is shanghai a good place to live in? my husband and i are planning to move to shanghai, china (where he received a good job offer) and start our own family there.what about bird flu or the language barrier? or the crime rate there?have anyone of you tried moving to china or to any foreign city and start over? i would appreciate any opinion, tips, or advice you might have.thanks in advance!|||It will be quite a good place to live in. but like any major cities in the world, it can be quite stressful. I'm a Singaporean living in China, beijing. I think it's quite a big jump for me as in Singapore most thing are written in english, and i was very used to reading english and writing in english. But luckily for me, it did not take me too long to get use to it as after all Singapore is basically a chinese country, and we all speak chinese too. Bird flu, i don't think so. lol. As for language barrier, it won't be a barrier if you are a tourist, but if you are going to live there, it might become a barrier. But fret not, people who have more education should be able to converse in english with you. However there are plenty who can't speak english, but basic 'how much', 'five', should still be ok, if it's not too far off city. If you can't speak chinese, of course you will be of disadvantage if you are planning to work. When you come here, you'll realise those foreigners(japanese, koreans, americans, etc.) who are living here mostly able to speak Chinese. So i think you'll need to learn at least some basic Chinese. Don't worry, people there are very friendly and hospitable, they will be glad to help.If you are worrying about shanghainese, while I'm in shanghai on business trip, i have NOT met anyone who can't speak Chinese. by the way, China is a country that 'guan xi' (relationship that you can use to pull strings) is important. and they like to invite people to their house to have dinner, and they won't be too happy to if you decline. lol. Don't go empty handed if you are invited over. And if you are all eating out, at the end of dinner, everyone will be like fighting(not literally) to pay the bill. lol.crime rate are relatively low here. only petite crimes such as pick pockets. just be careful, you'll be ok. and try to look out for xinjiang people and as they contribute to the high pick pocket rates. However the most important thing I'm concern about is children's education. I really don't wish my kids to go through such hard education system in China. Pre U is seriously scary, Monday to Friday is from 8am to 9.30 PM, and Saturday is from 8am to 6pm, this carry out for 3 years. However, it is very difficult for children to enter local university if they are enrolled into international schools. My children are still toddlers, so i always ponder about this issue.Hope I helped! :)Good Luck! :)|||ofcourse china is a good city ,,there's nothing u need to worry abt bird flu or any other disease,though u have heard of it much more.in case of language i find myself most difficult language in the world and its true .i have already being living here for almost 3 year and i can somehow able to communicate with people .hey in sanghai,,i dont think there will any kind of crime you should worry of and if you are foreigner then dont ever think of that coz china government is very strict .i had think of it but by my profession i would not have any comfort as in my country..actually i am medical student in zhengzhou and i am in third year and there is one year left for me to return to my country .but by sure i can truly tell you that its much more good in sanghai to live .sanghai is very expensive sity and by your salary if you can manage its very good to liveand another thing if you are from western country you will find teaching job with handsfull salary...this much for you and if you want to know more contact me...|||Please don't worry about Bird Flu, you literallly have to sleep with the diseased chickens in order to get it and when was the last time a case was in the news? June? You'll find the most English spoken in China in Shanghai so language should be OK. There are plenty of short courses at the universities there if you want to learn. To be honest, go for a holiday for a couple of weeks and see what you think. It gets crazily hot in the summer but there's air con everywhere. So try first and see what you think.|||Shanghai is....not a place I'd want to live. In the first place, in order to communicate effectively, you'd have to learn both standard Mandarin AND the local Shanghainese dialect (which is completely different). The weather is extremely hot in the summertime, and extremely humid as well. And in my experience (a lot of Chinese will concur), people in Shanghai are snobby and think they are better than the rest of China.