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| Which city do you vote is more exciting place to live and work |
| Taipei is more exciting |
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| Tokyo is more exciting |
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Big John Stud
Joined: 07 Oct 2004
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| Chris12 don't listen to them! Come to Taiwan! You will love it here like a hole in the head! |
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myesl
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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Location: Luckily not in China.
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Chris12, If by night life you mean a friendly bar with regulars and an affable bar tender who knows everyone, forget it.
If by night life you mean not having to try so desperately hard to find a girlfriend or reasonable facsimile thereof, forget it.
If you mean something else, please say so.
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| Here on Taiwan nothing is simple or easy and the rules change on a daily basis, |
This is very true. Some people love that aspect of it, I can't stand it. BUT I am very happy to have lived there. So, lot of help I am!
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| The women here are such perverts! On numerous occasions some woman has rubbed her bottom against me, |
Dude, what train do you take? That only happened to me once in two and a half years (on a moving Kaohsiung bus no less), and she was not someone I wanted rubbing against me. There was perhaps another moment, but that was more of a pseudo- erotic posing thing. There used to be a Trivial Pursuit question about a word that means women who get off teasing men. That describes a lot of Taiwanese women, methinks. Because, if you then try to talk to them (in any language), chances are not good. Compare that with Japan where a similar start could lead to you being very tired a few hours later.
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| or grabbed me in a spot, well you know where! |
Maybe the rest of us aren't as well endowed as you?
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| This is a woman's world! |
You got that right. And it's probably a little late to tell you this, my friend, but the way to exploit it is not by getting married and having three little ones  |
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A.K.A.T.D.N.
Joined: 12 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 5:32 am Post subject: |
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| I'd go to Tokyo just because of the glamour and glitz of it all. You'll find teaching there more exciting there too, but compettive. Taiwan has an allure, jobs are always in abundance. In Tokyo they'll give you a real looking-over, make sure you're not avove them, so dress demure. |
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markholmes
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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Location: Wengehua
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| You'll find teaching there more exciting there too, but compettive |
If there is one thing I could say about teaching in Japan it would be that it is not exciting.
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Rice Paddy Daddy
Joined: 11 Jul 2004
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 9:40 am Post subject: |
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Living in Tokyo is more exciting than living in Taipei but teaching in Tokyo is not.
The students in both countries are annoyingly passive and difficult to motivate at the high school / college level and over rely on the teacher at all ages.
Tokyo is the better city to live in for me because of the choices it offers where as I like Taiwanese people more. |
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myesl
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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Location: Luckily not in China.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I think Taiwanese students are more lively and fun to teach. I'm not saying that they're lively and fun, but that they are more so than Japanese (which ain't difficult). |
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markholmes
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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Location: Wengehua
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 12:41 am Post subject: |
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| I think Taiwanese students are more lively and fun to teach. I'm not saying that they're lively and fun, but that they are more so than Japanese (which ain't difficult). |
Agreed, although all teenagers of a certain age are not interested in study and frankly are a pain in the arse in every country.
I prefer teaching kids to adults, Japan seems to be more adult orientated, where Taiwan is the reverse.
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Rice Paddy Daddy
Joined: 11 Jul 2004
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 9:20 am Post subject: |
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Not really,
Kids is big, big business - the future of EFL - in Japan.
Korea/Thailand/Taiwan/Japan - Kids teaching is big in all locations. |
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A.K.A.T.D.N.
Joined: 12 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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| You'll find teaching there more exciting there too, but compettive |
If there is one thing I could say about teaching in Japan it would be that it is not exciting. |
THe magaement aspect of it all, and the contract. Not like it's a piece of clay here and to be shaped by he kids' hands.
I found the city of Tokyo more viberant and lively, though costly. Of courseI"m old now but did this route in 1993. Tiawan was a nothing back then. Japan at least had a suit and a tie to follow. |
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chi-chi-
Joined: 17 Jul 2004
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Location: In la-la land
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| Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:51 am Post subject: |
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If there is one thing I could say about teaching in Japan it would be that it is not exciting. |
I will second that.
"Well, I guess you just need to find someone who likes big butts. And cannot lie." |
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markholmes
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:04 am Post subject: |
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Kids is big, big business - the future of EFL - in Japan.
Korea/Thailand/Taiwan/Japan - Kids teaching is big in all locations |
I left Japan four years ago so things may have changed, but there were definitely more schools for adults in Japan than there are in Taiwan. When I left, Nova, Geos and ECC's primary audience were from 16 to 80 years. I know that was changing, but there are definitely more adult English students in Japan than in Taiwan (by proportion of those learning English). |
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Rice Paddy Daddy
Joined: 11 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:58 am Post subject: |
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Hi, Mark.
Yes, things have picked up within the last 5 years or so in Japan.
In fact, kids teaching is compulsory at all the big schools now such as NOVA and BERLITZ.
Teachers are required to teach a certain number of kids classes per week.
I guess because there are so many more people in Japan that it's likely easier to find adult classes and, if you want, to avoid teaching kids.
One other thing that I like about living in Taiwan is the abundance of cheap, fresh fruit that is sold on the streets here. You can't find that in Japan or Korea. |
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markholmes
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:05 am Post subject: |
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| One other thing that I like about living in Taiwan is the abundance of cheap, fresh fruit that is sold on the streets here. You can't find that in Japan or Korea. |
I'm with you on that one. I remember those damn US$30 water melons in Japan in the fancy packets!!!!!!! I'm not a fruit eater, but I certainly ate my fair share of mangoes on Taiwan.
www.babashouse.com
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Chris12
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:01 am Post subject: |
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| You'll find teaching there more exciting there too, but compettive |
If there is one thing I could say about teaching in Japan it would be that it is not exciting. |
I enjoy teaching in Japan! The kids are great, and I am free to do whatever I want whenever I want. I feel comfortable in Japan, in fact, I like Japan more than the country I was born in. However, I keep wondering if there is more!
Anyway, I appreciate everyone's advice and comments. If anyone has any questions about Japan please ask.
Thanks again! |
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markholmes
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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Location: Wengehua
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 3:09 am Post subject: |
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| I enjoy teaching in Japan! The kids are great |
Unfortunately for me I was an adults teacher. That may explain a lot and maybe why I enjoyed Taiwan more (I was a preschool teacher). |
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