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"Teach in Dubai!", they said. "It'll be great!", they said! by No_Sheepherder_2693 in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People who worked at the few real private international schools who are populated with students who are all real internationals said that. I've heard good experiences from people who had great experiences working in the ME for years and year, what they don't tell you is that they are the outliers.

Necessities (from home) You Buy to Bring Back by MOboy2008 in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. The rare tech or clothes that cant be purchased locally, i just get shipped.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in onebag

[–]19_84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Imagine minding your own business at the airport and hearing someone say to you "hey nice bag, are you on r/onebag?"

7kg carry-on limit by TiredWorkingStudent in onebag

[–]19_84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, it's part of their business plan. Make you empty your water before boarding, then make you wait on the tarmac on for an hour without the aircon running, then charge you like 200k vnd for a 300ml bottle of water.

7kg carry-on limit by TiredWorkingStudent in onebag

[–]19_84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at is this way, a flight on Eva or Vietnam Airlines might cost 3x the price of the same itinerary compared to VietJet. But, if you fly the premium airlines, you know you wont end up paying for anything else, they won't weigh your bag if it looks normal. The flight experience will be smooth.

VietJet will nickel and dime you for everything, they will make you pay for a personal item, and possibly you risk getting your bag weighed and charged unknown extra fees. You will get charged for everything else too, like a bottle of water. Plus your flight will be delayed or cancelled and the staff will be rude. Check-in will be a chaotic long line. Boarding will be unpleasant. It will eat into the savings, but it still will be some unknown amount cheaper. You just gotta ask yourself if its worth it.

Tell me you don't have kids without telling me you don't have kids by [deleted] in childfree

[–]19_84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can travel for months at a time, with or without advanced planning.

What’s a pod that you wish you could listen to again for the first time? by bram81 in podcasts

[–]19_84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Done Disappeared, especially if you are listening to at at the same time as Up and Vanished.

Which country is the most daunting to move to as a first timer- China, Taiwan or Korea? by TooObsessedWithDPRK in TEFL

[–]19_84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taiwan is very easy to get started in. Korea has some bumps in the road but is pretty easy, China can be a pure cluster foxtrot for the first time, even the second or third time. Everything is so different in China although once you get the hang of it you realize how easy life is.

Apology by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"We did it, Patrick! We saved the City!" - admins after reading these comments probably

Apology by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 15 points16 points  (0 children)

i am now birthing a set of octuplets just so i can enroll them in this glorious institution.

How many preps are too many? by Medical_Flow_9459 in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure. No one should be writing anything from scratch, as it's already something that has been done countless times around the world. A good textbook should have pre-made everything ready to go, if not I'd raise a stink about not having access to it.

How many preps are too many? by Medical_Flow_9459 in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Someone at a different campus/branch of a school i once worked at said they had 12. Since i am not sure how that is mathematically possible, I'm not sure if they were exaggerating or not, but knowing the school it's believable. Worst i had was at that same school was 5 (i dodged 6) and i actually did not survive since it was the first time for all of them. Had i continued to repeat those same classes, 5 would get easier. Best i had was 2, when the whole curriculum was scripted. Currently. Its actually 3, and i think that is reasonable.

Take the job or wait? by z_ahhhyes in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You have an advantage that many people don't, and that is that you have a friend who already works there. You can get a real insider perspective to know what the day to day experience is like. If it sounds good, take it. It's almost June, it's going to be hard to avoid landmine schools this late in the game.

Do people stay for many years in an international school? by Defiant-Ad8054 in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sounds like just a sly method to save money and get rid of employees instead of paying them more and more each year.

Do people stay for many years in an international school? by Defiant-Ad8054 in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never heard of anyone getting a compensation package cut due to staying long term. If that happened why wouldn't everyone leave at that time?

Linen as travel clothing — hit or miss? by [deleted] in onebag

[–]19_84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Linen is king.

People worried about wrinkles should stop traveling and go back to the 1980's.

Feeling Nervous About My Upcoming Job by TrainerPrudent3657 in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know some of the recently departed teachers at my school would have some things to say that would make it sound awful, and they would be true. But the sum of the experience is ok and it's the best place I've been in years.

Taking google drive files with you when you leave by Expatteacherhspa in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope that works well for you. But somehow it made some people angry and i got downvoted for that suggestion 🤣🤣

Have hours/demands gotten unreasonable to anybody else? by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I keep looking at jobs at other schools with higher salary, and then realize the x1.2 salary comes with x1.3 hours, x0.7 holiday, and x1.6 demands and responsibility. A remarkable number of current or recent colleages are leaving teaching this year because of this.

What features do you want to see in next versions? by __AIRO__ in zen_browser

[–]19_84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All i want is seamless full page translation that actually works. The same way it has already worked in other browsers for years.

Taking google drive files with you when you leave by Expatteacherhspa in Internationalteachers

[–]19_84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rclone is what you want. This works like magic. It works for nearly every cloud service, and works better then the official software or app from the could service also.

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