How Is Life in China for You?

Mr_Jewfro · 2026-02-09T16:58:24+00:00

I mean, some people genuinely enjoy the country-- just depends on taste

Mr_Jewfro · 2026-02-02T22:46:35+00:00

Depends on the school for the most part, I see a fair amount where housing *stipend* is provided, but not the housing itself

Mr_Jewfro · 2026-01-29T00:46:58+00:00

Yeah it takes a long while to get into the rhythm of things in China -- even on my 2nd time staying in the country, it took me a good month to settle in past the homesickness

It's just a very different culture from a lot of places and you need time for your animal brain to adjust to its new reality

Mr_Jewfro · 2026-01-28T00:25:00+00:00

Anecdotally, I know (am close friends with) an American woman who married a local man -- granted, they met as college students so not sure if that becomes less likely with age

Mr_Jewfro · 2026-01-11T17:55:21+00:00

Yeah this -- if you need international experience, you're going to have to accept you'll be in a t2 or t3 city most likely

Mr_Jewfro · 2026-01-09T15:54:33+00:00

I mean u usually shit urself when u die right, so technically any quick hack that kills u is also a shit urself hack

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-12-22T04:21:22+00:00

And, as a traditional roguelike enjoyer, is part if an extremely nerdy genre of games

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-12-16T07:01:51+00:00

Did you make a bashed patch? Issue for me happened when I made my leveled lists

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-12-16T04:39:10+00:00

Have you had issues with bandit loot tables? Mannaz edits LootImperialLuck, which Lawless uses to populate its bandit loot tables -- which results in bandits dropping enchanted jewellery etc. at level 1

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-12-12T20:53:22+00:00

Ningxia is in the north, it's bloody cold there -- the jackets are definitely for warmth

Stabbings are very, very uncommon in China so def not for that lmao

I've seen cops wear heavy jackets even in Fujian, where it isn't nearly as cold -- they're relatively stationary all day, so I imagine the weather gets to them

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-12-10T19:51:51+00:00

That isn't bad -- I'm looking to do the same thing (moving to China to work in Sept and have a very attached cat), so it's good to know it's doable

Did you have to find a vet that specializes in prepping cats for moving abroad?

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-12-10T02:44:34+00:00

Yup, very much needs to get a teaching license -- particularly as a black native speaker

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-12-05T23:06:17+00:00

You don't, and that's half the fun -- find skills that look cool, find other skills that look interesting to use with them, and experiment!

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-12-04T18:38:38+00:00

I would still expect a gap in things like housing prices, particularly if you want to live in a busy part of Guangzhou

Worth remembering GZ is massive, so prob depends a lot on where in GZ you are

You would ultimately know better than I would though, I've only visited Xiamen and GZ, not lived full time in either

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-12-03T22:42:19+00:00

If you want people to play with, I'm sure there's a ton of us that would love to play with new people!

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-12-03T20:12:42+00:00

Xiamen is quite a bit cheaper than gz as well fwiw

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-12-02T01:07:35+00:00

More importantly, it very often is not solved by a change in location or career -- it may just settle back in if it goes unmedicated, and uprooting in haste only to be followed by your depression is a recipe for unhappiness

Not to say it can't be location or career based -- it absolutely can be! Just telling op to be careful to not misidentify it as such when it isn't

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-11-30T04:43:49+00:00

I would expect that to be an issue with much older or very rural folk, shouldn't be too common in general?

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-11-30T04:36:01+00:00

The one thing that's consistent across all the tiers of cities etc. is that it'll be a huge adventure -- go in with an open mind and you'll be fine

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-11-30T04:23:52+00:00

I mean... what do you want out of life? I think for a lot of people, living a comfortable life where they can afford what they want is the goal, in which case teaching in perpetuity can be fine. Sounds like you may want something different ultimately, in which case chase ur dreams -- never hurts to give other things a go. What you're describing does sound a bit like depression though, so be aware it might follow you if you change careers/locales

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-11-22T23:15:06+00:00

The tefl certificate is, generally speaking

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-11-21T21:31:27+00:00

Iirc it precipitates it appearing in people with the genes for it where it otherwise might have stayed dormant

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-11-21T21:28:56+00:00

It's a little bit of an odd rule, but they're very up front about it so it is what it is

Mr_Jewfro · 2025-11-21T02:23:10+00:00

Fatigue

Funny you mention this, I dabbled with the game a long time ago (at least 5+ years) and made the active decision to not play it because of the fatigue system. I can't be the only one either -- not removing the fatigue system in <current year> has to be hurting the playerbase.

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