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Rules on the road in China? Hummmm...... like the pic I used as my avatar? I took that photo on a one-way street some where in GUZ a couple of years ago!

Like Jim said, "IT IS NOT VALID". Quote form the Government of the United States of America: "An international driver's license must be obtained from your home country. This permit only verifies that you hold a valid license in your home country. It is your foreign driver's license that allows you to drive in the United States. Contact the authorities in your home country to get an international driving permit, as the United States does NOT issue international driver's licenses to foreign visitors." Since China is not a party of the UN's Convention on Road Traffic (Geneva, 1949) nor the Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Motor Vehicle Traffic (Washington, D.C., 1943), it is not authorized to issue "International Driver's Permit" and it's driver's licenses are not recognized.

I am dreading the day when I have to re-teach my SO how to drive after she gets here. She has a driver's license in China but she doesn't own a car so I don't know what her skill level is but I can only imagine from the experience of her friend driving us around town. During one 10 minutes trip, I counted no less than 5 traffic violations that would have gotten ticketed if it was in the states. And you are correct. A State Trooper's job "IS" traffic compare to a city cop but getting caught at 20 over the speed limit will pretty much guarantee a ticket by any officer.

Using your ATM card and bring along a small amount of cash seems to be the best way to go. Most "Bank of China" and "China Construction Bank" ATM will allow you to draw RMB.

I just saw this on the USCIS web site. I remember the old GC that I first got in 1988 that has no expiration date. Now the USCIS is proposing to make it mandatory to replace those old ones with new ones that has an expiration date. Is there anyone or their love ones here that still has the old style GC? According to USCIS, one can apply for the new card before the implementation date by filing Form I-90. http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/I5...entQA082207.pdf http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01...07/E7-16311.htm

I don't think my SO has ever seen a true clear blue sky. This was taken when we were on the summit of Taishan (~3000ft) and I was told that was a good day with a clear sky! http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/1073173662_8cf3432dd0_b.jpg

That looks about like my SO's home towm, Jinan. I have visited her 6 times for a couple of weeks each time and never once I saw blue sky there...... well, once when we were on the summit of Taishan which is at a litter over 3000ft.

Knowing and seeing what is being done to the environment there, the news is really not a suprise and more will follow.

The OP's questions were answered in another thread.

ʯµº? (Rock Island) In Shandong southeast of Weihai? Lat. 36*52'57.7"N Lon. 122*25'30.4"E Oh boy! That is a little fishing village or town. Look at the satellite image.

How about riding a "HOG" across China. They have a Harley dealer in Beijing now. That would be a lot of fun!

Hummmmm...... I will look into that too. What about the Kitchen Aid with the full setup? Has anyone used it? Seems quite pricy to me!

During my last trip visiting my SO in China, I bought a blender while I was there. It did what I wanted it to do which was making some dessert and some smoothies but it was kind of weak and took a while to get everything blended. Now she is telling me that she is using it for almost everything she cooks and she asks if she can get one when she gets here. Well, after coming back, I start looking for a better one and...... Here is what I found and it will handle anything you throw at it.

"Shitload" is correct. It's kind of annoying to have to read through all the post since none of their posts are catetgorized like way we do it here.

Just beware that there is so much false information, rumor and gossiping going on in "001" it's not even funny. Trust me, I read the posts there all the time. I don't know if a Chinese driver's license would help any as far as getting her insured here in the states. I will let others who had experiences in this area to fill in. As for our SOs getting their new driver's license, I don't think the Chinese one helps at all. They still have to start from the written test and the driving permit just like any teenagers here. The only foreign driver's license that I know would help any is a Canadian Driver's license. It would allow you to skip the written test and go straight for the driving test. At least that was the case for me back in 1984 in California. All I had to show DMV was my British passport (issued in HK) and my Canadian driver's license. I got my temp license after the road test and the regular one was in the mail a couple weeks later. Every states is different and the law might have been changed but I highly doubt that.