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colleenfromCanada
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 Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:53 am Post subject: Taichung or Kaohsiung? |
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Hi all,
I'm thinking about coming over to work and am wondering which city you would recommend, Taichung or Kaohsiung? I bought the lonely planet guide, but all I can basically tell from that is that Kaohsiung is bigger and more polluted. I like the idea of bigger, but not more polluted. Any thoughts? |
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Aristotle
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| I like the idea of bigger, but not more polluted. Any thoughts? |
Taipei.
Good luck,
A. |
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colleenfromCanada
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| Taipei was originally my first choice, but when looking for jobs from Canada it seems to be easier to find work in Taichung or Kaohsiung. I just wondered if anyone who had been to either of these cities had a strong preference for one over the other. It's a bit hard to tell from tourist websites or books because they tend to be over whelmingly positive about everything. Thanks for the tip, though, maybe I'll try to hold out for Taipei! Take care! |
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TaoyuanSteve
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Location: Taoyuan
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| It's been mentioned before about a million times, but here goes again: it's probably in your best interest to not accept work from outside the country. You definitely should not make any decisions about where you will live until you get here. Some places are simply unliveable. Try www.tealit.com for job ads if you ahven't already. I tend to disagree with your stance that Taipei has no work. It has alot, possibly the most for any one single place on the island. It also offers the highest standard of living for an expat and a soft landing for newcomers (trust me , you won't want to go to a place where absolutely no one can speak English upon first arrival). |
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colleenfromCanada
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I didn't mean to imply that Taipei had no work, I certainly am not an expert on that and wouldn't really have anyway of knowing. It seems I am having an easier time finding work outside Taipei but as you said, I am looking for work from Canada, so I know that my access to jobs and information is limited. I've read that it is a better idea to come over first and then find a job, but people are in different circumstances and some times that just isn't an option. I'd hoped the post would lead to a light hearted discussion about the pros and cons of the two cities. Oh well! I'll check out the link. Thanks for the advice!  |
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markholmes
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| I've read that it is a better idea to come over first and then find a job, but people are in different circumstances and some times that just isn't an option. |
If coming over and finding a job is not an option then you should consider a chain. Kojen, Hess, Shane and I imagine Joy & Jordans all recruit from abroad. Yes, quality at these chains is variable, but you can at least use the search function here to research them and you'll know basically what you are getting. Also go to the Job Information Journal here at Dave's Cafe.
You may find more work outside Taipei from the comfort of your computer in Canada, but that might be because those schools are having trouble staffing locally and thus need to look further afield. Thats not to say those schools you are looking at are bad, but maybe not many foreigners live in those areas.
I would say Taipei if you like bigger. All cities are polluted but apart from at the traffic lights in rush hour I rarely found it unbearable. You could always consider somewhere like Danshui (probably written Tamsui in the Lonely Planet), which is linked to Taipei by the MRT and is by the sea. The best of both worlds.
Kaohsiung has a kind of wild west feel to it. Its definitely more relaxed than the north. I think the English teaching community is a lot closer knit too, because there are fewer foreign bars and therefore everybody tends to hang out in the same places. Oh, the downside of Kaohsiung is that the Love River stinks, so don't get a riverside apartment. |
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