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Javelin of Radiance · Joined: 01 Jul 2009 Posts: 1187 Location: The West

This poster bloom and his other alias bloom have a history of posting this nonsense. By making a well thought out reply to this person you're just enabling the trolling. Hard to resist the urge I know but in doing so you're giving this guy what he wants. He obviously has copious amounts of time to waste. Do you?

I had to forgo scratching my rear end to post this. Now I will proceed.

choudoufu · Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3325 Location: Mao-berry, PRC

Javelin of Radiance · Joined: 01 Jul 2009 Posts: 1187 Location: The West

choudoufu · Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3325 Location: Mao-berry, PRC

ecubyrd · Joined: 09 May 2009 Posts: 172

LarssonCrew · Joined: 06 Jun 2009 Posts: 1308

It's funny watching posts like this.

True, he could be a recruiter or a troll but the blatant responses from some, 'oh dear, must defend!'.

Some with sarcastic posts are obviously having fun, those who get too serious, well it's obvious.

I could see why someone would hate living in China, although I enjoy it. Cheats, lies, nationalism etc. could drive you mad in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Janiny · Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 199

My two cents, if I may:life's a bitch and thn you die. Leopold Bloom. If that's too much for you consider Abraham Lincoln. It is now widely held that the man suffered from manic-depression/a bipolar personality. He head the bad luck to be president in the darkest days of American history, and was often quite miserable, and yet he said, "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Get the hint, friend Bloom? If you want to be miserable, well then you're gonna be. I would suggest a radical attitude change. You may then only be fooling yourself, but I think you'll find that it's quite adequate to do so.

BeijingBill · Joined: 10 Jan 2013 Posts: 59

"I make a great salary, I have a fully paid-for apartment with utilities"

Please Stop....If you think making under $30,000 is a great salary, you need to stop. And dont tell me you can save more in China, because you can save anywhere if you try.

ecubyrd · Joined: 09 May 2009 Posts: 172

NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

LeopoldBloom · Joined: 08 Jul 2010 Posts: 57

I will just state: I'm happy where I am now for the past three years and before that I was generally happy as well. Teaching in China was the worst experience in my life and I believe the rules are totally skewed against foreign and domestic workers if you are being treated badly.

Glad that it is a good experience for several people there and things can work out. I post from time to time to remind people considering China to be extremely careful. Some jobs in China can be absolute misery and you will have little recourse to get out of them other than returning home on your $. Don't take a job in China on a whim! Thoroughly research the place and school and the many things before you get on a plane.

I would specifically warn about Wenzhou University unless things have dramatically bettered in just a few short years.

Good luck all. (And no I'm not married to "Lancy Bloom". I'm married to Molly Bloom.)

L Bloom.

ecubyrd · Joined: 09 May 2009 Posts: 172

kev7161 · Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 5880 Location: Suzhou, China

NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

sistercream · Joined: 18 Dec 2010 Posts: 497 Location: Pearl River Delta

Mehh, horses for courses (or something like that).

There are plenty of us with proper qualifications and plenty of international exposure who CHOOSE to return to China (often again and again and again...).

This one of us has currently knuckled down to getting Permanent Residence in one of the southern SARs so she'll be able stay close by and go back whenever she wants (i.a.).