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claudiastone
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:37 pm    Post subject: China Reply with quote

I am new to this forum and choose China as my first assignment. Later on, I wish to teach in Germany.
So, where in China makes a good first assignment? Suggestions are requested.
Thank you
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Charlesm_888



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are extensive suggestions in the China forum. Have a look there. Good luck !
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

China is a good place to teach. There's also alot of information posted over on www.journeyeast.org and they offer free pre-trip consulting..
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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China is a good place to teach.


ha, if you like pollution and Chinese people trying to rip you off all the time. The only thing China is good for is to learn the language and use it later to make money.


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JZer wrote:
ha, if you like pollution and Chinese people trying to rip you off all the time.
Someone seems bitter.
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Calories



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JZer wrote:
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China is a good place to teach.


ha, if you like pollution and Chinese people trying to rip you off all the time. The only think China is good for is to learn the language and use it later to make money.


Hmm, where do you make money knowing Chinese besides China but, you hate China, so where? I mean real money not I'm a translator for Chinese immigrants or a tour guide type money. I'm curious. It's such a ridiculous language!! I cannot believe when people say things like "oh Chinese will be the world language" Yea, right maybe if Chinese people could understand eachother let alone when someone who's not Chinese speaks it! Being in China hasn't made me want to learn Chinese at all. It's made me want to speak French all the time, practice my false french-canadian accent and pretend like I don't understand when random Chinese people start speaking English to me. I'm not friendly. It's just too bad my French is terrible but, as long as I'm not near any French speakers (and unfortunately I'm not) it doesn't matter.
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JZer



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I'm curious. It's such a ridiculous language!!


Doing business with the world's largest country. One American started a $360 million plant in China. The classifies as real money in my book and if he had know Chinese his first business in China may not have failed.

P.S. His first business failed due to not knowing that a non-competition clause did not translate into Mandarin and the guy who sold him the business went right down the road and opened up the exact same business as he sold to the American business man.


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JZer



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wrote:

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ha, if you like pollution and Chinese people trying to rip you off all the time. The only thing China is good for is to learn the language and use it later to make money.


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Hmm, where do you make money knowing Chinese besides China but, you hate China, so where?


Where does it say that I hate China? I am just saying that I don't think that it is a good place to teach. Not thinking a place is good does not mean that someone hates it. That also does not mean that I would not set up a business in China if I could.
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Blax



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

JZer wrote:
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I'm curious. It's such a ridiculous language!!


Doing business with the world's largest country. One American started a $360 billion plant in China. The classifies as real money in my book and if he had know Chinese his first business in China may not have failed.


Can you provide a link to your information please? I never heard of an American (let alone anyone) making that much money in China. Even Bill Gates only made 8 Billion from China.
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JZer



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The information is from The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman I will check the numbers again. Sorry it was $350 million and not billion. I was off a few zeros
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