jdsmith - give yourself a pat on the back for a funny joke.
[quote=“Kiwi”]Chunli, I’m sure you are well intentioned and all that, and in real life you are probably quite nice, but in this particular thread you have managed to come across as a bit of an idiot.
The comments on English teaching, “quick bucks for not doing much”, and the glories of “corporate life” seemed silly to me.
Maybe you feel I am picking on you unfairly, but you were the one who came into this community and asked these people for their opinions. You got some useful answers (along with the jokes). People have tried to be helpful. Why not be nicer?[/quote]
Because to me, teaching english is quick bucks. And it’s easy. I had several hundred students and spent a lot of time editing curriculum and helping them past their tests and I didn’t find it hard. That’s all there is to it. I don’t mean anything further from that comment, or anything less. If people want to think of it as negative and as an insult to them because I find teaching english extremely easy and they think it’s difficult, they can if they want. I’m not supposed to do anything more about it.
And I personally give corporate life a 50/50. I don’t love it, I don’t hate it, and in fact, I think thinking english is a lot more fun and influencial. Corporate life just happens to help me reach my goal more than teaching english. And that’s all. If people want to read into it as me praising corporate life and making fun of teaching english, that’s fine too. Their choice.
I say people seem to have a chip on their shoulders because they do. If you want to take someone’s words on the net and take it as a personal insult, well, that’s up to you. jdsmith can write whatever he wants, it fine with me. The cyberworld is the cyberworld. And it ends when you turn off the computer. That’s why, if people want to take my comments as a personal insult to them, well, okay.
As for the people who chose to write reasons for why they stayed in Taiwan, cool. Interesting opinions from the people who chose to gave it. Also, Kiwi, it’s interesting that some would think that I’m begging for their opinions on the net. Like if they don’t tell me what they think the world will end. If you want to voice your opinion, okay. Maybe it’ll be something different or unique. If not, that’s fine too.
I doubt anyone really depends on forum opinions from strangers to make serious decisions. For example, lasik operations. You might take peoples opinions from the net on what they think with a grain of salt, but for real advice you go to friends and talk to doctors who specialize in it. I mean, people can write on the net, “I think Taiwanese people are idiots and should all go to hell!” And then what? What am I supposed to do, go change their opinion?
Milton - you lived in the middle of the states? Yeah, I would stay in Asia too. I can’t stand to be in landlocked places. And why didn’t I capitalize the W’s? Because I didn’t have time since I was on my way out and I didn’t care to. Wasn’t something that I felt I should spend time going back and editing. As for the corporate job being worth it, well, it was okay. I mean, I taught english so I’d have more time to read and do whatever I wanted. And then I got a great offer so I decided to try it out. You have to admit that trying new things means experience you wouldn’t have gained otherwise. Good and bad sides for all jobs.
