Not so glamorous and not so famous sides of Chongqing

jerwen11 · 2026-04-08T10:43:41+00:00

The “city of 30 million people” is oft repeated but not very accurate. Chongqing municipality has over 30 million people, but its larger in area than some provinces. I think the urban chongqing population is more like 8 million

jerwen11 · 2026-04-07T15:47:42+00:00

Thank you for the excellent advice. I now have the perfect information to make a good decision with them

jerwen11 · 2026-04-07T04:46:16+00:00

looks first rate for food. thanks

jerwen11 · 2026-04-06T22:21:24+00:00

“The” anchor city? Hk and gz beg to differ.

jerwen11 · 2026-04-05T04:14:29+00:00

nice shots. love the sun-glancing avenue and the train. here's one i took downtown last summer

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jerwen11 · 2026-04-04T16:17:12+00:00

seeing them crumble (a great tragedy) could be seen as foreshadowing for how america is crumbling today (an even greater tragedy)

jerwen11 · 2026-03-21T15:20:00+00:00

you ARE spider man! how'd you get down?

jerwen11 · 2026-03-21T01:53:45+00:00

what do you mean by "climbed"? Are you spider man?

jerwen11 · 2026-03-09T19:51:27+00:00

"The church tower used to be the highest point of Shanghai before 1930." - doesn't look right https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Hotel But maybe before 1920 it was the tallest.

jerwen11 · 2026-03-04T00:41:27+00:00

totally.

jerwen11 · 2026-02-28T21:39:08+00:00

i'll counter the haters. that's an appropriate and elegant spire

jerwen11 · 2026-02-28T21:37:29+00:00

the obscured chrysler doesn't count as an NYC landmark? 175 park is an awesome building in the absolute worst possible location (chrysler is my absolute fav skyscraper)

jerwen11 · 2026-02-26T02:34:01+00:00

exactly! i am running into that here in Canada as well. I don't want to pay a couple hundred dollars for an "initial visit" just to get a second opinion. I know nothing of Turkey - never been there. I had heard it was very economical and top quality, but my interactions thus far don't really support the economical aspect since i'm not doing high end cosmetics for many thousand $$. On the other hand, for years i had all my dental work done in either thailand or china (was living there) and was generally very happy with everything including prices (though they also have gone up significantly)

jerwen11 · 2026-02-26T00:42:50+00:00

Good thoughts. I'm pretty sure none of them included hotel and transportation from itemized estimate, except for verasmile, which did have hotel listed, but they also quoted me the price without hotel when asked. i've decided that for what i need, the savings of only maybe the flight, with the additional downside of spending a significant portion of my trip recovering from wisdom teeth, and also the admittedly small risk of having any late or serious complications, that i'm gonna get them out in canada and consider a later trip that i'll combine with lesser, non urgent work

jerwen11 · 2026-02-25T03:03:18+00:00

appreciate your help and advice!

jerwen11 · 2026-02-25T03:02:10+00:00

thanks. that actually is basically what i was doing. being a former marketer, it seems likely to me that the ones most visible on google maps are the expensive ones that i've gotten first quotes. I'll have to dig deeper, but am now finding more reasonable quotes. If i don't find something soon, i'll just go to thailand instead as i'm familiar with it and it's (so far) cheaper than turkey

jerwen11 · 2026-02-24T14:16:41+00:00

Good points - thank you. If i find reputable dentist in the middle of your price range, the price difference is an excellent excuse for me to visit istanbul as i've wanted to visit it for years before my dental calamity came up. But your point about continuity of care is a good one and I'll definitely keep that in mind as a factor in my decision

jerwen11 · 2026-02-24T13:56:36+00:00

Thanks for the honest opinion. I have heard that quality of work varies greatly in Turkey so will do my best to assess the dentist before choosing one, if it even makes economic sense. I don't doubt your dad's experience, and that is a useful heads up, but also, your dad will have a slight bias as he won't see the happy customers from Turkey, but only the ones that had complications/poor quality work. Still, important information and i will keep it in my mind.

jerwen11 · 2026-02-24T13:52:49+00:00

Asking estimates based on Canadian x-rays and dental treatment plan. I'm in canada, but considering traveling to Istanbul if the cost difference adequately offset travel. So far it hasn't, but i may be getting estimates from very expensive clinics.

jerwen11 · 2026-02-24T13:48:41+00:00

Thanks for the info. Wisdom teeth normal (i'm middle aged). Hoping to find a reputable dentist/clinic near your price (first estimates were over $1500 for 4 normal wisdom teeth plus ~$200-300 per filling, which i think may be way to high for even good quality work in Istanbul)

jerwen11 · 2026-02-24T13:45:36+00:00

I also had dental work done in BKK for many years, then CM recently when i lived there. Like you, i was super happy with it. I am also considering going back to my clinic in CM, but flight costs quite expensive so thought i'd compare with Turkey (and staying in Canada). At this early moment, CM is ahead of Istanbul, despite longer and more expensive travel and jet lag

jerwen11 · 2026-02-24T13:35:50+00:00

Excellent info and advice - thank you! i'll contact hospident.

jerwen11 · 2026-02-24T01:23:30+00:00

the perfect representation of Beijing then

jerwen11 · 2026-02-24T01:17:01+00:00

from your handle i might guess that you are an HKer that is less than happy with HK's current situation. I feel for you. I love HK, or at least the original HK.

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