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By: wangbo

wangbo — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:15:48 +0000

My impression (because I come from an unheated, uninsulated country) is the window-sealing and insulation up here isn’t quite as good as what you’re used to back in the northern US, but yes, the heating does make a hell of a difference.

By: Kellen Parker

Kellen Parker — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:13:34 +0000

I’ve often thought I’d be happier in Harbin than Shanghai for the winter just so I’d be guaranteed well-sealed windows and working heaters in all the buildings. A least in the northern US where I’m originally from that’s the case.

Fortunately I’ve amassed quite the collection of thermal underwear and fingerless gloves (because one still must type) and with any luck the winter will pass without any unnecessary numbing of the extremities.

By: wangbo

wangbo — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:09:43 +0000

*Potentially* good news about the heat- I bled the radiators out this morning and have checked twice since then. The radiators are full of water, but the water is still cold. Evidently our local central heating plant hasn’t yet lit the fire.

Yeah, what stopped me from freezing that winter in Changsha was the fact I’d spent 4 1/2 years in Dunedin immediately prior to moving to China, and so was well used to cold, damp winters in unheated, uninsulated houses. And I was 10 years younger than I am now. I don’t envy you your Shanghai winter.

By: Kellen Parker

Kellen Parker — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:02 +0000

Good news about the heat. It’s cold enough here in Shanghai. I can imagine it’s much worse in your parts.