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   Ethan Hammond to All   
   Re: OT BA wanted to teach English in Jap   
   15 Dec 05 09:21:44   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc   
   From: eshammond@worldnet.att.net   
      
    wrote in message   
   news:1134624552.072117.299590@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...   
   > bobbie sellers wrote:   
   >   
   > Depending on what kind of a person you are, living and working   
   > in Asia can be the best or worst experience of your life.  I   
   > know people who fell in love and got married, people who tried   
   > suicide, and everything in between.  There are many benefits   
   > of working in Asia: low taxes, the life experience, proximity   
   > to other countries for work and travel, etc., but there are   
   > also many problems too (culture shock, language, religions,   
   > food, and culture shock; it's that important it needs to be   
   > said twice).  Recruiters and schools are honest for the most   
   > part, but even the best and most honest won't tell you about   
   > some problems you may encounter.  I will.   
      
   Heh, low taxes dosen't really apply to Japan though.   
   The way a foreigne has to avoid Japanese taxes, at   
   least when I lived in the country was to not be in Japan   
   on New Year's Day.  Although we did spend some   
   New Year's in Japan, much to my Dad's chagrin.   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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