Yes, you can get pretty much everything here that you can at home, including lots of DVDs at low low prices!! ;-)

One thing that is missed by all the FTs here is cheese though! You can get the sliced processed stuff, but a good lump of cheddar is worth it's weight.. (The bigger cities it is available, but relatively expensive).
Underarm spray doesn't happen here either, though you can get the rollon type. Dalian is pretty modern by all accounts, though I haven't been there myself.

Make sure your school has the correct licenses to employ foreigners. You can tell if they haven't because they will keep messing you around and putting you off and off. If you need any help or advice please feel free to e-mail me. I have a Q&A sheet I send to my potential new teachers.

Good luck!

Mmmm. Cheese.

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> love and they weigh nothing at all.