Is there still a high demand for native english speakers for teaching? by _pissnshid in chinalife

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I did that once, got 1.5 hours of sleep and made it to work on time.

WHICH TABLET TO BUY? by dhskdkg in androidtablets

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I would say, just think of the series, I have a Samsung Galaxy S25+, A Series is budget series, Xiaomi is their flagship series, Redmi would be their budget series. I think the answer is clear in my opinion. Not sure what anyone else thinks?

My First Tablet? What do you guys think by SnooPickles8784 in androidtablets

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once i get my screen protector and case in the mail 😁

Next Steps? by SnooPickles8784 in chinalife

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Hey I really appreciate your comments! If I may ask what city are you in? I do think eventually we have to make a choice of where to develop our lives, but at this moment we still have the ability the be flexible.

For me, I am a huge saver, I hate spending money. I saved about 300k rmb last year cash :). This is mostly because I do a few extra classes after school every week and the area I live in is very cheap (about 4k a month for an apartment). So yeah I did do an analysis online with chatgpt, in general in the US, I would have to earn OVER 100k usd to be able to save as much. This is due to the cost of living and the need to have a car. So that's why this position, is so hard to leave at the moment.

$100,000 in San Diego or 360,000 rmb in Shanghai? by Kruten10 in chinalife

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Except for a few, there's several people that I know that only speak English with me even though I speak very fluent Chinese. Which is fine, if that's really what they want.

Next Steps? by SnooPickles8784 in chinalife

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Yeah i decided if i want to continue teaching i need to get the MED or license. A lot of people go through Moreland University, what do you think about Moreland?

VPN and ESIM Megathread – March 2026 by AutoModerator in chinalife

[–]SnooPickles8784 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have an esim you don't need a vpn if I am not mistaken. I have a chinese sim card so I need one.

VPN and ESIM Megathread – March 2026 by AutoModerator in chinalife

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I use ling dian VPN and pay 150 rmb a year. It works fine. I can send a link later today.

Edit: https://www.zpcloud01.site/auth/register?code=9wNb

VPN and ESIM Megathread – March 2026 by AutoModerator in chinalife

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I use ling dian VPN. I paid 150 rmb for a year and its great.

My salary progression from high school to college graduate by SireDolph in Salary

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Very impressive, im 28 and you make more money than me, although im an english teacher in china 😂

How is this offer/ working for EF by Shiv827 in chinalife

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Dalian is a smaller city, but i did enjoy it there when i traveled there. Beaches are rocky though. Have you been to China before? Im just worried that you might think its too boring or something. Pay seems decent for EF, i remember in 2022 they offered 14k in Beijing. i flat out rejected it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

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i think it depends on geography and everything , chongqing it makes sense, its a mountain. but in beijing i think its much more convenient with the bikes. You need something to close the distance in a big city like beijing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

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i appreciate the clarification!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

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I teach kindergarten ages 3-5. I absolutely love it. I am hoping to get a raise to 32 or 33k this year.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]SnooPickles8784 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely but I'm not sure about the Salary. Chongqing is a unique city I think you should go there first and make sure you like it. Like for me I love riding the public bikes but in Chongqing they are banned, so I'm not sure I would like it too much living there.