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Friendliness to outsiders: The locals are not super friendly to outsiders, but nevertheless polite.
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Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic in Dongguan is extremely difficult.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
- Air quality:
- Safety: In general, the situation in Dongguan is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers in Dongguan.
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Freedom of speech:
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population has very low salaries as low as $700 a month.
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Fits for families: Unfortunately, does not provide the necessary infrastructure for families with children. There are no children’s entertainment centers, mini-clubs, children’s pools, etc.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1600.
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Walkability: The area of Dongguan is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Dongguan.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
- Internet: Slow-moving Internet in Dongguan can interfere with normal work rhythm and communication.
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Entertainment: Unfortunately, does not have a lot of cafes and restaurants, places to relax and to have some entertainment.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Dongguan that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
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Quality of life: Dongguan performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
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LGBTQ friendly: The attitude towards the LGBT community by the majority of citizens of Dongguan is fine.
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Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Dongguan directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
