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although it's offtopic... but most of these teach in japan thing often wants "Native Speakers"

but in my opinion it's now fair.. i mean... i grew up most of my life in Canada... I may as well be a "native" speaker....

my friend's sister has a degree in Linguistics.. she tried applyig for a job to teach english in Taiwan... she was offered a poisition.. but she'd be paid less than another teacher who had a high school diploma... but he was caucasion... i find that discriminating..................

~SIGH~~

chubby_baby wrote:

you can just take some courses here to learn how to teach english, and they put you in a country to teach english. that's what i plan to do!! so i HIGHLY doubt they're not going to choose you cause you're not caucasian. and if that's the truth... that's just depressing, since i'm asian as well

I hope that's the case. I've read in some of the threads that the older guys here hang out at and that's what they say. I wouldn't really know... they've got years of experience under their belt (not an insult). [laughs]

lastsamurai wrote:

You know what?? I think they are!!!! :usuck

They are? Screw them... Haha.

teru_teru_bouzu wrote:although it's offtopic... but most of these teach in japan thing often wants "Native Speakers"

but in my opinion it's now fair.. i mean... i grew up most of my life in Canada... I may as well be a "native" speaker....

my friend's sister has a degree in Linguistics.. she tried applyig for a job to teach english in Taiwan... she was offered a poisition.. but she'd be paid less than another teacher who had a high school diploma... but he was caucasion... i find that discriminating..................

~SIGH~~

That's what I'm saying... somehow in some ways prejudice will occur.
( -__- )

pumpkin puff wrote:

They are? Screw them... Haha.

I already did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :naughty:

pumpkin puff wrote:

That's what I'm saying... somehow in some ways prejudice will occur.
( -__- )

Especially in Japan, prejudice is pretty serious. If you are Asians, it doesn't matter where you are from, US or any foreign countries, they still think that you are Asians. really hate that!!!!!

lastsamurai wrote:

I already did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :naughty:

Boy I hope they were screwed up so bad they look like :beaten: . Sorry, that's my evil side talking. :angeldevil:

teru_teru_bouzu wrote:although it's offtopic... but most of these teach in japan thing often wants "Native Speakers"

but in my opinion it's now fair.. i mean... i grew up most of my life in Canada... I may as well be a "native" speaker....

my friend's sister has a degree in Linguistics.. she tried applyig for a job to teach english in Taiwan... she was offered a poisition.. but she'd be paid less than another teacher who had a high school diploma... but he was caucasion... i find that discriminating..................

~SIGH~~

well... i was born in canada, so i'd like to say i'm a native speaker. well, i am. cause i barely speak chinese anymore, which is sad. but ok. i think that if you join with a place that helps teach you how to teach english, you'll get a position in no time, cause some countries, especially japan, are desperate for some english teachers.

and i just get so infuriated that men STILL get paid more than women, because companies say that it'll be too expensive to change their salaries. but that's the kind of world we live in! i say we need MORE women's rights!! o yesssss. we're still not seen as equal to men, which is sad. cause i think women are better.

lastsamurai wrote:

Especially in Japan, prejudice is pretty serious. If you are Asians, it doesn't matter where you are from, US or any foreign countries, they still think that you are Asians. really hate that!!!!!

Yes yes, and there's no way to stop that. I wish there were some way that these people would understand that it's not a race thing.

lastsamurai wrote:

Especially in Japan, prejudice is pretty serious. If you are Asians, it doesn't matter where you are from, US or any foreign countries, they still think that you are Asians. really hate that!!!!!

but... i call like to refer to myself more as chinese than canadian?? but i like being both! so i'm a CBC...and proud of it!!

pumpkin puff wrote:

Boy I hope they were screwed up so bad they look like :beaten: . Sorry, that's my evil side talking. :angeldevil:

Hehehhe!!!! Don't worry, i am the queen of evil, I screwed them so badly and they look like sxxx!!!!!!! Excuse me!!!!

AAAAHHHHH!!! I still haven't got the copy of September "Duet " and "WU".
Have to go to Kino tomorrow.

chubby_baby wrote:

and i just get so infuriated that men STILL get paid more than women, because companies say that it'll be too expensive to change their salaries. but that's the kind of world we live in! i say we need MORE women's rights!! o yesssss. we're still not seen as equal to men, which is sad. cause i think women are better.

Hear hear! That's why in my school, there's a feminist club... though these feminists are highly sensitive to a lot of things. Like if a girl gets tired and gives a heavy box to one of her guy friends to carry, this girl would yell at her and make her carry the stuff herself. Hehe... but we all get lazy, I think it has less to do with lowering the female.

lastsamurai wrote:

Hehehhe!!!! Don't worry, i am the queen of evil, I screwed them so badly and they look like sxxx!!!!!!! Excuse me!!!!

AAAAHHHHH!!! I still haven't got the copy of September "Duet " and "WU".
Have to go to Kino tomorrow.

