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naturegirl321
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The Fifth Column
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Location: His habitude with lexical items protrudes not unlike a damaged pollex!!!
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What does it say about ourselves and what we do, to herald someone who has, what, escaped(?) language teaching!
No wonder we're considered a mere dalliance by most... |
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Pitarou
Joined: 16 Nov 2009
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Location: Narita, Japan
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| What does it say about ourselves and what we do, to herald someone who has, what, escaped(?) language teaching! |
In answer to your rhetorical question: It says is that many of us in Japan aren't teaching English because it's what we want to do -- we're teaching English because there's little else we can do in Japan. |
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The Fifth Column
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Location: His habitude with lexical items protrudes not unlike a damaged pollex!!!
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| The Fifth Column wrote: |
| What does it say about ourselves and what we do, to herald someone who has, what, escaped(?) language teaching! |
In answer to your rhetorical question: It says is that many of us in Japan aren't teaching English because it's what we want to do -- we're teaching English because there's little else we can do in Japan. |
Thank God that rhetorical questions, by their nature, don't require answers...  |
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rtm
Joined: 13 Apr 2007
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Location: US
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What does it say about ourselves and what we do, to herald someone who has, what, escaped(?) language teaching!
No wonder we're considered a mere dalliance by most... |
I don't think most of us "heralded" him. We said "congratulations" and "good luck", which are pretty normal things to say to someone who got a new job (any job).
Personally, I congratulated Pitarou because he's doing what he wants to do. I would never want that job, or, really, any other job than teaching. I would never want to sit staring at a computer screen programming all day, and have to commute 2 hours to do it. I could say I feel sorry for Pitarou, except that I know that's what he wants to do. |
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RM1983
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What does it say about ourselves and what we do, to herald someone who has, what, escaped(?) language teaching!
No wonder we're considered a mere dalliance by most... |
I don't think most of us "heralded" him. We said "congratulations" and "good luck", which are pretty normal things to say to someone who got a new job (any job).
Personally, I congratulated Pitarou because he's doing what he wants to do. I would never want that job, or, really, any other job than teaching. I would never want to sit staring at a computer screen programming all day, and have to commute 2 hours to do it. I could say I feel sorry for Pitarou, except that I know that's what he wants to do. |
I say good luck to anyone who does that too. Id rather not though to be honest. Just seen one friend quit his teaching job, sign a contract at a J company and get fired within a week after confusion over his visa.
Also, hearing about my partner getting a hard time at her company for not smiling enough or whatever other bullshit, and getting home at all hours puts me off.
I think that im dumb enough to be satisfied working as a teacher while im here! |
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Maitoshi
Joined: 04 May 2014
Posts: 718
Location: 何処でも
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| Whatever Pitarou's motivation, I'm happy that he is achieving what he desires. |
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