|||Shanghai would be a good starter city for someone moving to China. It's a HUGE city so there's a lot of foreign influence. Plus if you got what you consider a really good job offer then you'll be able to live like kings in China. I don't make that much money relative to the us and I live like a queen. It's fantastic. don't worry about the bird flu. As for the language barrier, it's there and there's no avoiding it. For the most part if you wanted to you could move to China and never learn chinese. I know a guy who's lived here for 7 years in the back waters of the country were no one speaks english and he barely knows any chinese, seriously. And in Shanghai you could get away with. As for the crime rate I feel a million times safer here than I ever did in the US. You have a lot more pickpockets and small crimes to worry about but people aren't allowed to have guns, you get in SERIOUS trouble if you have one and drugs are punishable by death in some cases. If you want to go to a new country to start over China is a great one to pick, the people are super friendly if you bust out chinese they get excited and they *want* to help you for the most part. There are exceptions but there always are anywhere. Shanghai is a huge modern city with lots of foreign food and a great metro system in place. And like I said your husband can work and you can get massages and shop all day, becaue nothing beats shopping in shanghai.|||I agree with Leona that Shanghai people are so arrogant. They think they are the elite among all the chinese people.Frankly, living in Shanghai is not a problem.just dont mind the shanghai people who are arrogant.in fact, you will also meet people who would be so kind to you.you have nothing to worry about bird flu or SARS.shanghai probably has the highest cost of living among all chinese cities but you also get the highest salary per capita.as for language, every chinese can speak Mandarin, you dont have to learn the shanghai dialect. in fact, a lot of shanghai people especially the younger generation cannot even speak shanghainese.and because shanghai is a very competitive city, most people have learned to speak english.I have been living in another city in china for 4 years but am planning to move to Beijing or Shanghai as well.i also had a shanghainese girlfriend for over a year so basically i have some understanding of shanghai behavior.|||Shanghai is just like NYC, but with a lower crime rate. You will run into a lot of new and exotic things. Of course, like other international cities, there are both bad and good neighborhoods in the city. Stay away from the bad districts and you will be trouble free. Chinese societies, including HK, Singapore and TW, are known for their low violent crime rate. Violent crimes towards foreigners are extremely rare. so no worry as long as you use your common sense. However, make sure you always have your belongs in your sight…As for Shanghai ppl, almost every Chinese ppl would tell you that local Shanghai-ers are arrogant. But things have changed a lot since more and more ppl are migrating to SH from other provinces. As SH being China's financial and hi-tech center, you will also meet the smarted group of Chinese there...so your experience with ppl will be quite mixed, just like in other international cities.|||interesting vedio about SH:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbA770WgT1U|||IT's a International Metropolis|||the local Shanghai tongue pronounces differently(quite) from the standand mandarin.But actually they are the same language and most citizens in Shanghai can speak both.|||I know a website for foreigners in China:http://www.foreignercn.comIt makes your life easier in China~Making more local friends, they are friendly~|||I've been here with my family for four years, with my children attending a local public school -- they're little, so they're now fluent in Chinese. For foreigners, the city is super safe -- my kids (now 10 and 12) take the city bus by themselves to school. I have no worries walking around at any time, day or night. I don't speak much Chinese at all -- it's possible to spend a lifetime in Shanghai, going to a different night club, restaurant, or social gathering every night, and never speak any Chinese. There are English-language magazines, websites, TV stations, schools, clubs, newspapers... it's the most cosmopolitan city in China. Also, official Chinese (Mandarin) is not the native language of local residents (they speak Shanghaiese). As a result, they're extremely forgiving if people speak Chinese with an accent or mangle the grammar and pronunciation. Get a local city guide with taxi directions in Chinese when you get here, and collect business cards of your favorite restaurants to show to drivers. Taxis are cheap, and I take them almost everywhere, but the subway is also clean and efficient. Buses are crowded during rush hour, but if you don't mind a little jostling, you can take public transport all around the city. The city is flat, so bike riding is easy, if you're prepared to weave around traffic and pedestrians. The air quality is not that great, though -- I had bronchitis a couple of times when I first got here. Make sure you get a recommendation for a good medical clinic (we use WorldLink, one of the best medical services in town). If you wear shoes 8 or above, or are average or more in height or width, bring plenty of shoes and clothing -- it will be hard to find sizes that fit here. On the plus side, however, you can get clothing custom-made very cheaply. An easy thing to do is to bring your favorite garment to a tailor and have them copy it in a variety of fabrics. Aside from that, you can get almost anything here, including most of the top US consumer brands when it comes to food and toiletries. (Blonde hair dye is trickier, though, as is shampoo for blonde hair. Bring extra.)Good luck!- Maria

