1. The Pub 2. English humour 3. Song birds 4.The Valley 5. Mr. Kipling cakes 6. My brother
At last - I've finally made the top 6!!!
It was close mate; Ashford town centre almost kept you out ;-)
Ashford Town Center? Started my work life at Ashford Motors on Middle street. There was a pie bakery one street up, baked twice a day. Could smell those pies all over Ashford, can smell them from here.
1. The Pub 2. English humour 3. Song birds 4.The Valley 5. Mr. Kipling cakes 6. My brother
At last - I've finally made the top 6!!!
It was close mate; Ashford town centre almost kept you out ;-)
Ashford Town Center? Started my work life at Ashford Motors on Middle street. There was a pie bakery one street up, baked twice a day. Could smell those pies all over Ashford, can smell them from here.
"Ashford motors on Middle street".....That must have been a few years ago, and a few more!!
1. The Pub 2. English humour 3. Song birds 4.The Valley 5. Mr. Kipling cakes 6. My brother
At last - I've finally made the top 6!!!
It was close mate; Ashford town centre almost kept you out ;-)
Ashford Town Center? Started my work life at Ashford Motors on Middle street. There was a pie bakery one street up, baked twice a day. Could smell those pies all over Ashford, can smell them from here.
"Ashford motors on Middle street".....That must have been a few years ago, and a few more!!
english boozers, although in Perth there are plenty of decent English themed and very decent Irish pubs.
Last time I was in Perth, it was noticeable that the town, all of it, closed, completely, at 6:15 prompt each evening. Have things improved or do you have to go out at lunchtime to enjoy yourself?
It's a bleeding nanny state in WA. How Ever It's gotten a lot better with a relaxation of liquor licensing laws, there's loads more bars opened up in the last 2 years. The city itself goes quiet after 6pm, unless you know where to go, Northbridge is ok. And you can still stubble out of a club at 6am if you wanna be out out. Problem is the male Aussies are right bell ends after a few beers.
Fixed that for you mate...
Got a few mates in Perth, apparently you have to take out a mortgage for a beer in a pub?
And you nailed it AA!!
Price for a jar is around 12 dollars, ludicrous prices.
How the fuck would you know? Last time you bought a beer, they were still trading in pound notes!
I miss Nandos The lazy day pub crawl Reggae reggae sauce London during Christmas Borough Market Greasy spoon Pie & mash Snow
I must say I think Hong Kong does tea better than us Brits. It's like hot creamy velvet. When I eventually move back to England I pray they have it in Chinatown.
I get the impression it can be a bit lonely there from someone else I know, unless of course you speak the language or have family, but thats the same as being here....lol despite the language.
Kunming has a pretty big expat community and I've been here almost 4 years now, so I have a good amount of friends, Chinese and foreign.
The language is a pain as the general level of English is the lowest of any SEAsian country I have visited. I am almost at the point where I feel comfortable with my Chinese (spoken only, writing is a pain)
For me the long term problems almost entirely revolve around education..... it sucks here and no child of mine will go through the hell that is Chinese public school.
Kunming has a pretty big expat community and I've been here almost 4 years now, so I have a good amount of friends, Chinese and foreign.
The language is a pain as the general level of English is the lowest of any SEAsian country I have visited. I am almost at the point where I feel comfortable with my Chinese (spoken only, writing is a pain)
For me the long term problems almost entirely revolve around education..... it sucks here and no child of mine will go through the hell that is Chinese public school.
In which respect? All we ever hear is how well educated Chinese children are and how their numeracy skills are far superior to our school children etc...
Kunming has a pretty big expat community and I've been here almost 4 years now, so I have a good amount of friends, Chinese and foreign.
The language is a pain as the general level of English is the lowest of any SEAsian country I have visited. I am almost at the point where I feel comfortable with my Chinese (spoken only, writing is a pain)
For me the long term problems almost entirely revolve around education..... it sucks here and no child of mine will go through the hell that is Chinese public school.
But thanks to pioneers like you, that will change in time...every little step helps.
Kunming has a pretty big expat community and I've been here almost 4 years now, so I have a good amount of friends, Chinese and foreign.
The language is a pain as the general level of English is the lowest of any SEAsian country I have visited. I am almost at the point where I feel comfortable with my Chinese (spoken only, writing is a pain)
For me the long term problems almost entirely revolve around education..... it sucks here and no child of mine will go through the hell that is Chinese public school.
In which respect? All we ever hear is how well educated Chinese children are and how their numeracy skills are far superior to our school children etc...
Kunming has a pretty big expat community and I've been here almost 4 years now, so I have a good amount of friends, Chinese and foreign.
The language is a pain as the general level of English is the lowest of any SEAsian country I have visited. I am almost at the point where I feel comfortable with my Chinese (spoken only, writing is a pain)
For me the long term problems almost entirely revolve around education..... it sucks here and no child of mine will go through the hell that is Chinese public school.
In which respect? All we ever hear is how well educated Chinese children are and how their numeracy skills are far superior to our school children etc...
Hong Kong also rates very highly. But the schools are pressure boilers. There's an awful child suicide rate - in 2011-2012 more kids killed themselves than died in accidents.
And they mostly teach and learn by rote. It's a schooling system that produces results rather than educated young adults. So yeah, it looks great when you do test score comparisons with other nations, but the reality is different.
Kunming has a pretty big expat community and I've been here almost 4 years now, so I have a good amount of friends, Chinese and foreign.
The language is a pain as the general level of English is the lowest of any SEAsian country I have visited. I am almost at the point where I feel comfortable with my Chinese (spoken only, writing is a pain)
For me the long term problems almost entirely revolve around education..... it sucks here and no child of mine will go through the hell that is Chinese public school.
In which respect? All we ever hear is how well educated Chinese children are and how their numeracy skills are far superior to our school children etc...
Exactly what Chunes said, it's all rote learning that leads to a total lack of creativity and individual thought. I have seen 6 year old in tears as they got 95% in an exam.
A normal English class will involve NO speaking, students do not learn, they are taught, there's a huge difference.
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Its not exactly a long term life here though.
The language is a pain as the general level of English is the lowest of any SEAsian country I have visited. I am almost at the point where I feel comfortable with my Chinese (spoken only, writing is a pain)
For me the long term problems almost entirely revolve around education..... it sucks here and no child of mine will go through the hell that is Chinese public school.
And they mostly teach and learn by rote. It's a schooling system that produces results rather than educated young adults. So yeah, it looks great when you do test score comparisons with other nations, but the reality is different.
A normal English class will involve NO speaking, students do not learn, they are taught, there's a huge difference.