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Badboy Blue
Joined: 09 Apr 2004
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Location: soon to be in beijing
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 Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 11:39 pm Post subject: Why I chose not to come to China (The sad truth...) |
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Hi Folks!
After about 2 months of haggling and racking my brain about whether to come to China or not has finally come to a close....and I've decided against it (for now, at least)
To tell you all, it was a very difficult decision to make.
About 2 weeks ago, I was offered a job to sell cars to US servicemen in Korea and so I have just decided to take that job instead. Although the job is 100% commission, it is at least better then teaching (from a korea-teacher point of view).
But I know that if it doesn't work I will be in china faster than you can say "split"!
Thanks for all your help, cheers! |
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lagerlout2006
Joined: 17 Sep 2003
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I would do the same and leap at a no-teaching job here..Bloody right after 3 years dealing with Asian schools..I had a lead on something also in Korea but I'm not American so can't get a Sofa (?) visa.
Come over for holidays. Good luck... |
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anthyp
Joined: 16 Apr 2004
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Location: Chicago, IL USA
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| Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 2:34 am Post subject: |
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| Can't you sell cars in the States? Are you coming for the fabulous Korean culture, or what? You'd probably make more money back in the US anyway. |
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James_T_Kirk
Joined: 20 Sep 2003
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Location: Ten Forward
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| Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| About 2 weeks ago, I was offered a job to sell cars to US servicemen in Korea and so I have just decided to take that job instead. Although the job is 100% commission, it is at least better then teaching (from a korea-teacher point of view). |
Badboy, I wish you the best of luck. I must comment that you are perhaps the only person on this forum that would choose a non-salaried job as a car salesman over a teaching job in China!
Cheers,
Kirk |
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James_T_Kirk
Joined: 20 Sep 2003
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Location: Ten Forward
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| Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 2:37 am Post subject: |
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I would do the same and leap at a no-teaching job here..Bloody right after 3 years dealing with Asian schools..I had a lead on something also in Korea but I'm not American so can't get a Sofa (?) visa.
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Or, maybe not...  |
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Badboy Blue
Joined: 09 Apr 2004
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Location: soon to be in beijing
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| Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 6:11 am Post subject: |
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anthyp~ Think about it......
I will be earning about $3,000 to $5,000 a month and living in a place where the average expenses is about $1200 a month.
What do you think?
For the rest~~~ I hope to see you all in the pubs over Christmas~ cheers! |
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Roger
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 9:21 am Post subject: |
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| In my opinion, you should never have posted your piece here in the first place; who cares what you are doing to make dollars? We are only interested in teaching-related topics! |
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Ludwig
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
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Location: 22� 20' N, 114� 11' E
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| Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| In my opinion, you should never have posted your piece here in the first place [...] |
In my opinion, 'Roger', you should never have defended an obvious nonce ('Whitjohn') on this forum; but who's counting? (I just wonder how you will feel if he ever offends.) |
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stillnosheep
Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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Location: eslcafe
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| Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Troll! |
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Badboy Blue
Joined: 09 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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The reason I posted here was to say I'm sorry to the people who helped me with information and advice about going there, although I have decided not to.
And if it was only for "teaching only" topics, why does the forum state "off-topic"?
And if I'm a troll, why do I post "sometimes" when I need information?
I get the feeling China can be as cliquey as Korea is. |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 11:40 pm Post subject: Ask not for whom the post Trolls |
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Dear Badboy Blue,
Don't take the "Troll!" posting personally. stillnosheep went on a "Call Ludwig a troll" romp and posted that just about everywhere one of Ludwig's messages could be found.
See what you did, stillnosheep? Aren't you ashamed?
Regards,
John |
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stillnosheep
Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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Location: eslcafe
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badboy:
Not you! I have no probs with any of your post. Never have had. Good luck in Korea! I was referring to Ludwig.
john:
It appears not.
| Ludwig wrote: |
| Roger wrote: |
| In my opinion, you should never have posted your piece here in the first place [...] |
In my opinion, 'Roger', you should never have defended an obvious nonce ('Whitjohn') on this forum; but who's counting? (I just wonder how you will feel if he ever offends.) |
Ludwig:
You are a troll. You seem to have been born a troll. You may well die a troll.
In the meantime please stop using the word 'nonce' in reference to a University lecturer who made some silly sexist comments about some of the physical atributes of a few adult women, some of whom he claims to have had sex with, on a website unconnected to this site.
Whitjohn's 'offence' was to good taste. He is neither a paedophile, nor a rapist. He is not a child molester, nor, to my knowledge, has he ever taken part in any assault, sexual or otherwise, on a woman or child, ever.
Roger attempted to prevent a witch-hunt turning into a public-lynching, professionally speaking. For that he should be thanked and many of us should be ashamed for trying to stoke the fires of the lynching, if I may mix my metaphors for a moment.
Everybody else:
Ludwig is a troll, let's just ignore him.
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windsorman1972
Joined: 12 May 2004
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Location: China - Here for the Cheap Sex Only
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Ludwig:
You are a troll. You seem to have been born a troll. You may well die a troll....
Everybody else:
Ludwig is a troll, let's just ignore him. |
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About The Author
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
Posts: 93
Location: Seating by my desk, sitting at my desk!
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| Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: Why I chose not to come to China (The sad truth...) |
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| Badboy Blue wrote: |
| I will be in china faster than you can say "split"! |
SPLIT!!! |
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Ludwig
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
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Location: 22� 20' N, 114� 11' E
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