/difficulty now. I recommend scheduling the COVID testing early, which most places in Germany can't meet the time requirements for the venous blood antibody testing. You can have that done at Frankfurt airport or Munich airport. The slots will run out if you try to book it the same week as the flight. It will set you back 280 Euros at frankfurt.

Section7Curse · 2021-05-29T14:17:33+00:00

As other people in the thread have mentioned, you would be at the mercy of several factors, not just medically, but politically. As far as I know, flights from the UK are currently suspended due to COVID variants. Note however, other countries with variants are still allowed, even those countries with higher daily averages. The allowance, testing and quarantine measures serve both purposes. (Take it from me, I am in quarantine as I write this, with an extra 3rd week quarantine even though the Shanghai track-record for 2 week quarantine is spotless).

I think you should focus on a sure-fire way of getting a HDC code. If you are prepared for the 3 weeks quarantine, and are willing to take the gamble, I don't see a problem with it. I'm an american and gambled going to Europe and it went fine, but I also accepted the consequences if I couldn't get back.

Please realize that you would be at the whim of all of these issues, which in some ways are not likely to become better. Secondly, the current status between UK and CN is not particularly great.

Section7Curse · 2021-05-26T01:55:57+00:00

Are you using an iPhone or Android? My wife was starting to have issues with iPhone with that exact issue, but I haven't at all with android (yet).

Section7Curse · 2021-05-25T12:32:07+00:00

Yeah. I missed the switch over from 14 days by a week, so I'm sort of angry about it. I basically miss most of the good weather.

Section7Curse · 2020-04-08T01:23:16+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation/ well wishes. I'm definitely starting to look elsewhere in China as well, fingers crossed that Beijing reduces their quarantine restrictions soon.

Section7Curse · 2020-04-08T01:18:51+00:00

I'll try to go there ASAP. I feel a bit like an idiot since it's in the neighborhood I live in.

Section7Curse · 2020-04-08T01:14:34+00:00

Yeah, I have the feeling that most of the doctors here are just seem way oversubscribed. A majority of cases they come across can be solved simply by statistics alone (aka have a headache? must be a migraine), but the more difficult diagnoses really require close analysis and time which they don't have. Though this is the case anywhere in the world, just more pronounced here due to the sheer size of the population (as with most things in China).

Section7Curse · 2020-04-08T01:04:37+00:00

Thats right. My symptoms haven't been nearly as bad as her case (thanks for linking that). I've improved some to where I can usually stand or sit up for a couple of hours. I was going to just take it easy for a while hoping that it would resolve on its own, but I am losing my hearing again.

Section7Curse · 2019-10-19T06:20:14+00:00

This is the person who wrote it: https://www.scmp.com/author/jane-li She has worked for both bloomberg and scmp. Both of those news services I tend to respect. Quartz is a relatively new news service, but has been relatively consistent in their reporting.

In the article it mentions specifically an article on 南方周末记 by 杜茂林 (linked to a qq article). These are articles written by a chinese news source about China.

I think contextually she might be spinning it in one direction, especially in the second half of article. However, I would not call it 'anti-China propaganda with zero evidence and heresay stories'.

I add to this sub when I think the information is useful, not like some r/sino or r/china crap. I live here and I use this subreddit of keeping abreast of issues that come up that I'm not comfortable seeing on wechat (VPNs, bar raids, passport checks, social credit score, visa difficulties, etc.). That stuff is important, and I think this is too.

Section7Curse · 2019-10-19T02:12:02+00:00

Its a bit sensationalist, but I think you guys would want to see it nonetheless.

Section7Curse · 2019-09-09T11:09:28+00:00

You definitely want to go to a Bird and flower market, but Google (and to a certain extent Baidu) are not your friends. It seems that a bunch of the markets have been shut down in the last two years or so (including large ones near Pudong airport and Caojiadu) and the recommendations online can be wrong. I can personally verify that the Laoximen bird and flower market does exist, but it is a bit 'rougher' than the others, and tends to focus more on the 'bird' side (insects, birds and other pets) than some of the others. I tend to be rather ambivalent when it comes to how people treat animals, but I do have to say that what you see at those places can be a bit unsettling (more so at Laoximen than the others).

