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[TheUrbanMyth]

I was reading the Korean Times the other day when I came across an article that gave me pause for thought. The gist of the article was that some Filipinas who are married to Korean men have been able to get a teaching visa and are now teaching English in 14 elementary schools. Their pay? 1.4 million won/month. If this article is also in Korean newspapers, I wonder how many hakwon bosses are thinking "1.4 million won eh? Why keep my foreigner for 2.2?"

Apparently they are very popular teachers both with the students and parents, so so much for the myth of mommies preferring white teachers.

Could we be on the way out? Certainly both hakwon and public school officials will want to save money and this seems like an easy way to do it. All it would take is a change in Korean Immigration law to allow residents of the Philippines in (married or not) to teach English.
The next few years will be interesting, methinks.

[Yo!Chingo]

I'm married to a filipino but his family immigrated to the US when he was very young. Trust me when I say that a Philippine born filipino will never replace a native born English speaker. Their English is not very good or even understandable alot of the time.
Your jobs are very safe unless parents want to pay for broken English being spoken to their kids.

[jacl]

The same sort of thing is goin on in Taiwan now.

[rapier]

You could have a planeload of Zambians here working for 100.000 a month if you wanted, and they'd all speak better english than most eslers over here.

I reckon the english market here will be gone in 10 years and we'll all be in China.

[Privateer]

We're not here for our ability as native speakers. We're here because of Korea's obsession with America.

[poet13]

Yo!Chingo.... Do you really think it's fair to generalize across an entire people like that?
"Trust me when I say that a Philippine born filipino will never replace a native born English speaker. Their English is not very good or even understandable alot of the time.
Your jobs are very safe unless parents want to pay for broken English being spoken to their kids."

I live in the Philippines, and I know many people whose english is superior to most of the people I knew back in the US.

[some waygug-in]

I agree with the above post. I have met many Phillipinos who spoke flawless English.

Koreans tend to have a bit of a racist attitude towards "the brown people" and as such they will continue to hire blonde, blue-eyed North Americans.............even if they are only semi-litterate.

[Lemonade]

[Lemonade]

[dulouz]

I get tired of this "blond hair = stupid". One other reason Americans are wanted is culture and that being the culture of success. Its not all about skin color. Money talks, BS walks. Philippinos can speak very good English but lack literary skills. Can you name one great Philippino author? I can name one, Michelle Malkin, but after that the list gets light. The PI is also a poor, broken and miserable place. Who do you want influencing and giving advice to your children? Would you rather have a Zambian influence or a Swiss-American influence for your child?

[Aussiekimchi]

We are safe until the filipinos start producing blonde haired and blue eyed citizens. Photos will always take precidence (sp?) over resumes in Korea.

[kimchikowboy]

Japan has begun hiring In