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bejarano1972 on news 6 Risks Not Worth Taking as a Foreigner in China(12 comments)
Punching a local in the face, tempting at times but never ever do it. Full Comment>>
bejarano1972 on news 4 Ways Foreigners in China Can Respond to Getting Started At (5 comments)
Post COVID - none of it happens anymore, no 'herros' no staring, no taking pictures... even here in my third tier city. Nobody pays me any attention which I absolutely prefer. Full Comment>>
bejarano1972 on news 5 Things that Most Annoy Expats in China(23 comments)
Noob stuff foreigners in China get bothered about. After a few years you let all of that wash over you. Full Comment>>
bejarano1972 on news How Expats Can Find and Keep Chinese Friends(6 comments)
Erm... no thanks. We don't all need friends or else we become 'lonely' Full Comment>>
bejarano1972 on news The Guilt of Being an Overpaid Foreign Teacher in China(14 comments)
Are you a 'foreign clown'? I'm not, I teach my students properly and have a related BA and MA. Fact, I have been here long enough that if I was a Chinese immigrant in the UK, I would have had PR and citizenship long before now but I will have to leave here one day under the present rules. They're getting my talents ... Full Comment>>
bejarano1972 on news LBH: Why are English Teachers in China Perceived as ‘Losers Back Home’?(21 comments)
Teaching is an honest living. Not anyone is just capable of rocking up and doing a good job and especially not going 8000 miles or whatever and having to deal with culture shock, practices of a foreign working environment etc - what I have found with a lot of other 'non-teaching' expats is that they came here to ... Full Comment>>
bejarano1972 on news LBH: Why are English Teachers in China Perceived as ‘Losers Back Home’?(21 comments)
Do other 'expats' call us working in the education industry nasty names? See, I wouldn't know as I don't hang around with tossers. Full Comment>>
bejarano1972 on news An Expat’s Search for ‘Real China’(2 comments)
Quite right! What's the definition of 'real' what's the definition of 'real' England? Is it Kensington in London or Kensington in Liverpool? Is it a quaint rural village in Warwickshire or is it a council estate in Rochdale? They're all the 'real' England albeit different versions of it. These days, the 'third tier' ... Full Comment>>
bejarano1972 on news My Worst Expat Colleagues as an ESL Teacher in China(9 comments)
'Harry' making the students leave on a count to ten made me laugh out loud! Full Comment>>
bejarano1972 on news Shedding the Burden of Negativity as an Expat in China(5 comments)
I think China is great! More than happy to be here until I am 65 when I have to leave. Love English teaching too! Moreso than any other job I have ever done. Full Comment>>