Who sends their kids to international schools, anyways?

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@nz

charge enough money that even upper middle class families are unable to send their kids there comfortably. This guarantees that only ultra wealthy families send their children there. Ultra wealthy families have the money to fund the new sports field, library, gym…whatever they need when they need to build it. An upper middle class earner doesn’t even make that kind of money in their lifetime.

Upper middle class is a flexible term, but I’d put $30k tuition solidly in the realm of upper middle.class range. And those that can afford $30k/yr in tuition certainly aren’t generally in the fund capital improvements range of income.

@anon24369109

Educational purpose of our school

Our school aims to educate Japanese children residing or residing in the Republic of China in the same way as in Japan

We have one of those types of school locally. Practically a straight up Japanese school, with all Japanese kids.

@Taiwan_Luthiers

I wouldn’t be doing business deals with him otherwise.

I can tell you they’re likely heavily involved with mafia.

So that explains the mystery of TL closing shop, suddenly going from everyone making 30k to “1 million nt isn’t that hard to make per year…1 million nt a year in Taiwan is harder but doable.” I was guessing his dad was finally giving him money or something, and certainly didn’t pick “business with mafia involved uncle” on the bingo card!