What is it with the Candaian thing that they really want to make sure that they are not mistaken for Americans.
What is it with the Candaian thing that they really want to make sure that they are not mistaken for Americans. Years ago I moved into an apartment after 2 Canadians, they had left benind a huge flag draped over the balcony WTK. One was a whiner and the other, the sensitive type.
DS I didn't know you were Canadian.
Let me tell you, the only flag that I would display is a white one.She surrenders easily!! ahahahahah ahahahahah
Slap them up the back of their heads and then cut the rope.Be very careful, you bastards! I'll sic the Babe onto youse!! asasasasas asasasasas asasasasas
Does anyone remember last year the guy who was working in Suzhou, part-time, brought something like Ukranian money and fussed about not being able to get it changed into RMB, stole furnishings from the apartment he was put into, ran off without paying for anything? He had run from the US to get out of child support, left a newly bought car at the airport and went to the Ukraine to meet up with an internet-sweetie and arrived here having found a China internet sweetie when the Ukraine didn't work out for him. Tried to make his case on the saloon? Is that the kind of person you speak of? The catapult sounds like just what I wished for him at the time.
I would love, just once, to meet a Canadian that didn't particularly like their country. One that would say 'You know what, life here is great. Much better than back home'.
No, don't tell me; it can be one of life's little mysteries.
Yes, he was a maroon.
aim it vaguely at the obscure Pacific island he last lived in, and let that mutha fly.
This truly is an unfair situation. Are there any Chinese men who would become so mesmerized by my blond hair that they would marry me and do my housework?
but I figure if you tried to call them Brits - particularly the Northern Irish you'd have a minor problem on your hands!! Same with the Scots.
Aussies tend to think of Kiwis as their slightly retarded young siblings - which doesn't go down too well with the Kiwis (don't know why!).
I think each country has a pecking order of relationship - that no other country accepts! ahahahahah ahahahahah
I'll roll the ball with an account of Canadian P...and you'll soon see why I include the nationality in the name. I encountered this beast while working at a Web International franchise in a major manufacturing city east of Shanghai.
One of the first things you noticed about Canadian P. was his fanatical devotion to his home country of Canada. Don't get me wrong...I love Canada too. I love it a lot. I may look into going there to live if I ever leave China.
But this guy was foaming at the mouth. An embarrassment. His posted English Corner topics were always things like (and I swear I am not making this up) "Wildlife Species of Canadian National Parks". He began his ECs by putting the Maple Leaf up on the whiteboard. His regular classes invariably got deformed to turn the topic to "the way things are back in Canada". EVERYTHING the man did at the school got somehow turned into propaganda that had even the other Canadians among us puking. aaaaaaaaaa
His monomania might have been somewhat forgiveable, were it not for his deep loathing of China and everything Chinese...especially the people. He, of course, complained loudly and constantly about everything that happened to him here. He was intolerably self-righteous and condescending to the Chinese staff and students; I can only imagine what he must have been like on the street. He invariably addressed all male staffers as "Boy". After witnessing one horrible ordeal involving the IT guys, I actually went up to the staffers in question, made sure Canadian P. was out of earshot, and told them, "Please allow me to apologize for what has just been said to you, on behalf of all foreigners in China. We all also think Canadian P. is an idiot."
When I was at Web, Canadian P. was coming to the end of his contract. He loudly and gleefully talked about how soon he'd be going back to Canada, and how glad he was to be getting rid of China once and for all. "Good riddance", we all thought. But no, he instead took another job locally, and quickly got bounced from school to school. I encountered him again at the local Westbourne Academy...just before he got fired in the face of vociferous student complaints.
Maybe he went back home already. But if he hasn't, let me be the first to load one into the ol' Saloon Mega-Trebuchet, aim it vaguely to the east/northeast, cut the restraining rope, and watch that mutha fly...
Does anyone remember last year the guy who was working in Suzhou, part-time, brought something like Ukranian money and fussed about not being able to get it changed into RMB, stole furnishings from the apartment he was put into, ran off without paying for anything? He had run from the US to get out of child support, left a newly bought car at the airport and went to the Ukraine to meet up with an internet-sweetie and arrived here having found a China internet sweetie when the Ukraine didn't work out for him. Tried to make his case on the saloon? Is that the kind of person you speak of? The catapult sounds like just what I wished for him at the time.
