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[Berek Halfhand]

Thank you Mister Al . While the remarks are sometimes blunt, it has helped me to see truly what my options are . I really apprecaite everyones input, I will do so.

[upchuckles]

I'd rather pay my money.. do my time, and savor the photos on my mantel someday, then to go it alone and take the risk of getting exploited by some greedy Chinese recruiter, or school. I went through a company in the usa, and I learned alot from them. I'd do it again tomorrow.

But why for the love of god do people use Chinese recruiters I will never understand.. Any program that says they do this through the government is profit orientated, and usually run behind the scenes by the government officials who setup a proxy company. The officials use their clout to make the schools utilize the proxy company and pay fees to it.

Red apple, Green apple.. Its still an apple.. Eat the worm Beyatch!

[Berek Halfhand]

I probably wouldn't go through a Chinese recruiter either... I might as well just go over there. That's why I am interested in my current program.

[clark.w.griswald]

[vikdk]

[Berek Halfhand]

Hehe, how about thank you here out in public since that is where we seem to like it ;P.

Thank you!

[jammish]

I just remembered that a friend of mine did actually pay for his first placement in China. Thing is, he said that it was worth it, as before they sent him to Wuhan, they took him to Shanghai, and treated them all to a week staying at a 5 star hotel, eating first-class food for every meal, etc, and he reckoned that the cost of the week wouldn't have been much less than the fee.

[Berek Halfhand]

I'm getting the tour of the great wall and other places, train rides all over, meals and all that accomodated, training to learn Chinese and how to teach. So it just isn't going over and plot there I am in the school .

[patsy]

what a riot! lol, You can go to the internet cafe for really cheap. I would expect some trouble dealing with the man who wrote that when you get to china though.

[lostinasia]

It's a tad amazing how verbally violent the forum can be and how how often things divert far from the original question.

That being said...a school/employer has no obligation to provide internet access. While the contact at your prospective employer seems to be a bit of a moron, suggesting that area has little or no high-speed internet access, he is right...adapt to the new society.

I just find it more disheartening that you admit to your possible future employer that you want to spend your free time playing online games - that would make me immediately toss your resume to the bottom of the trash pile. As it was briefly mentioned as well, online gaming is a "serious issue" in China with the government actually intervening, and so is a sensitive topic of sorts.

Gaming versus serious employment questions - that simply... well, enough said.

Just my opinion of course

[jammish]

That's all very well, lostinasia, but the person is paying for the right to be in China. therefore he should expect a placement which provides at least some creature comforts.

My understanding always has been that because china pays quite low salaries, it should make up for that by providing decent ineternet access etc.

[Berek Halfhand]

[andrew_gz]

lostinasia wrote, "a school/employer has no obligation to provide internet access."

Many contracts provide for at home internet access.
And if it is in the contract then they are obligated to provide it.
As they do for any other provision in said contract.

[in_asia_bill]

[Berek Halfhand]