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| Most canadians I meet never give a crap about making money..they're into the "adventure" or whatever. I am sure there are a few who are making real dosh...but the large majority aren't as far as I've seen. I think thats the reason why they outnumber Americans 3-1 in this country. It's a win-win situation for the hagwon owners...keep them here..spending money and make sure they aren't making any. |
That is changing somewhat. The Canadian economy is doing much better than before so less are saying they want to come to Korea because they have good jobs back home. The U.S., since it has a larger population, will probably make the percentage of Canadians in Korea shrink gradually if things continue the way they are right now. I think unemployment is somewhat lower in the U.S., but it has significantly lowered in Canada.
That is one reason recruiters are having somewhat of a hard time these days. Less Canadians want to come, I think. |
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PimpofKorea
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Location: Dealing in high quality imported English
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| Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| PimpofKorea wrote: |
| Most canadians I meet never give a crap about making money..they're into the "adventure" or whatever. I am sure there are a few who are making real dosh...but the large majority aren't as far as I've seen. I think thats the reason why they outnumber Americans 3-1 in this country. It's a win-win situation for the hagwon owners...keep them here..spending money and make sure they aren't making any. |
That is changing somewhat. The Canadian economy is doing much better than before so less are saying they want to come to Korea because they have good jobs back home. The U.S., since it has a larger population, will probably make the percentage of Canadians in Korea shrink gradually if things continue the way they are right now. I think unemployment is somewhat lower in the U.S., but it has significantly lowered in Canada.
That is one reason recruiters are having somewhat of a hard time these
days. Less Canadians want to come, I think. |
Hey Adventurer...I think Canada is a sweet country. I visited there quite a few times...the weekend trips to Montreal were nice. If I had my way (plus money) I'd definitely live there instead of the states. But from what I gather from people...its difficult to make good money there. Which is what perplexes me..why I meet so many Canadians that make their 2.1 million a month..that are not only happy with it...but also save very little of that salary when they know how it could be difficult to get a decent paying job there.... |
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Roch
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Uhhhhh... what?
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Good one, Becky!!
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Roch
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Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:46 am Post subject: |
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| Adventurer wrote: |
| PimpofKorea wrote: |
| Most canadians I meet never give a crap about making money..they're into the "adventure" or whatever. I am sure there are a few who are making real dosh...but the large majority aren't as far as I've seen. I think thats the reason why they outnumber Americans 3-1 in this country. It's a win-win situation for the hagwon owners...keep them here..spending money and make sure they aren't making any. |
That is changing somewhat. The Canadian economy is doing much better than before so less are saying they want to come to Korea because they have good jobs back home. The U.S., since it has a larger population, will probably make the percentage of Canadians in Korea shrink gradually if things continue the way they are right now. I think unemployment is somewhat lower in the U.S., but it has significantly lowered in Canada.
That is one reason recruiters are having somewhat of a hard time these
days. Less Canadians want to come, I think. |
Hey Adventurer...I think Canada is a sweet country. I visited there quite a few times...the weekend trips to Montreal were nice. If I had my way (plus money) I'd definitely live there instead of the states. But from what I gather from people...its difficult to make good money there. Which is what perplexes me..why I meet so many Canadians that make their 2.1 million a month..that are not only happy with it...but also save very little of that salary when they know how it could be difficult to get a decent paying job there.... |
Are you a New Englander or from Upstate New York?
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Adventurer
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| Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:58 am Post subject: |
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| PimpofKorea wrote: |
| Adventurer wrote: |
| PimpofKorea wrote: |
| Most canadians I meet never give a crap about making money..they're into the "adventure" or whatever. I am sure there are a few who are making real dosh...but the large majority aren't as far as I've seen. I think thats the reason why they outnumber Americans 3-1 in this country. It's a win-win situation for the hagwon owners...keep them here..spending money and make sure they aren't making any. |
That is changing somewhat. The Canadian economy is doing much better than before so less are saying they want to come to Korea because they have good jobs back home. The U.S., since it has a larger population, will probably make the percentage of Canadians in Korea shrink gradually if things continue the way they are right now. I think unemployment is somewhat lower in the U.S., but it has significantly lowered in Canada.
That is one reason recruiters are having somewhat of a hard time these
days. Less Canadians want to come, I think. |
Hey Adventurer...I think Canada is a sweet country. I visited there quite a few times...the weekend trips to Montreal were nice. If I had my way (plus money) I'd definitely live there instead of the states. But from what I gather from people...its difficult to make good money there. Which is what perplexes me..why I meet so many Canadians that make their 2.1 million a month..that are not only happy with it...but also save very little of that salary when they know how it could be difficult to get a decent paying job there.... |
Well, the U.S. is a big country. So, it depends on where you live.
I haven't lived in Boston, but I really liked Boston. I am sure parts of California are nice as well. Well, it is hard to get a decent job in Montreal. However, in Alberta it is easier and with some people from say Newfoundland having gone to Alberta, for example, more vacancies opened up. I think when Korea had its hey day with Canadians coming over here it was when unemployment was close to 10%. Now, it is more like 7-8%. It is also not so easy to make it in the U.S. the way it used to be. The job market is very competitive as well, and they take forever to interview you. I was applying for teaching jobs and I got an e-mail
long after I applied when I was already in Korea:) One problem with Canada is there is a higher percentage of graduates. The competition can be fiercer, somewhat. Anyway, as I understand it is harder for Korea to recruit Canadians compared to a few years back. |
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Adventurer
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| Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:01 am Post subject: |
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| PimpofKorea wrote: |
| Adventurer wrote: |
| PimpofKorea wrote: |
| Most canadians I meet never give a crap about making money..they're into the "adventure" or whatever. I am sure there are a few who are making real dosh...but the large majority aren't as far as I've seen. I think thats the reason why they outnumber Americans 3-1 in this country. It's a win-win situation for the hagwon owners...keep them here..spending money and make sure they aren't making any. |
That is changing somewhat. The Canadian economy is doing much better than before so less are saying they want to come to Korea because they have good jobs back home. The U.S., since it has a larger population, will probably make the percentage of Canadians in Korea shrink gradually if things continue the way they are right now. I think unemployment is somewhat lower in the U.S., but it has significantly lowered in Canada.
That is one reason recruiters are having somewhat of a hard time these
days. Less Canadians want to come, I think. |
Hey Adventurer...I think Canada is a sweet country. I visited there quite a few times...the weekend trips to Montreal were nice. If I had my way (plus money) I'd definitely live there instead of the states. But from what I gather from people...its difficult to make good money there. Which is what perplexes me..why I meet so many Canadians that make their 2.1 million a month..that are not only happy with it...but also save very little of that salary when they know how it could be difficult to get a decent paying job there.... |
Well, the U.S. is a big country. So, it depends on where you live.
I haven't lived in Boston, but I really liked Boston. I am sure parts of California are nice as well. Well, it is hard to get a decent job in Montreal. However, in Alberta it is easier and with some people from say Newfoundland having gone to Alberta, for example, more vacancies opened up. I think when Korea had its hey day with Canadians coming over here it was when unemployment was close to 10%. Now, it is more like 7-8%.
It is also not so easy to make it in the U.S. the way it used to be. The job market is very competitive as well, and they take forever to interview you. I was applying for teaching jobs and I got an e-mail
long after I applied when I was already in Korea:) One problem with Canada is there is a higher percentage of graduates. The competition can be fiercer, somewhat. Anyway, as I understand it is harder for Korea to recruit Canadians compared to a few years back. I would rather live in Canada than live in the South as I did before. They are friendly but not as tolerant of different opinions as I would like. |
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