I thought Jackie Chan's character married the Indian girl in this movie, but then at the end Owen Wilson's character gets with the Indian girl and Jackie Chan ends up with the Chinese princess? Did I fall asleep during something?|||upon arriving in america Jackie's character, Chon or John, gets married to an native american girl by the chief of her tribe. as the movie plays on, his wife and owen wilson fall in love so that jackie can freely pursue the princess. in the end, owen wilson ends up with the native american girl and jackie gets lucy lieu.|||No you didnt, they were married by the Chief of the tribe, but it wasnt legal, and he did end up with the Chinese princess|||no thats his sister

Shanghai China|||it is|||Check out the directions on Google Maps:http://ditu.google.cn/maps?f=d&hl=zh-CN&…But, you can probably do it conveniently by taxi, or cheaply by subway. The subway in Shanghai is cheap, fast, clean and efficient (if a little crowded).|||take taxi, simple &easy. less cost around RMB11.00|||yes|||if it is not you can alway take a taxi.|||yes, i am sure it is.|||You could always take a taxi. Well known places like the bund should be easy to get to.

Is there anyone Shanghainese? or have been to Shanghai recently. Please recommend something Chinese food and cuisine. And where to eat.|||I am Shanghaiese who don't live in Shanghai, so here are some more Shanghaiese food that I know of:- The "big blinding crab" from the lake next to Shanghai tastes sooooooooo goooooooooooood, but it is only available October/November and 90% of them are exported to Hong Kong. - Xiao Long Bao (soup dumpling) is one of the famous food original from Shanghai, but I was a little bit disappointed. My cousin brings me to one of the best Xiao Long Bao place (Wong Ka Sa - sounds). I can get the similar quality in New York with Joe's Shanghai. I searched the web, people saying the XIao Long Bao place inside the Shanghai City God Temple has even better Xiao Long Bao, but I did not have a chance to try it. (Expect to wait more than an hour in line. Some people said the food at the upper level of that restaurant tastes better, but more expensive.) - The vegetable bun tastes really great in Shanghai. (My Aunt bought them for me, I have no idea where to get them.) When I left Shanghai, I have 80 vegetable buns in my lugguage that I brought to my family in Hong Kong as gift. - The river shrimp is another famous Shanghaiese food. Cooked as "Dragon Well Tea Shrimp", "Red sauce river shrimp". You should be able to find this at any Shanghaiese restaurant in Shanghai. - Dragon well tea is famous in Shanghai area. (Suppose to be product of Hangzhou - a city about 2 hrs away from Shanghai by car.) - The yellow wine as "Daughter Red" are famous wine in Shanghai/ surrounding area. - The Kim Wah ham - It is Chinese ham that produced at a city close to Shanghai. This is very famous food to most Chinese. I bought some uncooked Kim Wah ham from a store called "No.2 food store" during my last trip. Cooked food as "Honey (Kim Wah) Ham square" or any soup contain Kim Wah Ham.- Soy bean food as "Vegetable duck", "Vegetable chicken", "Dried tofu". They are very common food in Shanghai. (this kind of including the stinky tofu, but I really never saw any Non-Chinese likes the stinky tofu, and I am not sure where has good stinky tofu in Shanghai now. HK MongKok has good stinky tofu".|||Girls!|||Hmmm, there are 1000's of restuarants. Here are a few of my favorites.South Beauty (on Yan an road) Sichuan CuisineLynn Chinese (Xikang road) Shanghai CuisineXin Ji Shi (Xintiandi) Mixed cuisineBellagio (Any location) Taiwan cuisineThe Grape (Forgot the address) Mixed CuisineQuan Ju De (Purple Mountain Hotel, I think) Peking DuckThere are 100's of local places with hardly any real name recognition. Yet the food is mouth watering and prices are too low to publish. Enjoy.|||The Thai Sun Yuan Restaraunt in Ginqiao, Pudong|||there are some famous restaurants in shanghaiShanghai food:Dim Sum StudioAddress: Ning Road 1018 200052 head of the dream-floor shopping mall 5 (Kaixuan Road) ShanghaiPhone: 021-61157065http://www.foreignercn.com/index.php?opt…Beijing food:Beijing City House HotelAddress: Manufacturing in Huangpu District, Shanghai, the Road 361 (near Chatu Road) ShanghaiPhone: 021-63129637http://www.foreignercn.com/index.php?opt…Sichuan FoodSpicy-Joint Address: Huangpu District No. 500 Nanking East Road, 4th Floor, Ya'alon International Plaza ShanghaiPhone: 021-64702777 Website: http://www.xinxianghui.comhttp://www.foreignercn.com/index.php?opt…|||I been there in December 2007. Xiao Long Bao? Its nice... And there smelly tofu and much more...|||If you can eat spicy foods, I strongly recommend that you go to one of the Sichuan restaurants, which offer Sichuan province special dishes. Among many dishes one of the popular ones is Catfish.. the cut catfish is in the oil covered with red chili, it is very tasty. Also, Thai restaurants are very nice in shanghai.

