Monday, December 14, 2009

should i live in thailand or china

should i live in thailand or china?
I am getting my Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate, and am trying to decide between going to work in Thailand or China. I am a super open-minded person and am open to absolutely anything... anyone have any suggestions/thoughts/answers???
Thailand - 7 Answers
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1 :
china, you will get paid more and have a better quality of life
2 :
China, Thailand is dirty and china is also prettier
3 :
u should live in china. Sure theres alot of people there but china gives BIG MONEY
4 :
Well, I am a bit surprised at some of the above answers -- there have been some reports of teachers being poorly treated in China though I think that English teachers having bad relations with some staff here can happen too - All that considered - I have a friend who taught in China - he could have come here but has been teaching in Korea because he gets the best pay there. I think he liked the culture in Thailand better but maybe makes 2x what he could have here.
5 :
I'm Thai...so I think I can't say much...but I think you might want to consider going to both places and have a look around and see which of both places you like better...and that you feel more comfortable. Try and have a look at this school's page ICS (Internation Cummunity School)...they only accept Christians, though. I live in Argentina...and I think they pay quite good salary for English teachers (private) down here...so you know...just in case you're interested in south America..,only I don't think they will pay you for accomodation down here.
6 :
I'm not sure about China,but in Thailand you can really have A nice time.
7 :
Ha ha, Ann, I'm a Chinese living in Argentina. Well, like she said, it's best if you can tour around these 2 countries and decide for which one you like the most. But I suppose not every one gets to experience that luxury. Though I don't know much about Thailand, I'd say it is really difficult to tell if you don't have an idea about which part of China you'd be going. China is a culturally extremely diverse nation, with 56 native ethnics, 200 some commonly used languages and thousands of dialects, a land where there's plain, mountains, deserts and grasslands. So it really depends on where you'd be staying in China. Although I suppose Thailand would be cleaner, for the Chinese cities are all polluted to a certain extent, I'd still suggest going to China, for 2 reasons. 1. China is much bigger and diverse, and during your vacations and holidays, you can travel around its vast landmass and experience all the different cultures, religions, sights and people as I mentioned above, like many foreign English teachers do. 2. China is a less international country. Many western people still have doubts and fear about traveling to China, mainly because of the media propaganda. It's much easier to visit Thailand for a westerner, so I'd say you save that for later and grab this chance to China first.