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elliot_spencer
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 Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject: WHere is more ageist - Japan or Taiwan |
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JUst trying to find out which country is harder to find full-time gigs as you get older out of the two? In other words - which one discriminates against your age more?
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Glenski
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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elliot,
How old is "older"?
What sort of work did you plan to do at that advanced age?
What are your qualifications?
I came here in my early 40s and have been here a while. The work is here if you look for it and are qualified. |
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JimDunlop2
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:06 am Post subject: |
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| elliot_spencer wrote: |
| WHere is more agest - Japan or Taiwan |
What the hell does agest mean?
Did you mean:
aggest
\ag*gest"\, v. t. [L. aggestus, p. p. of aggerere. See agger.] To heap up.
The violence of the waters aggested the earth.
age�ist / Pronunciation[ey-jist]
�noun
1. discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
2. a tendency to regard older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention, or unsuitable for employment.
agast
\a*gast"\ or aghast \a*ghast"\, v. t. To affright; to terrify.
a�gist /əˈdʒɪst/ Pronunciation[uh-jist]
�verb (used with object)
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee. |
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nonsmoker
Joined: 20 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:23 am Post subject: |
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I think the OP meant to say 'ageist':
Main Entry: age�ism
Variant(s): also ag�ism /'A-(")ji-z&m/
Function: noun
: prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group and especially the elderly
- age�ist also ag�ist /-jist/ adjective |
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JimDunlop2
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:29 am Post subject: |
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| I sorta gathered that too, (eventually... after I went into the thread and read the question)... Spelling mistakes are one thing, but geez, ya know -- you'd hope that the thread subject line (at the very least) would be proofread. I honestly had no clue what the OP was talking about just by browsing the topics. |
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sethness
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
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Location: Hiroshima, Japan
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Both Taiwan AND Japan are quite age-ist. Sexist, as well. The first cutoff is commonly age 30...followed by 35/40. Universities would be the exception to that rule, but University teaching positions are highly prized, highly competitive positions that often go to incredibly well-qualified long-established members of the good ole boys' club.
If you're very aged, perhaps a better alternative might be elsewhere in Asia-- Viet Nam, perhaps? |
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