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[JoeKing]

I feel honored just to be asked.

How many people do you personally know who can say that they had a job offer to teach in the single most polluted place on earth??

http://www.vice.com/toxic/toxic-linfen-china

I can't wait to tell my friends!

[rogerwilco]

A few years ago I was chatting on Skype with a recruiter that was trying to talk me into taking a job in Shanxi province.


Me: Um, isn't that the most polluted province in China ?
Recruiter: So what, doesn't matter.
Me: Ok, thanks for your time, bye !




Amazing video, thanks for the link.

[JoeKing]

Well, I knew next to nothing about it, but thankfully, there is Google, and there is Dave's ESL.

Oh, but here is what my recruiter told me about it:

Linfen City Introduction:

Location: Linfen City is situated in southwestern of Shanxi Province, on the middle reaches of the Yellow River. It neighbors Changzhi and Jincheng in the east, Jinzhong and Lvliang in the north, Yuncheng in the south and finally, it is separated from Shaanxi Province by the Yellow River in the west.

History: Known as Pingyang in the ancient time, Linfen was once the capital of China during the Jin Kingdom in the Warring States Period (476BC-221BC). During the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC), it belonged to the Hedong Shire, one of the forty-eighty shires of the nation. Many places in present Linfen had their names originated during the Sui Dynasty (581-618). Physical Features: There are Zhongtiao Mountain, Taiyue Mountain and Lvliang Mountains in the east and west of the city. In the center stands the Linfen Basin. Mountains and hills are the main characteristic of the land, occupying about eighty percent of the city's territory. Fenhe River, one of the main branches of the Yellow River, flows through the city centre.

[beckyshaile]

And you think any other city or the world in general isn't polluted or that your life will actually be shortened by living there for a while? Media-hype.

[JoeKing]

[dean_a_jones]

[Baishou]

Hey, why pick on Linfen? "Toxic" and "China" seem to be almost synonymous these days:

Life in a Toxic Country:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/sunday-review/life-in-a-toxic-country.html

China's Toxic Rice Bowl:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324787004578496761041745772.html

China's Toxic Water:

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/03/chinas-toxic-water/100478/

China is Building Thousands of Homes on Toxic Wasteland:

http://inhabitat.com/investigative-journalists-uncover-chinese-homes-built-on-toxic-wastelands/

The Chinese Dream Is Smothered by Toxic Smog:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/618f93a8-b318-11e2-b5a5-00144feabdc0.html

Five NY Firms Charged With Importing Toxic Toys From China:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2013/02/ny-firm-charged-with-importing-toxic-toys-from-china/

Made in China: Our Toxic, Imported Air Pollution:

http://discovermagazine.com/2011/apr/18-made-in-china-our-toxic-imported-air-pollution

"Toxic" and "China": 66,500,000 results on Google and counting!

[JoeKing]

[chinatimes]

Don't worry, when the Western world builds technology to eliminate pollution they will rue the day when China buys that technology from them and owns everything like Mr. Burns on the Simpsons.

http://img2-3.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080514/Season-Finales/Simpsons-Shot-Mr-Burns_l.jpg

[Baishou]

[kungfuman]

China= It's ALL polluted - some cities are just less polluted than others.

[JoeKing]

[Baishou]

[JoeKing]

[kev7161]

Writing on the wall: "If you dump trash here, your entire family will die!"

Now that's driving the point home!