Can't sleep...

[RichardE]

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Sooooo anyone ever teach English overseas? Looking at some of the information on it and it seems interesting

 

[dbk]

That's something I always think about but I just got a job interview so it's on the back burner once again.
Would be nice to go back to Korea but MEH
I know a guy who went couple of years back. He's not coming back! (Also got disowned by his parents).

 

[TallBill]

Gonna be tough to sleep when you're on the internet. GET TO BED

 

[rudeguy]

My cousin moved to Germany to teach English. He ended up marrying a hot ass stripper. Just keep in mind that you have to be fluent in whatever language that country speaks.


I can't sleep either. Sleep is a myth.

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: NSFW
My cousin moved to Germany to teach English. He ended up marrying a hot ass stripper. Just keep in mind that you have to be fluent in whatever language that country speaks.


I can't sleep either. Sleep is a myth.

Really? All the sites say I don't, but I assumed they were just saying that...

hmmmm

 

[state 08]

http://www.gaijinsmash.net/

 

[nageov3t]

my boyfriend's been looking into it all year for after he graduates. he spent a semester abroad in Japan and can't stfu about it... not sure how much progress he's made, since it's filed under "things I hate asking him about" because if he does get it, he'll be an ex-boyfriend.

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: loki8481
my boyfriend's been looking into it all year for after he graduates. he spent a semester abroad in Japan and can't stfu about it... not sure how much progress he's made, since it's filed under "things I hate asking him about" because if he does get it, he'll be an ex-boyfriend.

You should go to Japan with him

 

[darkswordsman17]

I had a friend from high school do that so that he could help a South Korean university with their mini baja program (him and a few others from his school went). I'm not real close to him, but I think he liked it (although I believe he was happy to be back after it was over too).

 

[zerocool84]

My brother teaches Engrish in Japan. My family went to go visit him this past December.

 

[OogyWaWa]

toonces (AT name) teaches english here in japan. i know a few other people who do the same. it has a lot to do with where you are working and the company. also, most of the jobs are boring and redundant, so it isn't for everyone.

 

[lyssword]

bright lights on your monitor will make it harder for you to fall asleep. Bright light disturbs the circadian rhythm.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

A (Dutch) friend of mine travelled around in SE Asia a while, making money by teaching English and CS. He then got married in Thailand, and now is living in New Zealand.

 

[Fayd]

Originally posted by: RichardE
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Sooooo anyone ever teach English overseas? Looking at some of the information on it and it seems interesting

if you dont want to teach english specifically, you can go to dubai and teach whatever subject they dont have enough in.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: state 08
http://www.gaijinsmash.net/

Let's go back to Pikachu.

In one exercise, I pretended to be a passenger on the trains, violating some rule or being rude in some way. The student had to ask me to stop or change what I was doing. For Pikachu, I pretended that I was a guy who had cluelessly wandered onto the women's only train. So, ideally, Pikachu would come up to me and say "Excuse me, but this is a women's only car. Would you mind moving to the next car?" Ideally.

But remember that Pikachu tries to avoid using English whenever possible. So her solution to the problem was just to get off the train.

I got Pikachu back on the train, and explained that she needed to ride this train to be on time for work. With no escape now, she had to now use English to talk to me. So as a clueless Gaijin male who just happened to mistakenly board the women's only car, Pikachu, this tiny little Japanese woman, comes up to me, taps me on the shoulder, and says "Get out!".

I didn't have to pretend to be surprised. Keeping up the story though, I asked why I was being asked to get off the train. Pikachu thinks about it for a moment, then points to my crotch and says, "You have that. That is not okay on this train. You must get off."

Well, I guess the "No Penis Car" is one way of saying "Ladies Only Train". Gentlemen, take your penises to cars 2-8 only.

Not wanting to let her off the hook just yet, I said that the morning train was crowded so I couldn't change cars internally, and the doors had just closed. I asked her how I could get off this train car? I was hoping to get out of her "Wait until the train stops, and then change cars at the station." What I did get was, "how about the window?"

I'm telling you guys, Pikachu is hardcore.

Hahaha.

 

[state 08]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: state 08
http://www.gaijinsmash.net/

Let's go back to Pikachu.

In one exercise, I pretended to be a passenger on the trains, violating some rule or being rude in some way. The student had to ask me to stop or change what I was doing. For Pikachu, I pretended that I was a guy who had cluelessly wandered onto the women's only train. So, ideally, Pikachu would come up to me and say "Excuse me, but this is a women's only car. Would you mind moving to the next car?" Ideally.

But remember that Pikachu tries to avoid using English whenever possible. So her solution to the problem was just to get off the train.

I got Pikachu back on the train, and explained that she needed to ride this train to be on time for work. With no escape now, she had to now use English to talk to me. So as a clueless Gaijin male who just happened to mistakenly board the women's only car, Pikachu, this tiny little Japanese woman, comes up to me, taps me on the shoulder, and says "Get out!".

I didn't have to pretend to be surprised. Keeping up the story though, I asked why I was being asked to get off the train. Pikachu thinks about it for a moment, then points to my crotch and says, "You have that. That is not okay on this train. You must get off."

Well, I guess the "No Penis Car" is one way of saying "Ladies Only Train". Gentlemen, take your penises to cars 2-8 only.

Not wanting to let her off the hook just yet, I said that the morning train was crowded so I couldn't change cars internally, and the doors had just closed. I asked her how I could get off this train car? I was hoping to get out of her "Wait until the train stops, and then change cars at the station." What I did get was, "how about the window?"

I'm telling you guys, Pikachu is hardcore.

Hahaha.

one of my favorite entry's is actually the first one.

I'm assigned to three different Japanese middle schools. The grade levels are ichinensei, ninensei, and sannensei. These translate to "1st years," "2nd years," and "3rd years," and are equivalent to American 7-9th grades. So the kids are about 12-15 years old. The ichinensei are just beginning to learn English. So this means they know nothing. Well, they know "Good Morning" and "I go to school by bike" but that's about it. Some of them don't even know that.

You know what's kind of funny though? Some kids can't yet say "Good morning" but damn near all of them can ask if I have a big dick. Or "bigu dikku" in Engrish.

You see, Japan's an island no bigger than California, and information about the rest of the world is filtered. There are so few foreigners here, their only impressions of things outside Japan are from the media. And to be honest, they don't really give a damn about anything other than America. So try to imagine a country where the national perception of you is created by American movies, music, and MTV. When you stop crying and shaking at the sheer horror of that thought, I'll be here waiting.


Okay? OK. The whole "black men have big dicks" stereotype stretches far and wide, even to the nation's 12-year-olds. Part of why I'm here is not just to kind-of-sort-of help teach English, but to "broaden cultural perceptions." Break stereotypes, challenge preconceived notions, all that jazz. That's fine, but this is one stereotype I think I'm gonna let slide.

Still, I am asked "bigu dikku?" a lot. Every 2-3 days in fact, which is amazing considering I was asked this about 2-3 times in my entire life in America, locker room jokes aside. How do you answer that anyway? To a 12 to 15-year-old? I wave them off and say, "No, no, no." Then they say, "Oh, sumaru dikku?" (trans: small dick) and of course that's wrong so I have to correct them. It's just a no-win situation.

On the days I'm not avoiding that question, I'm avoiding them actually trying to grab it. I kid you not, I have to play Dodgedick with Japanese Jr. High kids on a weekly basis. Age, gender, doesn't matter, they all want a stab at it. The boys are more persistent though. I had one boy grab for it, and when I said, "No!" he put his hands together and said, in English, "Please!" Oh hell no. Another 12-year-old boy kept grabbing at it, and when I told him, "No!" he politely asked, "Why not?" I began to wonder if there wasn't some cultural more I didn't understand. So I said clearly, "Age 10 years and become female since birth, then we'll talk." His solution was to ask the girl sitting next to him to trade seats, grab my dick, and tell him about it.

That was so NOT what I meant.

I wish I could say it stops there. Let me introduce you to a game Japanese kids like to play called "Kancho." It's not as much a 'game' as it is kids clasping their hands together, sticking out their first fingers, and shoving them up your butt. I'm really not joking.

Just about any kid can be a Kancho Assassin. Even the sweetest little girl is liable to jam her fingers up your ass the second you turn around. This happened to one of my friends, which just goes to show - don't trust anyone. I'd say the little girls are the most dangerous because they have natural ways of lowering your defenses.

During JET orientation they told me a lot of ultimately useless stuff: what kind of computer to bring, if my DVD's would work, clothing sizes, that kind of nonsense. Nowhere, and I mean nowhere, in the 3-4 months of training did anyone ever mention that at some point, a Japanese kid may try to stick his fingers up my butt. That's something I would have liked to know, personally.

I was pretty lucky. Before I left the US, I bought a really big, really baggy pair of pants. The kids try to Kancho... they just have no idea where my ass is. It's beautiful! One kid tried and his fingers hit nothing but jean fabric and air. Yes! I've also become pretty good at dodging it. Much like Spiderman I have developed a Kancho Sense that tells me where and when it's coming before it comes. I parry fingers like a pro. My record is still 100% Kancho Free. Ha! America 2, Japan 0.

All in a day's work I suppose.[/Q]

 

[rcxEric]

best place to teach is nigeria, some of best food u probably never tried (hard to find nigerian cook) and friendly people/atmosphere

japan is mabe distant second, i hear good thinig but peeps mostly go to cheat on girlfriend and watch cartoon at same time, lot of fat british guys around in summer who don't even buy me ninja sock

 

[Appledrop]

Originally posted by: rcxEric
best place to teach is nigeria, some of best food u probably never tried (hard to find nigerian cook) and friendly people/atmosphere

Yeah, I often think that with a bit better English, those Nigerians could have a much better success rate.

 

[Soundmanred]

Originally posted by: rcxEric
best place to teach is nigeria, some of best food u probably never tried (hard to find nigerian cook) and friendly people/atmosphere

japan is mabe distant second, i hear good thinig but peeps mostly go to cheat on girlfriend and watch cartoon at same time, lot of fat british guys around in summer who don't even buy me ninja sock

Tranzlate PLZ.

 

[LS8]

I'm awake because my son is awake... he wanted to eat and poop. Little guy eats like a horse.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: RichardE
Clowns will eat me.

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Fixed.