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Hi, I just heard that many ESL jobs in foreign countries require the applicant to get a physical exam. What kind of conditions (e.g. hypertension) can disqualify an applicant?

I'm confused about that story: If the second guy was so happy, what motivated him to leave? Adventure? Doesn't that imply that he was bored back home? Doesn't that mean that he had an attitude problem, just like the first guy?

I'm a former college math professor and thinking about getting an ESL certification, moving abroad, and teaching English. But I'm worried that I'll face the same problems abroad that I faced here, that is, lazy and rude students who expect easy A's, and administrators who always side with the studen...