Hah!Glad I'm not the only one who was thinking of this guy when reading this thread. Dude demanded to paid weekly and quit his job when they refused. Then he actually had the nerve to be surprised when they charged him the breach of contract penalty. What a maroon!
I believe some forum members actually knew this guy personally. anyone knwo whatever became of him?I would love, just once, to meet a Canadian that didn't particularly like their country. One that would say 'You know what, life here is great. Much better than back home'.
That's me. Canada is just a place that issues my passport. To say I "don't particularly like it" is actually something of an understatement.My band once recorded a 27 song anti-Canada CD. It was very theraputic.
Somebody said something recently, that made me stop and think. By and large, those of us who travel, live, and/or work in other countries are usually great people. We get out of our comfort zones and create new ones. We generally, are nicer people than those who stay at home and conform. We are more adventurous, have more relationships, have more fun, and have more than one side to us. In general, we are smarter, more knowledgeable, and with way more experience. We also get shafted more often when we get back home, because we are different.
I love to teach - especially those who love to learn - and this is sorely lacking in "western" kids these days - I know, I'm the mum of a 20 yr old who still figures that life owes him something; and that 'mum' is just a fancy name for an ATM!!.......while he sits on his backside playing X-Box/Nintendo/Playstation!!
But it's really interesting to consider who 'we' are, and what motivates us (it sure as heck ain't money - not in China anyways!)Maybe not be true for all... I make 2x-3x more a month here than what I did in the states.
MW became very well-known in the online China EFL world through two channels:
1) Under a swarm of pseudonyms he was long the loudest, meanest, and stupidest troll on Dave's ESL Cafe...a place where "loud", "mean" and "stupid" are already impressive demographics indeed.
2) Under his own name, he plastered the internet with some "scholarly" (in about the same sense that the backs of breakfast cereal boxes can be considered "scholarly") articles loudly claiming that- gasp!- Chinese schools, and in particular Chinese EFL programs, are crooked and low in quality. aoaoaoaoao
me back!
me filipina!
me adorable!
before i left my school (and china), the guy who was hired to take the place of the canadian ft, was of an IRISH-SCOTTISH race. a braggart!
MW became very well-known in the online China EFL world through two channels:
1) Under a swarm of pseudonyms he was long the loudest, meanest, and stupidest troll on Dave's ESL Cafe...a place where "loud", "mean" and "stupid" are already impressive demographics indeed.
2) Under his own name, he plastered the internet with some "scholarly" (in about the same sense that the backs of breakfast cereal boxes can be considered "scholarly") articles loudly claiming that- gasp!- Chinese schools, and in particular Chinese EFL programs, are crooked and low in quality. aoaoaoaoao
Wow, I know who you're talking about but I can't even remember his various pseudonyms. I can't believe you met the guy, I figured he was 100% troll. Or at least lived in HK like he claimed.
but complained about how bad everything is in China. Not just sometimes but everyday it was something else pissing him off. If you don't like it get the fuk out and leave those of us who love it here alone. llllllllll
But it's really interesting to consider who 'we' are, and what motivates us (it sure as heck ain't money - not in China anyways!)Of course it's money! We are on a very good wicket here. Back home I would be eking out an existence on a pension..sure as hell I wouldn't have a teaching job that provides a flat, no tax, free food, and umpteen days paid holiday. I have a reason to be here, in that I am considered worthwhile. I can make a difference. OK, that's a bit more than just money. When I think of the alternative, I shudder. Would any of us like to be in Raoul's shoes, or Babala's? bibibibibi Oh dear...wandering off the trail again! bibibibibi
Can we inlcude Local teachers I would like to send home using a catapult? I don't mind that it isn't far... the sound of the splat would still be comforting.
Can we inlcude Local teachers I would like to send home using a catapult? I don't mind that it isn't far... the sound of the splat would still be comforting.
Me too....
He had a kinda gf who left him few weeks ago due to his rash
There is this tall Scottish lad here in Suzhou that scares people. He rambles/rants, starting by saying something innocuous, then "f***in' c***s", then tries to tie the two things together, only to lose the thread of what he was trying to say. Every minute or so he bends forward and slaps his head. I'm convinced he has schizophrenia, but I have no way to tell whether he's dangerous. My guess is yes: a live hand grenade that I hope goes off when no one I know is around. This is a universal opinion.
