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[nicyvesweet]

You guys know you want to talk about it. I know I'd like to know more -- Who are these losers that couldn't cut it in the West and moved to Tokyo. I hear about them from time to time, but never in much detail. What qualifies one as a migrating loser? What's so special about Japan that the losers find so attractive? What seperates them from you? If you're a loser, DEFEND YOURSELF!

[spidey]

Loser... when I compare myself to the man within.

Winner...when I compare myself to the people without.

Open to interpretation...

S

[nicyvesweet]

An interesting perspective.... topic still up for discussion.

[Sweetsee]

I am a loser because I stay here for the money. I feel teaching here has afforded my family a level of comfort I wasn't able to attain in my home country.

I am a loser because I work for a school that is not a school at all. Students do as they please and when they wish to complain about me the school supports them.

I am a loser because I feel that I can endure the daily barrage of hate.

I am a loser because even I have severly compromised my morals and values I continue to do so because I can take trips abroad, be home by 5 o'clock, have weekends off, get to school in 2 minutes, go home any time I have a free period, get 2 bonuses a year and...

and in defence of myself, I plead no contest.

[campestre]

you get two bonuses??

[Sweetsee]

That's right. The equivalant of 4 months salary, used to be 5 months until this last winter and there is talk of reducing the summer bonus.

Do you think you could give a pound of flesh for that?

[campestre]

I get 2 paid vacations is that what you classify as bonuses?
or are is it different??

[Sweetsee]

No, no. I get innumerable paid vacations. The bonus is paid once in the summer and once in the winter, each 2 months salary.

Again, I ask you, how much could you put up with for that?

[nicyvesweet]

[campestre]

my oath , thats a lot of money, I used to work in a more precarious industry , working in school is a much nicer experience.

[campestre]

where on earth are they giving away money???

[Sweetsee]

Umm...let me see, here. Uhh...I think you guys are on the wrong page. Or am I just tripping, big time? If you answered both, you're right!

I really want to reply to the first one first and have to say that I am having a difficult time mustering the courage to try to spell the poster's user name but here goes...

Hi Nicyvesweet,(scroll down to check and...can't) that has a bit of me in there!

I believe your question was are they mean to me? I will assume you mean the students and not the staff, at this point.

Yes, they are mean. Day in and day out. I have been hearing the word hate thrown around these days so much and its starting to get to me.

I was just thinking that I would do a lesson on it. I would launch into a 45-minute L1 diatribe on how mean they are to me. Probably get sacked, too.

[spidey]

Geez Loueez!!

If you get sacked Sweetsee, could you give them my name. I would love to get the cash that you are getting.

S

[Sweetsee]

Spidey my man,


Knew if I cried loud enough you'd hear me.

You will be the first person I call, mate. Would you honestly do it?

If so, please tell me how to do it.



...sure picked the wrong half of my life to quit drinking.

s

[nicyvesweet]

Do you think the kids are being little assholes b/c they see it gets to you-- Or do you think they genuinely hate you?