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ellaylu
Joined: 19 Oct 2015 Posts: 1
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 12:23 pm Post subject: Has anybody worked in Hat Yai, Thailand? |
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I need some opinions on Hat Yai, Thailand.
In particular, has anybody worked for Saengthong Vittaya School? They've given me an offer, but I'm not ready to accept until I get a few opinions.
Is it safe? How is the cost of living? What are some of the best and worst aspects of living in Hat Yai? |
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sigmoid
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 1276
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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Located in the northern part of Songkhla province, Hat Yai is the commercial and transportation hub of southern Thailand. I had some friends who worked near there in Songkhla city a few years ago. They didn't like it much. It was a bit too boring for them.
The school you mention looks like it is just a typical public school with large classes.
Safety-wise, there was a bombing there in 2012:
http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2012/04/hat-yai-bomb-blast-closes-hotel/
The cost of living is probably relatively low.
Best thing is that you are relatively close to the sea and the islands, and Malaysia if you want to visit there.
Worst thing is you're relatively close to this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Thailand_insurgency |
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EFL Educator
Joined: 17 Jul 2013 Posts: 988 Location: Cape Town
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 1:42 am Post subject: |
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To The OP,
Hat Yai is a nice Thai city to live in....friendly people, GOOD food...and few falangs (westerners) around. Expect average earnings around Baths 25,000 to Baths 30,000 monthly salary. |
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Hermosillo
Joined: 17 Jun 2014 Posts: 176 Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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They used to have a program where teachers could get a 3.125% loan to buy a Smith and Wesson 9mm, as schools were being specifically targeted by the Muslims. Hay Yai is going to be one of the hottest parts of the country, and very different than Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, or Isaan. It's doable, but I would try to get at least 35K...because they are going to have high expectations on your hours, and class sizes. Perhaps, see if they know how to write an employment contract. |
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Prof.Gringo
Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2236 Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 5:02 am Post subject: |
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EFL Educator wrote: |
To The OP,
Hat Yai is a nice Thai city to live in....friendly people, GOOD food...and few falangs (westerners) around. Expect average earnings around Baths 25,000 to Baths 30,000 monthly salary. |
AMAZING salaries in AMAZING Thailand- The Land of SMILES |
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plumpy nut
Joined: 12 Mar 2011 Posts: 1652
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 1:11 am Post subject: |
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There really is nothing good to say about provincial towns in Thailand. They are all the same, ugly. This does not apply to many of the northern towns like Chiang Mai and some others in the area. Hat Yai is predominantly a Chinese town so maybe the education will be a little bit of a brighter spot than what you would normally find in provincial Thailand which is usually just plain bad. Most people teach in Thailand for the bar scene or because they're are no good jobs available for them elsewhere. I have seen seasoned licensed teachers teach with absolutely dismal salaries just to be in Thailand. The second reason is becoming extinct with Thailand raising the standards for foreign teachers even though standards don't particularly exist in Thailand. The place that teachers will teach at just to be in Thailand, even though the salaries are horribly low is typically Bangkok which has everything that an expat would like. The provinces have nothing, again except Chiang Mai, but Chiang Mai salaries are some of the worst of the worst and to top it off they are all about getting young teachers. You have nothing to gain by teaching in the provinces unless your in the mind set to become an authority on Thailand. |
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