Trouble is, how does one get rid of someone like this? There's no way to get him help here, and it will take a nasty event to get him deported.
I forgot to add that is accent is thicker than canal water... and he's an English teacher. mmmmmmmmmm
...Borrowed money from anyone foolish enough to believe him. Maybe he was sending it home to his sick mother, but hitting on young Chinese teachers getting 1,000 a month, then having no recollection of the deal is a bit low. Even after he was sacked he came back begging...These are the kind I dislike as well, and, in my experience, they seem to predominate among Americans from southern states for some reason. I have yet to witness any other subgroup of a nationality display the same level of venality. Certainly there are wonderful exceptions. Grand personalities and wonderful scholars often come from the southern United States, but are there any others among us who have developed an instinctive negative and defensive reaction to an American southern accent? I cannot be the only one.
There is this tall Scottish lad here in Suzhou that scares people. He rambles/rants, starting by saying something innocuous, then "f***in' c***s", then tries to tie the two things together, only to lose the thread of what he was trying to say. Every minute or so he bends forward and slaps his head. I'm convinced he has schizophrenia, but I have no way to tell whether he's dangerous. My guess is yes: a live hand grenade that I hope goes off when no one I know is around. This is a universal opinion.
Trouble is, how does one get rid of someone like this? There's no way to get him help here, and it will take a nasty event to get him deported.
I forgot to add that is accent is thicker than canal water... and he's an English teacher. mmmmmmmmmm
... he's telling me how great it is for him to be an English teacher since his only qualification is that, ahem, "I talk English real good!"See also this thread http://raoulschinasaloon.com/index.php?topic=4035.0
He rambles/rants, starting by saying something innocuous, then "f***in' c***s", then tries to tie the two things together, only to lose the thread of what he was trying to say. Every minute or so he bends forward and slaps his head. I'm convinced he has schizophrenia, ...
told him that they would take it in turns to teach the class (ie he won't teach them next week - it will be the TA's turn, so he won't go to class!!)
It appears any and all bad Canucks left the land of shinnie (hockey) and came here. I once encountered a fellow Canadian, a young lad from not too far from my home.
About 35 seconds into our conversation, he's telling me how great it is for him to be an English teacher since his only qualification is that, ahem,
"I talk English real good!"
It appears any and all bad Canucks left the land of shinnie (hockey) and came here. I once encountered a fellow Canadian, a young lad from not too far from my home.
About 35 seconds into our conversation, he's telling me how great it is for him to be an English teacher since his only qualification is that, ahem,
"I talk English real good!"
It appears any and all bad Canucks left the land of shinnie (hockey) and came here. I once encountered a fellow Canadian, a young lad from not too far from my home.
About 35 seconds into our conversation, he's telling me how great it is for him to be an English teacher since his only qualification is that, ahem,
"I talk English real good!"
I respectfully have to protest this comment. I am a "Canuck" and I lived and worked for two years in China. The missus and I are good people who intend to return. The truth is, we left more "bad" Canucks in Canada than we met in China. Contrary to popular opinion, it's not the rubbish that leave home. Most of the rubbish stay at home and vote for their favourite right-wingnut. Seriously ahahahahah
Ran into another one today. The type of FT who tells a table of Deans, Heads of Departments, Education heavies about China and its history. This fella 'loves Chinese history'. One of his great 'lines' was "In 50 years China will have taken over Japan." kkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkk He was telling the Chinese people sitting next to him the history of "Che le ma?", and other things about 'the Chinese people do...". One of the Chinese teachers near him pointed that that lunch was nearly finished and he eaten little. ahahahahah ahahahahah Beautifully subtle.
But we all had a bit of a giggle when, as he was asking the questions for the comp, he asked one student to explain the "symbiology' of China. The student was of course, slightly nonplussed!! The head of the judging panel (and his fellow question master) in her summation speech stated that the students found it much easier to understand her accent!!
