Site Search:
 
Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today!
Teach English Abroad and Get Paid to see the World!
Job Discussion Forums Forum Index Job Discussion Forums
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!"
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Why choose Taiwan over Japan??
Goto page 1, 2  Next
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Taiwan
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
IamtheWalrus



Joined: 20 Feb 2003
Posts: 20
Location: San Francisco
PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 6:10 pm    Post subject: Why choose Taiwan over Japan?? Reply with quote
I am never able to decide, so Please help me!

Why is Taiwan better than Japan??
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
surrealia



Joined: 11 Jan 2003
Posts: 241
Location: Taiwan
PostPosted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Read the articles and information at:

http://www.geocities.com/allhou/taiwan.htm

http://www.geocities.com/allhou/japan.htm
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
jason_seeburn



Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Posts: 399
Location: Toronto
PostPosted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 10:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Why choose Taiwan over Japan?? Reply with quote
][][

Last edited by jason_seeburn on Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:06 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
IamtheWalrus



Joined: 20 Feb 2003
Posts: 20
Location: San Francisco
PostPosted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
True, true...Wrong phrasing!

So why do you find Japan better, can you explain some?

Thanks!!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Aristotle



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Posts: 1388
Location: Taiwan
PostPosted: Wed Aug 06, 2003 1:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Claustrophobia, I couldn't walk through a doorway without hitting my head. My bed was so small I had to sleep sitting up. Rent was astronomical. Of course in the two years I spent in Fukuoka, I was always paid on time and correctly. I made a heck of a lot more money than in Taiwan. My boss and the schools I worked for were very professional and they appreciated that I was too. That is a stark contrast to Taiwan where you often will have to file a law suit just to get your pay check.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
matchstick_man



Joined: 21 May 2003
Posts: 244
Location: Taiwan
PostPosted: Wed Aug 06, 2003 4:09 pm    Post subject: In a word Reply with quote
Food......Chinese food has it over Japnese and Korean food. I hate most seafood which is a staple in all these countries.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Yahoo Messenger
jason_seeburn



Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Posts: 399
Location: Toronto
PostPosted: Wed Aug 06, 2003 9:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
][][

Last edited by jason_seeburn on Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:06 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
MissusFish



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Posts: 16
PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 3:04 am    Post subject: Taiwan or Japan Reply with quote
Try not to agonize over the decision-both countries are fine. You will have an experince no matter which one you choose.
You were leaning more towards Taiwan in the first place, weren't you? Just go for it-now's the time.
Although after just coming back from a blissful, one month vacation in CA I have to reiterate my first advice to not ever leave it! (Ok, not really, but if nothing else-weather wise you're in for a shocker!)
Good luck!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Pop Fly



Joined: 15 Feb 2003
Posts: 429
PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would have automatically said Taiwan from a purely financial point of view as Japan is so expensive...but the parity of wage is getting further and further apart where it is becoming more sensible (finacially speaking) to work in Japan. Avg wage in Taipei is 55,000 NT whereas Japan is 250,000 yen which works out to about 78/79,000 NT....

I may consider Japan next year as you can still find jobs that include a housing subsidy....which, in my mind, greatly undercuts the cost of living, ya?

Good luck....
Back to top