Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Ilsanman]

I was just thinking about something. There are no First Nations (or almost none) in Korea teaching English. I wonder why.

A lot of First Nations in Canada get subsidized university education. Also, though Koreans certainly prefer white people, I have seen many non-caucasians working as foreign teachers here. It may be harder, but certainly not impossible.

Any ideas why?

[Underwaterbob]

Because, in Canada anyway, there are a lot of policies in place to see to it that they get a good job somewhere. There are many in Nova Scotia that easily pull in a couple hundred grand a year lobstering because they don't have to pay the exorbitant half-million dollar licensing fee. Not that I envy their situation in the least.

[RACETRAITOR]

What are you talking about? There are Native Speakers everywhere.

[bluelake]

I am an Odawa (Ottawa) from Michigan (Little Traverse Bay Bands).

[Insidejohnmalkovich]

Proportionately there are very few Indians in North America. About 3% of Canadians are Indians, Eskimos or Metis.

[NQP]

A First Nations person would be walking away from more than the average waegook-in. They don't accept status cards in Korea! We rave about low taxes and a free place to live. They already get that in Canada. It would take more than 2 million a month to make the trip worthwhile for a Canadian Aboriginal person. I have met a few Maori people in Korea, though.

[marlow]

You'd be surprised probably. A status Indian doesn't necessarily not look "white".

[Captain Corea]

[ajgeddes]

A girl from my hometown teaches here and she has her status card.

[wesharris]

Are we talking about

[Draz]

[bundangbabo]

Soy Inca! (y gales y espanol!)

[crosbystillsstash]

what is a "Status card?"

[bluelake]

[Captain Corea]