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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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 Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 5:50 am Post subject: Re: Where would you go to teach, if.... |
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| Gorf wrote: |
| myenglishisno wrote: |
Not Japan anymore. You can't make bank in Japan unless you have some serious qualifications and are really flexible.
Newbies teaching in Japan make a considerable bit less than newbies in Korea and they probably can't save anything. |
Not true at all. The exchange rate in Japan means that even your average 200,000-250,000 yen newbie is make between 500-1000 US dollars more every month. Even factoring in higher living expenses (which aren't that much more than Seoul), Japan is the place to go to make money right now. The problem, of course, is that it's easier said that done. |
In Korea, your apartment is usually paid for by your employer. In Japan, you have to pay out of pocket and usually have to pay for the deposit too. Those people who work for dispatch companies have to pay for a car to get around in as well (either by buying one or just renting month to month).
Even with the exchange rate, I'd say it still doesn't pay as much. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 6:09 am Post subject: Re: Where would you go to teach, if.... |
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| myenglishisno wrote: |
| it still doesn't pay as much. |
Surely pay i shigher as you get closer to fukushima? |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: Where would you go to teach, if.... |
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| myenglishisno wrote: |
| Gorf wrote: |
| myenglishisno wrote: |
Not Japan anymore. You can't make bank in Japan unless you have some serious qualifications and are really flexible.
Newbies teaching in Japan make a considerable bit less than newbies in Korea and they probably can't save anything. |
Not true at all. The exchange rate in Japan means that even your average 200,000-250,000 yen newbie is make between 500-1000 US dollars more every month. Even factoring in higher living expenses (which aren't that much more than Seoul), Japan is the place to go to make money right now. The problem, of course, is that it's easier said that done. |
In Korea, your apartment is usually paid for by your employer. In Japan, you have to pay out of pocket and usually have to pay for the deposit too. Those people who work for dispatch companies have to pay for a car to get around in as well (either by buying one or just renting month to month).
Even with the exchange rate, I'd say it still doesn't pay as much. |
I think I would agree. Plus no severance and you pay your own flight. You go to Japan to experience the country not to save money. |
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