In Shanghai, I understand you cannot drink water from the tap or else you have to boil it.What brands of bottled water are safe and clean to drink in Shanghai?I only want serious answers to this question. If you don't know, don't answer.|||I drank about a dozen different brands in beijing with no problems...I remember one was called Wahaha. No matter what you get, just make sure it is sealed when you buy it and you should be fine.The reason not to drink the water is it can often be contaminated with bacteria, as they don't have the stringent filtering processes we do. If you boil your own water it is safe to drink as it kills the bacteria. This is what most chinese people do...sometimes you may even be served hot water to drink. Also, many hotels and such have water coolers where you can fill up an empty bottle with good filtered water.Also...boil the water you use to brush your teeth too!|||I suggest you drink bottle water instead.|||There are plenty of brand. Can't remember them by name, but I drank numerous of them during the three years I lived there, and in the countless visits that I have had during the past 6 years.I would suggest to go to supermarket. They stock brands from reputable manufacturers and are bound to be safer than those sold on street corners.|||buy bottle water from super market onlyi have never been there but with chinese product must be careful|||Wahaha or Watsons are big local brand names, plus a fair few more but too numerous to name.Evian and foreign brandsetc all okMost bottled water, even from street vendors at 1 yuan each is ok, if they charge you anything over 2.5RMB for plain water refuse it and go to the next place as they're pulling a fast one.|||i think in shanghai ...even i tried to boil the water..the taste still strange...Try Watson....

I'm looking for the name of the song that is being played in the scene where they are in the laundromat and they are dancing. Where can I find more information on the songs that were played in the movie?|||"The Dreaming"By: Angel Tearsor"Home"By: Hayden Panettiere|||I have not seen that movie. Is it good?

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(English Learner...)In February 2008, I received two free tickets of Rembrandt’s oil painting exhibition held in Shanghai Museum from my mother. With curiosity of this famous French artist, I went to there with my best friend, Gaolei. While standing in front of these masterworks with only half a meter distance, we were deeply stunned by the superb impression they brought us. Most of Rembrandt’s works there unfolded a special technique in dealing with the light, which made them look vivid and colourful. Among all these terrific pieces, the one I like most was a portrait of an indian.In fact, I even have the illusion that the guy who in the picture’s hat was not painted but sticked with real silk!This museum trip really raised my interesting in oil painting, I look forward to have a chance to see Da Vinci’s works in Shanghai Museum someday.|||In February 2008, I received two free tickets of Rembrandt’s oil painting exhibition held in Shanghai Museum from my mother.In February 2008, I received two free tickets TO Rembrandt’s oil painting exhibition held in Shanghai Museum from my mother.-----With curiosity of this famous French artist, I went to there with my best friend, Gaolei. With curiosity ABOUT this famous French artist, I WENT THERE with my best friend, Gaolei. -----While standing in front of these masterworks with only half a meter distance, we were deeply stunned by the superb impression they brought us.While standing in front of these masterworks with only half a METER'S distance, we were deeply stunned by the superb impression they brought us (this would more commonly be stated as "impression they made on us", but is grammatically correct).-----Most of Rembrandt’s works there unfolded a special technique in dealing with the light, which made them look vivid and colourful.IN most of Rembrandt’s works, there unfolded a special technique in dealing with the light, which made them look vivid and colourful.-----Among all these terrific pieces, the one I like most was a portrait of an indian.Among all these terrific pieces, the one I LIKED most was a portrait of an Indian.