I think he managed to miff most people around him. bibibibibi
heavy er-hua he picked up during a semester in Beijing. People in Kunming don't speak using er-hua, Come to think of it, he was also an er-hua offender ... coincidence? ahahahahah
heavy er-hua he picked up during a semester in Beijing. People in Kunming don't speak using er-hua, Come to think of it, he was also an er-hua offender ... coincidence? ahahahahah
Ok, I am assuming you mean adding the 'r' sound at the end of words. mmmmmmmmmm That is how I am being taught. I think it is 'northern' dialect, or that is what my teacher implied. Of course, I live in the 'north'.
I will try and be careful if I ever travel to the south ahahahahah ahahahahah agagagagag agagagagag
Lotus, does his name start with 'J'?
Eeerily similar to the speech competition at my last university. New FT (same time as me- and yes, the same knobhead I've spoken about previously!) decides HE is the HEAD judge (rest of us FT's scratching our heads- there was no head judge!. He asked the impromptu questions at the end- and I swear, even I had to think about them for a minute. Some of the poor students standing up their nervously really looked close to tears. I deliberately gave the people with particularly hard questions very high marks, just to annoy him!!
Ran into another one today. The type of FT who tells a table of Deans, Heads of Departments, Education heavies about China and its history. ...
...the doofus who my friend brought to our house for dinner and proceeded to try and school my husband, a professional musician, about Chinese opera and Xiang Shen. ... Because someone who has been relying on music for his livelihood for the past 15 or so years really needs to hear about Beijng opera from a 19 year old?
It's an ego thing. Some folks are just smarter and more knowledgeable on every subject than everybody else.
It's an ego thing. Some folks are just smarter and more knowledgeable on every subject than everybody else.
You're right. Unfortunately the closer a person is to that state the less likely they are to tell you about it.
Something about empty vessels comes to mind
Ran into another one today. The type of FT who tells a table of Deans, Heads of Departments, Education heavies about China and its history. This fella 'loves Chinese history'. One of his great 'lines' was "In 50 years China will have taken over Japan." kkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkk He was telling the Chinese people sitting next to him the history of "Che le ma?", and other things about 'the Chinese people do...". One of the Chinese teachers near him pointed that that lunch was nearly finished and he eaten little. ahahahahah ahahahahah Beautifully subtle.
But we all had a bit of a giggle when, as he was asking the questions for the comp, he asked one student to explain the "symbiology' of China. The student was of course, slightly nonplussed!! The head of the judging panel (and his fellow question master) in her summation speech stated that the students found it much easier to understand her accent!!
I think he managed to miff most people around him. bibibibibi
Reminds me of a guy I knew back in Kunming who insisted on speaking Chinese using the heavy er-hua he picked up during a semester in Beijing. People in Kunming don't speak using er-hua, and it wasn't as if this guy learned his Chinese in Beijing originally, he went there and came back with the ers. A couple ers here and there, fine, but go overboard, especially down South, and you just sound like a jackass. Linguistic snobbery certainly isn't going to win you any points with the locals.
Same goes for the doofus who my friend brought to our house for dinner and proceeded to try and school my husband, a professional musician, about Chinese opera and Xiang Shen. First of all, foreigners who study Xiang Shen grate on my last nerve (but, admittedly, that is my own issue and I own it), but second of all ... really? Because someone who has been relying on music for his livelihood for the past 15 or so years really needs to hear about Beijng opera from a 19 year old? Come to think of it, he was also an er-hua offender ... coincidence? ahahahahah
One of my course tutors just sent a link to a journal with this article in it...
http://www.hltmag.co.uk/feb10/mart03.htm
The journal also has a section devoted to jokes. (Honestly!)
PS: http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/member_detail.aspx?x=73211
The day before the school took me to the wrong airport, she told me that she was responsible for my termination. Her words were, "The turning point for you was on that fatal day of our discussion about our not accepting the dinner invitation." (She had a, um, "special relationship" with the female waiban (frequent dinners and trips out of town).Go on and vent, I want to hear more. Sorry she (at least claimed to have) knifed you in the back, but at least you don't have to be round her anymore.
I could go on and on about that nutcase.
Go on and vent, I want to hear more. Sorry she (at least claimed to have) knifed you in the back, but at least you don't have to be round her anymore.
Someone please prepare the catapult just in case uuuuuuuuuu
Someone please prepare the catapult just in case uuuuuuuuuu
Would that be the trebuchet with the spikes AND the scorpions? afafafafaf :wtf: