Comment by chickenzzzzu
4 days ago
You say that because you don't hold a Chinese or Indian passport. Now think of those who do, who have family obligations, food preferences, local bank accounts.
4 days ago
You say that because you don't hold a Chinese or Indian passport. Now think of those who do, who have family obligations, food preferences, local bank accounts.
> You say that because you don't hold a Chinese or Indian passport.
Not really. People like it in China, regardless of whether they're Chinese.
I took an English teaching certification course in Shanghai. The teachers for that course were used to rotating around the world as the company held courses in various random locations.
One day the teachers asked what was apparently a standard question for them, "are you planning to stay here after you get the certification?"
And they were flabbergasted when everyone answered yes. Apparently in most of the locations that offer CELTA courses, the majority of people come for the course and get out as soon as they can.
We are agreeing with each other
I didn't think so. There were only two or three students in that course who held a Chinese passport. There were almost as many Ethiopians. A clear majority was Americans, some ethnically Chinese, some white.
The teachers, incidentally, were British and New Zealander, and they were firm about instructing us in teaching British pronunciation. I assume most of the students went on to ignore that part of the curriculum.