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Tretyakovskii · Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 462 Location: Cancun, Mexico

What is typically implied by a contract term in which the school says it will provide the "conveniences of life", without spelling out what they have in mind?

choudoufu · Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3325 Location: Mao-berry, PRC

i'd guess it means your apartment will be furnished with
basic furniture, some appliances, and some cooking gear.

it will mean something else to the school. better to ask
them.

Lobster · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:42 pm Post subject:

It implies they will provide everything needed to make yout life comfortable, but it really means absolutely nothing. It's like saying, "We'll pay you a good salary", but they won't say how much.

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rogerwilco · Joined: 10 Jun 2010 Posts: 1549

All the conveniences of a Chinese life.
A squat toilet and a rice cooker Smile

Better to ask the school than us.

Miles Smiles · Joined: 07 Jun 2010 Posts: 1294 Location: Heebee Jeebee

To me, it means a late-model Honda Accord, a 60" flat panel TV, a real bed, and a nearby convenience store. To the Chinese? God knows. You can bet that it means that they'll give you the least they can and the cheapest.

The Great Wall of Whiner · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 4946 Location: Blabbing

Only way to know is to ask them for clarification. I agree with others; it's whatever they wish it to be.

sainthood · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 5:10 am Post subject:

It means nothing... except for what you end up fighting tooth and nail for.

Vague is how people get out of doing/giving things.

I've never had that put into a contract (where it meant anything - I took the living allowance option, and lived off campus).

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