-----In fact, I even have the illusion that the guy who in the picture’s hat was not painted but sticked with real silk!In fact, I even HAD the illusion that the guy who WAS in the picture’s hat was not painted but STUCK ON with real silk!(This sentence is technically correct, but awkward. More naturally, it would be something like "In fact, I even had the illusion that the guy's hat in the picture was not painted but made from real silk")-----This museum trip really raised my interesting in oil painting, I look forward to have a chance to see Da Vinci’s works in Shanghai Museum someday.This museum trip really raised my IINTEREST in oil painting, AND I look forward to HAVING a chance to see Da Vinci’s works in Shanghai Museum someday.|||In February 2008, I received two free tickets of Rembrandt’s oil painting exhibition held in Shanghai Museum from my mother. Curious of this famous French artist, I went there with my best friend, Gaolei. While standing in front of these masterworks with only half a meter of distance between us, we were deeply stunned by the superb impression they brought us. Most of Rembrandt’s works there displayed a special technique in dealing with the light, which made them look vivid and colourful. Amongst all those terrific pieces, the one I like most was a portrait of an indian.In fact, I even have the thought that the guy who was in the picture’s hat was not painted but made from real silk!This museum trip really raised my interest in oil painting. I would like to have a chance to see Da Vinci’s works in Shanghai Museum someday.|||In February 2008, I received two free tickets from my mother to see Rembrandt’s oil painting exhibition held at the Shanghai Museum. Being very curious to see this famous French artist, I went to there with my best friend, Gaolei. While standing in front of these masterworks with only half a meter distance, we were deeply moved by the superb impression they brought us. Most of Rembrandt’s works there exhibited a special technique of dealing with the light, which made them look vivid and colourful. Among all these terrific pieces, the one I like most was a portrait of an indian. In fact, I even had the impression that the guy in the picture’s hat was not painted, but created with real silk!This museum trip really raised my interest in oil painting, I look forward to have an opportunity to see Da Vinci’s works in the Shanghai Museum someday.Your grammar is good, some word choices were not great but easily fixed. Also you have the common problem of knowing when to use articles such as "the, a, an" it is such a common problem for english learners that I would not worry too much about it as it will improve with time and your "ear" for the language.Good job!

LOL ive been trying to find good pics :P cuz everyone knos wat caucasian models look like haha.im going for variety :Pok so1)http://yeinjee.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/china-isabella-leong-002.jpg2)http://yeinjee.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/china-lifestyle-015-auto-shanghai.jpgwhos prettier?|||Damn...the second girl is very very very pretty. People need to stop generalizing on ethnicity...I don't care if they're Asian or not, they're beautiful women. Lol, they don't need to loose weight. Im sure the person talking is some fat turd. I don't think they look alike....|||I don't think I can chose, they are too beautiful Are you sure they are different? They kind of look alike O__OAnyway.. Because it has a motorcycle I'll pic the bottom one.. Bu8t not because is prettier than the last they are both equally blessed1010|||1. 8/102. 6/10 or 7/10|||They both are beautiful.. but I think #2 is a classic asian beauty, and #1 has more of an exotic look... but my vote would go to #1.|||1) 62) 8|||honestly i think all asian Models are ugly i have nothing agenist them but..|||Oh, they are both gorgeous models! LOL They are both 10/10!|||im not a fan of Asians but ill rate1 72 8|||87|||their both sorta ugly for models and they need to lose weight just a few pounds|||they look the same

I am looking points for a debate of the topic mumbai can become Shanghai.I have to propose the statement which i'm finding a bit difficult so I need your help!!!|||half is nice, half is filthy. it will never chnge