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Chinese new city design
| January 28th, 2019 at 5:26:19 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |  Remember the Chinese city of the future in the movie Looper? It was contrasted with the crime - ridden vision of the future American city.   This real life Chinese design was published in Australia |
| January 28th, 2019 at 1:41:01 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | Reality:  |
| January 28th, 2019 at 4:10:35 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
That's a photo of Cambodia, not China. These images of Shanghai are pretty spectacular.  |
| January 28th, 2019 at 4:30:51 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
Technically, the Forest City project depicted in the first picture isn't in China either. It will be interesting to see how it actually turns out in 2025. Those wide beaches look mighty inviting. |
| January 28th, 2019 at 5:58:51 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
It's one of those cities in that part of the world where it's so hot and humid in the summer you only go outside if you have to. Even the natives say you never really get used to it, so it's always miserable. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| January 29th, 2019 at 7:56:30 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
I am deeply ashamed! I read that it was the biggest Chinese development company, and I failed to notice the location was in Malaysia and not in China. |
| January 30th, 2019 at 7:56:22 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | United announced ( no big surprise) that Apple is their most important corporate customer at their hub in San Francisco, booking 50 business class seats to Shanghai daily.  |
| January 30th, 2019 at 9:29:51 AM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | 50 every day and $35 million annually works out to how much per ticket? is "daily" a seven day week? |
| January 30th, 2019 at 9:55:11 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
$2692 if it's a five day week and $1923 if it's a seven day week. I suspect it is a five day week, but I am sure that $35 million includes some coach class seats for the low ranking employees. I look at Orbitz for an economy ticket a month in advance Flight $225.00 + Taxes & Fees $447.39 = Trip Total: $672.39 Feb 25, 2019 From San Francisco Intl. (SFO) To Pudong Intl. (PVG) United 1:05pm SFO To 6:35pm PVG 13h 30m, Nonstop Arrives Tue, Feb 26 Mar 3, 2019 From Pudong Intl. (PVG) To San Francisco Intl. (SFO) United 12:15am PVG To 7:15pm SFO 11h 0m, Nonstop Arrives Sat, Mar 2 So it is not clear if the $35 million includes Taxes and Fees or not. Similar distance (within 2%) as Chicago to Tokyo |