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Buildings are better insulated in Kuwait than in the US?
I find that rooms in a building in Kuwait are very slow to get hot after turning off AC, at least much slower than in the US. I'm curious if this is because the buildings are built differently and how. There may be something we can learn here. Read More
Early morning motorcycle noise on Arabian Gulf Street by yong321
We rented an apartment near the Arabian Gulf Street, with a beautiful view and everything is great. The only problem is that everyday some people always race their motorcycles with loud mufflers between about 2 AM and 4 AM back and forth on this ...
@legacy Oh OK. I didn't find the email address or a webpage for the police. I just found "Kuwait Government Online > Contact Us"https://e.gov.kw/sites/kgoenglish/Pages/ContactUS/ContactUs.aspxUnfortunately, the webpage is broken. Submitting a ... Read More
Early morning motorcycle noise on Arabian Gulf Street by yong321
We rented an apartment near the Arabian Gulf Street, with a beautiful view and everything is great. The only problem is that everyday some people always race their motorcycles with loud mufflers between about 2 AM and 4 AM back and forth on this ...
@legacy Thank you! I didn't think of the police. I contacted Public Authority For Roads & Transportation department and Occupational Standards, Assessment & Certification Center by sending them an email. Their email addresses are at ... Read More
Early morning motorcycle noise on Arabian Gulf Street
We rented an apartment near the Arabian Gulf Street, with a beautiful view and everything is great. The only problem is that everyday some people always race their motorcycles with loud mufflers between about 2 AM and 4 AM back and forth on this ... Read More
Moving to China by Julien
If a young european professional would move to China, which Chinese city would you advise?
... you won't know by reading a book that renting an apartment from a Shanghai woman needs some re-thinking (I mean a woman that truly grew up here).Ok, I'll bite ... why is that?I didn't see your question for me till lately. Sorry. My wife and I ... Read More
Chinese city safety rating by yong321
I don't think there's any place we can find Chinese city safety rating. I created a web page for you all to start this small project: http://rootshell.be/~yong321/misc/poll1.php It should help those that plan to travel or live in China. Thanks for ...
Oh, I didn't know I could do that here. But since I already wrote the php script, I figure it may be easier to let people know that. Thanks. I need to learn to create a poll on this forum here. Yong Read More
Chinese city safety rating
I don't think there's any place we can find Chinese city safety rating. I created a web page for you all to start this small project: http://rootshell.be/~yong321/misc/poll1.php It should help those that plan to travel or live in China. Thanks for ... Read More
Moving to China by Julien
If a young european professional would move to China, which Chinese city would you advise?
Sorry, Julien. If you really want to know this culture, the practical side of it, you have to come and live here for at least a year. Short of that, make a couple of Chinese friends where you are. No published material is going to say walking on a ... Read More
Moving to China by Julien
If a young european professional would move to China, which Chinese city would you advise?
Guangzhou is a nice place too. The only reason I don't like it is its crime rate. I personally don't have any incident. But I have a lot of friends living there as well as Shenzhen (even worse). To me, safety comes first. You can't beat Shanghai or ... Read More
Moving to China by Julien
If a young european professional would move to China, which Chinese city would you advise?
Most people choose Beijing or Shanghai. Beijing has much more fun places and cultural heritage. Shanghai is more boring in that aspect but a little more sophisticated. Few people talk about crime rate in Chinese cities. I don't have the figures ... Read More