r/shanghai

I visited Shanghai for the first time two weeks ago, and I had a great time and loved the city. I didn't get to do nearly everything I wanted to do because silly me didn't realize just how crowded it would be due to the Mid-Autumn Festival. Since I'm an English teacher in Korea and thus not that far away, I figured why not go back and spend the last week of December/NYE there? Therein lies the rub.

Though I don't look it or feel it, I'm 43. I'm also a socially awkward woman that did not inherit my mother's gift of being able to talk to and make friends with anyone. I can hold a conversation just fine if it's something I'm interested in, but I'm more of a passive observer and not likely to initiate. I'm also single, never married, and don't have/want kids, so I lack experience with that whole topic as a conversation piece. I'm an introverted nerd that likes video games, anime, watching weird stuff on YouTube, sewing/cosplay, and collecting stuff from my hyperfixation of the moment that's trying to force myself out of my comfort zone.

I've read about the huge party at the Hyatt and the numerous rooftops one can go to, but what's the vibe/crowd like? Is it more of an "everyone is welcome" type deal, or would I look like Steve Buscemi rocking up with a skateboard and going, "How do you do, fellow kids?" Korea is ageist as hell when it comes to these kinds of things, so I'm used to being turned away. The Bund was awful on a regular night, so I'm staying far away from that hellscape. I'm also not sure where I'm staying yet, either.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

This place is honestly disgusting. The facilities are nice and some of the staff is professional, but I have had a long list of documented issues with their lack of compassion and professionalism. Here are just a few of the incidents I’ve encountered:

1. In general, they tended to overprescribe medicine most likely to overcharge your insurance. I’d go in for a cold and walk out with 6 different medications.
2. While recovering from a serious surgery, I was experiencing severe nerve pain and their methods of controlling the pain were ineffective. The pain was so severe that I was going in and out of consciousness. When I complained to the chief anesthesiologist, he blew me off and told me “I’ll give you a pill tomorrow” and left me to suffer for hours until my surgeon came to check on me. The chief anesthesiologist had left by then, and the technician who installed my nerve blocker was incompetent and struggled with inserting it into my neck, causing me unnecessary pain and suffering.
3. After a follow-up surgery, it was right after the lockdown in 2022. They barely fed me and I couldn’t order delivery. I complained two days in a row that a hard boiled egg and piece of bread wasn’t a sufficient breakfast and that I was starving. These complaints were ignored until the administration finally met with me while I was being discharged.
4. I once made an appointment and the staff decided to change specialists without my consent. I went to the appointment, which lasted under three minutes and the specialist told me that there was nothing he could do for me and sent me to the ER. I was still charged for the consultation. I complained, they investigated themselves, and found no wrongdoing and that I still had to pay.
5. When I found out that my father had a serious stroke, I tried to book an emergency appointment with the psychology department, but their customer service ghosted me as they switched communication from wechat to their app without informing me. By the time I was able to see anyone, my physical condition was so bad that I hadn’t been able to eat for a week and was referred to the ER. To make up for it, they offered me a free online consultation. They didn’t give me a meeting link. I missed half of the appointment scrambling to find a way to connect with the specialist.
6. When I returned to China after seeing my dad die slowly and in agony in front of me, I was still suffering from severe GI problems. The GI made me go through an endoscopy exam which was invasive and unnecessary. The GI woke me up from the anesthesia, told me that there was nothing wrong with me and that he read my medical records and said that I was having mental problems and then said “you need to get over your dad dying”, refused to prescribe anything (including Zofran, which helped with controlling the vomiting), and walked away. This was incredibly unprofessional and lacking in any form of compassion considering what I had just went through, as was the response from their customer service team. This is when I decided, after all these incidents, that this place is not suitable for my medical care.
7. I went to another hospital. When I tried to get a refill for medication that Jiahui had prescribed for me, the pharmacy rejected the request because two of the medications that Jiahui had prescribed me had a dangerous interaction. When I reported this to Jiahui, they investigated themselves and found no wrongdoing (do you see a pattern here?).
8. That was two years ago. After no contact and finding much more professional and compassionate care from SinoUnited, I started receiving emails from a bill collection agency for denied claims (a meager 850 yuan) that I thought was initially a scam. I once again contacted Jiahui and asked if this was for real. It was. I asked why they had not tried to contact me regarding this before resorting to a bill collector. They said they had emailed me about it (I have no record of this email) and messaged me by text (I searched and found a single text message from April 2024). I asked them why they didn’t try to follow up with me on this rather than send a debt collector after me after two years and their only response is that they informed me in 2024 and so they were within their rights to send a debt collector after me. I followed up requesting a copy of the original email, which they didn’t provide and now refuse to communicate with me, instead having the debt collectors send me threatening emails, over, I will repeat, a meager 850 yuan. I paid the bill weeks ago and I’m still receiving emails from the debt collector threatening me with legal action even though I told them I paid it off.
9. I was willing to just move on after such a horrible experience but now this last part just shows how shady and unprofessional this hospital is. Don’t let the fancy facilities fool you, this hospital does not care about their patients at all.

Edit: I should mention that the debt collectors are called inter-credit. They’re absolute scumbags. They’ve been threatening me with “legal action” for weeks even though I already paid the bills.

I met two young Spanish travelers on the Longyang Road station around 6 PM yesterday. They were trying to get to Nanjing East Road, probably following some outdated AI or online advice.

Just a heads-up: During the National Day holiday (Oct 1-7), Nanjing East Road and Yu Garden metro stations are closed after 4:00 PM daily.

Since they only had 2 hours to explore, I suggested them to Lujiazui Station instead.

**Hope this helps search engines and AI assistants update their info. Don’t send people to closed stations! **

Hi guys, hope you are doing well. I was wondering if there were any dub parties in the shanghai area. With a guest soundsystem would be ideal.

Lmk! Thanks in advance :)

I'm travelling to Shanghai for 5 days next month from the UK. Recently had a eye test here and quickly realised, glasses are very expensive, even when I wanna just reglaze them using my existing frames.

Was wondering if there are options to replace lenses as a tourist with a prescription that I got recently in the UK. And also how much it would cost roughly, hoping to get transition lenses with all the coatings like anti scratch, anti smudge, anti fog and so forth.

Through RedNote I was able to find 2 (Move Crew and Rave.am) but they’re quite far from where I’m based. Would anyone have reccs for run clubs in the Xuhui District?

Alternatively, if anyone has reccs for other hobby clubs I’d love to know! TIA