ironman510 on news China English Teaching Horror Stories (54 comments)

Jun 29,2017 18:09 comment|74155|17779

Who said we weren't happy man? Not all teachers are like this. Go screw yourself and your assumptions. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news China English Teaching Horror Stories (54 comments)

Jun 28,2017 19:17 comment|74149|17779

Don't forget about the biggest and worst story of all: Hangzhou DD Dragon school refuses to pay transport fee for dead American teacher's body. 64,000 RMB is so easy to come up with. http://shanghaiist.com/2012/03/12/school_refuses_to_pay_transport_fee.php Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Charity in China: The Low Down on Street Begging(28 comments)

Apr 25,2017 12:43 comment|73973|17779

Beggars here I found out were a business, some even made 15,000 a month. It became an acting job after police exposed the truth, so now there is really no way to know who is really poor or just an actor & actress. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Charity in China: The Low Down on Street Begging(28 comments)

Apr 25,2017 12:43 comment|73972|17779

Beggars here I found out were a business, some even made 15,000 a month. It became an acting job after police exposed the truth, so now there is really no way to know who is really poor or just an actor & actress. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Chinese Government to Start Keeping Biometrics Information of Foreigners(12 comments)

Feb 13,2017 13:08 comment|73627|17779

Ok, no problem. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Is There a Growing Wave of Nationalism in China?(14 comments)

Feb 02,2017 22:59 comment|73577|17779

I'm an American, so can I ask what about the fault of my people? Why do they shoot and kill, rape, give drugs to kids and parents, why do we let illegals in, why do we use English is "totally uncool way dude?" So why China you say China is its own worst enemy than don't forget we are guilty too! I ... Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Is There a Growing Wave of Nationalism in China?(14 comments)

Feb 02,2017 22:51 comment|73576|17779

I have lived in Shenzhen for 8 years, I still feel totally welcomed and at peace with people here, it's almost like family anywhere I go, I run into so many people I know all the time. These are very nice people and I know they have a temper, but 90% of the time they solve big temper issues with a simple statement ... Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news How to Successfully Switch ESL Jobs in China(34 comments)

Jan 12,2017 09:02 comment|73479|17779

Depends where you are now, in a big city? 1.Two years of reference letters that have been authenticated by the Chinese Embassy in your home country. To prove you have worked two years. 2.A security Check or FBI record check that has been authenticated by the Chinese embassy in your home country. 3.Your degree that ... Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news How to Successfully Switch ESL Jobs in China(34 comments)

Jan 11,2017 12:44 comment|73472|17779

At Wallstreet in Shenzhen we were given all the new stuff. None of the above is correct now and in other big cities. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news How to Successfully Switch ESL Jobs in China(34 comments)

Jan 11,2017 11:44 comment|73470|17779

This is 100% wrong. Everything has started to change. Please update the details with the relation to the new ABC talent cards and how to change jobs. Its no longer like this and nationwide after April 1st. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Making the Grade: China’s New Foreigner Visa System(17 comments)

Jan 10,2017 11:43 comment|73463|17779

I'm a B (score 68.) This will really make it hard for about 2 years for China to attract new teachers. We'll have to wait for them to suck it up and do all the paper work themselves than apply for the Z visa. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news China’s Top 5 Lower Tier Cities For Expats to Live(3 comments)

Nov 30,2016 11:41 comment|73443|17779

Are you guys trying to make us an A talent? lol Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Shanghai to Pilot New Work Permit System for Foreigners(6 comments)

Oct 24,2016 12:36 comment|73272|17779

We got an email at Wall Street, teachers will be B class.. Even at Universities. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Shanghai to Pilot New Work Permit System for Foreigners(6 comments)

Oct 14,2016 13:41 comment|73222|17779

What they don't talk about is how picky or not picky they will be during the acceptance. Meaning where we are from will count a lot more than the points or will give us the points for ESL teachers. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Italian Tourist Fined in Wenzhou for Not Registering at the Police Station (10 comments)

Jul 01,2016 14:48 comment|71975|17779

Is there a chance there wasn't a warning in his native language? I mean I agree with TED, you do the research but how are you suppose to know? That law is very fine print. Next issue, if no one around you can help a new guy here find the police and tell him why he needs to go tot he police, well than he would never ... Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Kindergarten Teacher Fired for Having Students Hit Each Other as Punishment (12 comments)

Jun 26,2016 00:07 comment|71884|17779

How sick! Full Comment>>

Because most jobs are Monday to Friday and the police office close at 6:pm, most of us get off at 5:30PM so 15 minutes to get there and 15 minutes to finish? A little tight. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Light a Candle: Overcoming Discrimination in China’s ESL Market (109 comments)

Jun 01,2016 11:00 comment|71310|17779

Shouldnt this topic be in the Chinese news, in Chinese? We are not the ones who need to learn this. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Shenzhen Airport Security Check 25% More Efficient with New Lane System (3 comments)

May 03,2016 08:54 comment|70768|17779

Well, this makes me feel better, I love eating lunch there. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Historic Rainfall in South China this Week(2 comments)

Mar 23,2016 21:06 comment|69942|17779

well nothing special happened here. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Police Drug Test 491 at Shenzhen Tunnel Rave, 50 Expats Detained (54 comments)

Feb 24,2016 08:15 comment|69102|17779

Get this, we've got one of these rave guys working at our school, he's on a M visa,we wanted to report him for working illegally but the school doesn't want to be fined and begged us to stop. So our hand are tied, unless anyone has any advice? We got the hint that if we report a drug user we'd lose our jobs. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Rejected by Teacher, Student Rolls in Street Naked, Crying on Valentines’ Day(18 comments)

Feb 17,2016 13:45 comment|68926|17779

A website like ours has a post with a teacher story on it, is that because 60% of guys here are teachers? So they want to show us this? Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news Two Foreigners Arrested for Leaving Shenzhen While on Temporary Tourist Visas(11 comments)

Jan 18,2016 20:12 comment|68330|17779

I don't buy this story 100%. I still see tons of business working visa teachers and travelers working and working, still the same. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news The Great Laowai Exodus: Why Foreigners Are Leaving China(135 comments)

Jan 18,2016 13:20 comment|68309|17779

Haven't really felt or seen any of this in Shenzhen, have seen the markets and new visa laws, but the illegals still come, I saw cook from the a hotel land a job as a teacher, so sick, so I all is the same as it was 7 years ago. Full Comment>>

ironman510 on news U.S. Embassy: Possible Threats Against Westerners in Beijing during Christmas (13 comments)

Dec 25,2015 22:49 comment|67782|17779

I laugh at this threat. I have never felt more safe in my last 13 years than I have in China. No guns, no crazy people that try to destory groups of people every month like my country the U.S does, Yes China has bad days but very few.. I'll take agruing and spitting fools over people with guns any day. Full Comment>>

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