Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Which sounds reasonable. In any event, such early retirement ages are not sustainable in aging societies like China is now. Either they will need to raise the retirement ages to something in the 65-70 range, or cut benefits drastically. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 19 Feb 2017, at 15:53, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, it's true. Our guide says it's because women live longer than men! > > Tina > > On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > >> Welcome back. Just going through the ones you've posted so far, Tina, and >> it's interesting to see the different perspective. Surely the men aren't >> allowed to retire at 55 and the women are kept slaving away until 60??? >> >> Douglas >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> >> To: <MUGers at yahoogroups.com>; "Leica Users Group" <lug at >> leica-users.org>; >> "paw" <paw at micapeak.com>; "seephoto" <seephoto at micapeak.com>; >> "Olympus >> Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> >> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 5:43 PM >> Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Temple of Heaven >> >> >> PESO: >>> >>> I've just started editing the 5938 photos I took on the Trans-Siberian >>> trip. I'm still on the first day, but I've posted a few from my favorite >>> place in Beijing - Temple of Heaven Park. Chinese have mandatory >>> retirement for men at 55 and for women at 60. After they retire, >>> admission >>> to all of the parks is free. The Temple of Heaven Park is always full of >>> elderly Chinese people dancing, singing, playing cards and chess, and >>> just >>> socializing no matter what the weather is. Here are the first few: >>> >>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/164990442 >>> >>> and hit Next until the end. The cameras I took were the M240, MM, and SL >>> - >>> and 5 lenses 24/2.8, 32/2.0, 50/1.4 M and SL, and 24-90 SL. >>> >>> Comments are always appreciated. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >>> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A- >>> A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information