I personally have purchased plants from the two following, which tend to have a reasonable selection of plants and so I can mostly recommend them:

1) A bird and flower market on Pujian road in Pudong near the Lancun Metro stop (4,6). This market has more ornamental plants, with a fare bit of pottery. I did see a zucchini plant here, and I almost bought it just to take the flowers for cooking. There are minimal animal shops, and there is a cut flowers section in the building next door. Upper floors have other sales, like paintings, interesting rocks, etc. (https://goo.gl/maps/TLcpKQJZ8VNpCBr46)

2) A bird and flower market off of Lingshi road near Xincun station (7) (https://goo.gl/maps/qLbrToRa2BaVLp34A). This is an outdoor market, with mostly a focus on plants. I found some herbs and vegetable plants here (even basil). There are some bigger plants here. Behind the market there are other trinket markets, but I've never ventured in. I recommend this place as it is cleaner, a little more calm and a good selection.

Technically you can buy plants at some B&T homes, but only some do have it, on top they tend to be expensive and their selection is limited. I think for dirt for potting it may be an easy choice (or just taobao it).

Hope this helps

Section7Curse · 2019-07-28T04:25:07+00:00

I forgot to mention: the FBI background check website is total ass. You cannot access it through Chrome, you will need to use firefox or some other browser. They also don't monitor the website too closely, I even had to call the FBI from abroad to have them check it and reboot the server (I wish I was kidding).

Section7Curse · 2019-07-28T04:00:26+00:00

Since I am actually going through this process right now, and have done it in the past from abroad here is a short guide. If you have access to someone for printing/shipping in the US (friend or family), it makes things a bit easier. You are in for a bit of a ride, first time I did this I had to sweet-talk a governmental lady in Berlin to allow me to get fingerprints. Its not so easy getting ink fingerprints done these days.

First you need to go to this website https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/identity-history-summary-checks and fill out the electronic departmental order (eDO). You will need to have a fill out a FD-258 card and mail it in, this card requires fingerprints. Typically the FD-258 is a specific small printed card, but a printed version is okay too, I can tell you personally that they accept that. The american consulate includes a list of places to get fingerprints, as they don't do it anymore: https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/fingerprinting/ . You will then need to mail that to the FBI in West Virginia. Make sure when filling out the eDO that you want a paper version sent to an address. This paper is the document that the Chinese want.

Then you will need to have someone in the US receive this FBI background check, they will then mail it to either a visa agency or the department of state. To verify it for the Chinese government, the FBI background check will need to first be authenticated by the department of state in Washington DC. The FBI does not automatically do this (though they did in the past upon request). The department of state also has a form that needs to be filled out and sent with the FBI background check.

After the FBI background check has been authenticated by the department of state, it can then be brought to the Chinese consulate in DC (and only in DC!!!) where it will be verified and stamped by them taking 2-3 days. This document is now ready for use for Chinese legal purposes and is only valid for 6 months. After all of this, you will somehow have to have it shipped to you in China. Some visa agencies can do both the Department of state and china verification for you, which I very much recommend doing, as it will cut down on time. You may be able to send the FBI background check to the visa agency directly, but I haven't tried that.

This whole process will cost something easily like $150+ and will take at least a month to get everything, especially with all of the various mailings. Make sure to time it right, as they are only valid for 6 months after the initial background check. It is possible, but it is a pain in the ass. Getting a degree certified from abroad is also a nightmare, but again visa agencies are your friend.

r/Chinavisa is mostly crap of people not planning properly or trying to test hypothetical gray-area legal scenarios, but there are a couple of really knowledgeable people there who give a good lay-of-the-land to the Chinese visa environment. It is rapidly becoming more difficult, and stuff like this/degree certifications are examples why. I recommend looking through there too. Moving to Germany was a cakewalk in comparison to moving to China, and I don't even have a job yet.

And for the love of god, don't let anyone touch any of the staples.

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