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henry
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 Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:57 am Post subject: THE BEST EFL MANAGERS SAUDI OR EXPATRIATE? |
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Who in our colective experience are the best managers? hands off Saudis
or hands on Brits?
How many would love to work under a venerable American TEFL countess
with a voice like Top Cat? |
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dmb
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| Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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| The Brit......but it depends how drunk he is. |
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Bebsi
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mouse5
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| Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:01 am Post subject: Brits or Saudi? |
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| "Hands-on" Brits - provided they're not g*Y |
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Frank Verity
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Working under a sane Saudi is preferable to being under an American/British tefl termagent who morbidly clings to vestigial outmoded discredited 1960s teaching orthodoxy . |
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caliph
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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Hands off Saudi!!! They were smart enough to keep out of the way.
Avco Dallah, PCA, Jeddah. |
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Queen of Sheba
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Gay brits arent bad, after all they arent after me, so why would I care who they are after on their free time. Americans who speak like Top Cat I have never met, but wouldnt be opposed to so long as it isnt Dr. Seuss you were referring to. However, the hands-off Saudi I would pick with hands down as they wont harrass you and would appreciate any input you have to give, not to mention your native english accent. As long as paychecks are on time and the resources are available, hands-off isnt so bad at all. |
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BattleAxe
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What about a westerner who has been here so long that he/she has become out of touch with his/her own customs and ethics to the point where you can no longer distinguish him/her from a Saudi???
Or what about the westerner that has simply become a "yes" man and now in reality, he/she does not really have the authority to adequately manage a learning institution so subsuquently, it is managed by a Saudi. This westerner has merely become shiny coin on the road.
I know of such a school. |
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Queen of Sheba
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| Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Care to elaborate? I hear some trauma in between the lines that may be worth sharing... |
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Queen of Sheba
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| Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| BattleAxe wrote: |
| What about a westerner who has been here so long that he/she has become out of touch with his/her own customs and ethics to the point where you can no longer distinguish him/her from a Saudi???. |
I cant say I have met anyone that expresses this point. Are you talking about the religious zealots, they are just buffoons who have out grown their pant legs.
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Or what about the westerner that has simply become a "yes" man and now in reality, he/she does not really have the authority to adequately manage a learning institution so subsuquently, it is managed by a Saudi. This westerner has merely become shiny coin on the road.
I know of such a school |
Why not elaborate for everyone's sake - it may prove to be cathartic
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Cleopatra
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:00 am Post subject: |
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| Or what about the westerner that has simply become a "yes" man and now in reality, he/she does not really have the authority to adequately manage a learning institution so subsuquently, it is managed by a Saudi. This westerner has merely become shiny coin on the road. |
And while we're on the subject, what about the English speaker who lives abroad so long that his use of the language begins to resemble that of his more elementary students? |
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KSA-UK
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| Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:33 am Post subject: |
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What was the question again?
Ah yes...
let me think..hands on Brits or Hands off Saudis.. I think I must agree with caliph: the saudi has been smart enough not to take on the job. But the Brit must a complete looser to come over here...Is there a third choice? |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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| KSA-UK wrote: |
| .... complete looser... |
Is that the opposite of a "complete tighter?" |
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KSA-UK
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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Nice one VS!
Cheers |
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