You know that site that Hana gave us last night? They actually have those on the site for 10 RMB, which is like no more than $1.50 here. But I don't know if that seller can be trusted.

pumpkin puff wrote:

Hear hear! That's why in my school, there's a feminist club... though these feminists are highly sensitive to a lot of things. Like if a girl gets tired and gives a heavy box to one of her guy friends to carry, this girl would yell at her and make her carry the stuff herself. Hehe... but we all get lazy, I think it has less to do with lowering the female.

you have one?!? that's so amazing... hahahaa. i like to just use guys to carry things for me since i'm really lazy. i have lots of *ahem* ideas about guys, and now my friends are scared for my future bf or husband. hahahaa. they think i'm scary... which i can't blame them for thinking that. and me and my friend did a feminist reading by naomi wolf, VERY interesting i must say. i like to hear when guys admit that women are the smarter gender... hahahaa. i guess somtimes i'm just bitter... very bitter of the male gender. i can't help it...

pumpkin puff wrote:

Yes yes, and there's no way to stop that. I wish there were some way that these people would understand that it's not a race thing.

Agree!!!!! I hate bringing this up but racism is always an issue. Actually, my friend and I just discussed this issue today. We both love japan, but going there to work or stay there is really tough. Not just the language but also their culture, lifestyle and so many ther things. There are so many things to consider before we go. :hehe:

pumpkin puff wrote:

You know that site that Hana gave us last night? They actually have those on the site for 10 RMB, which is like no more than $1.50 here. But I don't know if that seller can be trusted.

I know. Let me go to Kino to check it out first . If it is sold out, i probably will order it then.

chubby_baby wrote:

you have one?!? that's so amazing... hahahaa. i like to just use guys to carry things for me since i'm really lazy. i have lots of *ahem* ideas about guys, and now my friends are scared for my future bf or husband. hahahaa. they think i'm scary... which i can't blame them for thinking that. and me and my friend did a feminist reading by naomi wolf, VERY interesting i must say. i like to hear when guys admit that women are the smarter gender... hahahaa. i guess somtimes i'm just bitter... very bitter of the male gender. i can't help it...

Yes... guys can be such jerks. A lot of guys I know don't know how to deal with girls. :beatyou: One good thing about us is that we pay attention to the finer details (at least it seems like it compared to most guys). I have a friend who has an entire laundry list of the type of guy she wants to marry. He has to be taller than her ('cause she's 172 cm), be Korean, have a high salary, listen to her completely, give her three children... [laughs] and it goes on. But I don't think there's anything wrong with her criteria, it's good to know what you want in life, just as long as she doesn't expect her future husband to be completely the way she wants him to be.

lastsamurai wrote:

Agree!!!!! I hate bringing this up but racism is always an issue. Actually, my friend and I just discussed this issue today. We both love japan, but going there to work or stay there is really tough. Not just the language but also their culture, lifestyle and so many ther things. There are so many things to consider before we go. :hehe:

Yeah, I learned to live with it though. I think America has more racial issues than anywhere else because it's just filled with so many different cultures that there's no way every single person would accept the others. At least in Japan, the issue won't be seen everywhere since most of the occupants are Japanese.

pumpkin puff wrote:

Yes... guys can be such jerks. A lot of guys I know don't know how to deal with girls. :beatyou: One good thing about us is that we pay attention to the finer details (at least it seems like it compared to most guys). I have a friend who has an entire laundry list of the type of guy she wants to marry. He has to be taller than her ('cause she's 172 cm), be Korean, have a high salary, listen to her completely, give her three children... [laughs] and it goes on. But I don't think there's anything wrong with her criteria, it's good to know what you want in life, just as long as she doesn't expect her future husband to be completely the way she wants him to be.

Really??? I have a friend like that too. Listed everything she wants, high pay, good looking, tall (must be 180 cm) at least even though she's short :nut: . Understanding, caring, and bla, bla, bla......

Everytime when she asked me what do I want in a guy. I would say Kame's hair, Jin's sexy body, Ueda's lips and he has to know how to do the human mouth beatbox like Nakamaru and Koki's rap. She's totally pissed.

lastsamurai wrote:

Agree!!!!! I hate bringing this up but racism is always an issue. Actually, my friend and I just discussed this issue today. We both love japan, but going there to work or stay there is really tough. Not just the language but also their culture, lifestyle and so many ther things. There are so many things to consider before we go. :hehe:

i definately agree. racism is still a HUGE issue everywhere in the world, and it's just sad to see everyone steriotyping and judging different races like that... it's not fun to hear.
japan's attitute towards different races kinda worries me, cause i hear that throughout history, the japanese keep thinking they are the ultimate race. traces of that thought still exist today, so i'm kinda apprehensive to live there. and china and japan still have their differences.... not good. especially the textbooks. grrrr