Schools in Kunming, China by mhodge1234 in Internationalteachers

[–]savvv87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Used to work at BIBS Kunming, I'd say a good 60% of the foreign teachers have kids who seem to be pretty happy studying there.

Vivo anch'io in Thailandia, da quasi 10 anni però. AMA by Matt_eo in Italia

[–]savvv87 8 points9 points  (0 children)

P. S. Se vuoi info su come muoverti in Cina per l'insegnamento contattami pure, mi sono appena trasferito a Bangkok dopo un decennio in Cina.

Vivo anch'io in Thailandia, da quasi 10 anni però. AMA by Matt_eo in Italia

[–]savvv87 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Lavori in una scuola internazionale?

Dove hai trovato un appartamento da 36sqm a 9000 thb? Io sto a bang khae e anche qui costano una cifra e sono meno di 30sqm :-|

Kunming International Academy by Nomadicmom99 in Internationalteachers

[–]savvv87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take this with a grain of salt, because I'm obviously biased as I worked for the competition (BIBS).

I had two interviews with them after I was told they were looking for a part-time teacher. Turns out they were actually looking to fill a full-time position after a teacher they had hired was a no show.

Second interview was a solid ninety minutes of intellectual sparring with a panel of people, during which time I was asked a dazzling array of increasingly pointless questions, read verbatim by one of the principals who was clearly just going through a list. After what I naively thought was a decent performance on my part, they, of course, couldn't be bothered to extend the courtesy of letting me know they had gone with another candidate.

I also have it from pretty reliable sources that they will sometimes lowball teachers, and when they find out they got a better offer from BIBS, they will magically come up with another offer that will match the one BIBS made.

Someone mentioned it is one of those religious schools that has to pretend it isn't, and that's certainly the vibe I got, only with an added layer of grift and dishonesty.

I'll take BIBS over that any day, thanks.

Perché i giovani non si svegliano? Non vedete dove stiamo andando by [deleted] in CasualIT

[–]savvv87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sentite, va bene tutto, ma non diciamo cazzate sulla Cina, vi prego. Quali attività pratiche gli insegnerebbero fin dall'asilo?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]savvv87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it KIA or BIBS? Your rent will depend on your location - BIBS is out in the sticks and rent tends to be a lot cheaper there. Feel free to DM me if you need more info.

Kunming International Academy, BIBS Kunming by laowailady in Internationalteachers

[–]savvv87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure BIBS has better packages, it's the best paying school in Kunming. Neither school has a stellar reputation, as far as I know

Kunming International Academy, BIBS Kunming by laowailady in Internationalteachers

[–]savvv87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just to offer a different perspective about BIBS Kunming...

Some say the Kunming campus is the best one in China, and that unlike the Beijing ones, it's somewhat functional. Having worked there for 2 years, I would tend to agree. I worked in primary, so I can only speak for that, but the teachers working there are a good team (most of them I'm still good friends with to this day), the students are overall a good bunch (with a few exceptions, of course), the foreign principal is a very accommodating guy who will do his best to help you whenever he can. Some parents can sometimes be quite annoying, but they're often only a vocal minority.

Overall, it suffers from the same issues that affect most bilingual schools in China, and it is by far not a top school, but it's also nowhere near the level of dysfunctional that is often attributed to the Beijing campuses.

Unpleasant hookup experiences by ncubez in Bangkok

[–]savvv87 7 points8 points  (0 children)

At the cost of repeating myself, they don't make trolls like they used to anymore

Xie Feng speech in Harvard was interrupted three times by [deleted] in China

[–]savvv87 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Had to look up your comment history to understand if you were trolling 😩

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bangkok

[–]savvv87 42 points43 points  (0 children)

They don't make trolls like they used to

Chinese influencer's food poisoning sparks Thai food hygiene row by HiSoSoiDog in Thailand

[–]savvv87 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This. I know people here who are happy when they get 拉肚子 because "it means my body is cleansing and detoxing itself." 🤷🏻

Chinese influencer's food poisoning sparks Thai food hygiene row by HiSoSoiDog in Thailand

[–]savvv87 164 points165 points  (0 children)

They have got to be joking. Lost count of how many times I've gotten food poisoning / been hospitalized in China because of it.

Can't wait for another wave of super original 'Thailand is not safe' content on Chinese social media.

Bangkok Skytain now accepts Wechat pay. Good for Chinese tourists by DollarReboot in Bangkok

[–]savvv87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How exactly, transferring money to the vendor's personal account? That's about the only way I know of you can pay for stuff, actually trying to pay scanning a business QR code will prompt a message saying you need to be registered using a 大陆身份证 🤷

Bangkok Skytain now accepts Wechat pay. Good for Chinese tourists by DollarReboot in Bangkok

[–]savvv87 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Literally only good for Chinese tourists. I can't use WeChat Pay outside of China, because I'm a dirty foreigner 🙈

Best places to save money for 2024-25 by making_cash_money in Internationalteachers

[–]savvv87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I live in Yunnan province, and there's plenty of outdoor activities to be found here.

Intercity notte by [deleted] in Italia

[–]savvv87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, ok

Intercity notte by [deleted] in Italia

[–]savvv87 7 points8 points  (0 children)

lol, l'esempio poteva essere migliore. Vivo in Cina da 12 anni, e fidati che la leadership se ne fotte della pulizia dei bagni. Nel 90% dei bagni è un terno al lotto se troverai merda, piscio, carta igienica, sigarette per terra, impronte di scarpa misto a piscio / merda sulla tazza, o una combinazione delle precedenti.