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koreth -

That's right, Dandong is a 5-hour bus ride (or a 9-hour train ride) from Dalian.

As for Americans visiting DPRK, sadly it's still a bit on the pricey side. But I figure it is
probably the one and only time I'll get to visit the place in its current form (both because I'm
not in the region all that often and because who knows what will happen there over time) and I'd
regret not having the experience more than I'll regret being out the extra money.

I visited Russia just after Yeltsin took over and I didn't get to China until after it had already
become the capitaliest place on earth... gotta see at least one communist dictatorship in full
bloom before they all go away.



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leosmith -

Howdy,
I'll be at TLI in Dalian for one week of private lessons, July 21-27. Buy you guys a round?










Jamoldo -

Sounds good to me Leo...










vr2nr -

I am thinking of Dalian this summer, my buddy has a flat in high rent district of taipei, i can
stay there free. - 3 bedrooms, internet, the works... but I am just not sure.. I really want to
lock and load with the mandarin studies... Any comments?

Also, comments on where you would stay for... say a 3 month stint? I just need a
room/bathroom/internet. that covers it.










leosmith -



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I am thinking of Dalian this summer, my buddy has a flat in high rent district of taipei, i can
stay there free. - 3 bedrooms, internet, the works... but I am just not sure.. I really want to
lock and load with the mandarin studies... Any comments?

Also, comments on where you would stay for... say a 3 month stint? I just need a
room/bathroom/internet. that covers it.

Sorry if I'm being dense - are you weighing Dalian vs. Taipei?










koreth -

Yeah, also not sure if you're weighing Dalian vs. Taipei. The two are pretty distant from one
another, especially since you can't fly directly from Taiwan to the mainland yet.

Assuming you are comparing the two: which city you prefer will depend entirely on your taste.

Taipei has more of a cosmopolitan, big-city feel in my opinion; that's a plus to some and a minus
to others. The facilities in Taipei are more modern and you stand a much better chance of a random
public toilet being western-style rather than squat-style in Taipei. Food safety is probably
better in Taipei. The weather in Dalian is more moderate, especially during the summer -- Taipei
will be hotter and more humid. Dalian has cleaner air. If you like talking politics, you will find
that a fruitless endeavor at best just about anywhere on the mainland; there's no quicker way to
get a Chinese friend to clam up than to veer into that territory inadvertently. Taipei has far,
far more westerners, so if you need a break from Chinese immersion it's never far away (which also
means you aren't forced to use Chinese all the time.) The signs and newspapers and books in
Taipei, of course, are all traditional characters, while in Dalian it's mostly (though not
entirely) simplified, so if you're learning just one or the other writing system, that'll probably
be a factor.

So, yeah, pluses and minuses to both. I personally prefer Dalian but I could easily see why
someone would find Taipei more appealing.

Of course, in addition to the cities themselves, you also need to consider the merits of whatever
schools you're thinking of attending. Though there's a branch of the Taipei Language Institute in
Dalian...












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