Thread: English teaching in LOS - I deon't get it...

You're not the fat Chevron rep are ya?

Originally Posted by Likewise

You're not the fat Chevron rep are ya?

Nope, I'm a rent-a-rep.

Ok. I did some commercial diving, looking into an ALST course for the moment.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by stroller

Originally Posted by poolcleaner

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The regular tossers who savage every Smeg thread with abuse.

This isn't a Smeg thread, polecleaner, but you've done a pretty good job savaging it as much as you can yourself.

That's pretty much my point.

A good thread virtually destroyed by posters intent on creating a slanging match.
But since the posters I've mentioned are never questioned regarding their behaviour I'm not interested on how my behaviour is at all perceived.

As Lily would say "I don't give a fuck what you think" in the nicest possible way, of course.

I fell in love with Lily months ago and will not have her name tarnished you awful brute.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

I fell in love with Lily months ago and will not have her name tarnished you awful brute.

Sorry CMN, i understand she's quite your equal in the games room.

Us brutes just can't help ourselves...

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

I fell in love with Lily months ago and will not have her name tarnished you awful brute.

Sweet!!!!

That retard guy looks younger than 'her', who is this couple, NickA?

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

I've lived in SE Asia since 1982 and in Phuket since 1985.
I'm one of the lucky ones, I work offshore and earn hard currency and put away money each year for retirement.

Over the years in Phuket, I've seen many, many people, some of them good friends forced back to their home country due to lack of money.
Once home, they get depressed and find the adjustment very hard and start coming up with desparate schemes to get back to LOS.

I have a few friends that are still in Phuket, usually with a modest business that makes enough money for their needs. Most of these guys are very worried about what they are going to do for money when they get old.

OK, now for the bit I don't understand....

There are obviously some English teachers on this forum that could maybe shed some light.
For those English teachers that are earning say less than 40,000 Bt a month, why do you do it?

If you are in it for the joys of teaching, wouldn't it be more rewarding to teach attentive, inquisitive students? If so, wouldn't it be more rewarding to teach in your own country?

If you are in it to be able to live in LOS, then what are you going to do for retirement funds. One thing I learnt early on, was that it isn't how much money you earn that is important, it's the money you save.
Surely, English teachers in LOS just don't earn enough money to put aside enough for retirement? Isn't this just postponing the inevitable?

The only good reasons that I can see to teach English in LOS, is to partly fund a year, or, two of travelling before you go back to your home country and start work for real money.
Or, if you have other means of making an income and teaching is a top up.
Or, if you are retired, financially independant, but bored.

I think in your question you have already given the answer, it's just postponing the inevitable

Originally Posted by stroller

That retard guy looks younger than 'her', who is this couple, NickA?

Lily and CMeN of course!

NickA should hereafter be banned or at least strongly discouraged from using photoshop.
Look at what he did to Lily.

Originally Posted by cantona

Originally Posted by Sanuk Canuk

Ok now I am getting pissed at the teachers here...AO earning up over 80K a month and Klong at 100k+! That is way more than I was led to believe is possible. I am getting green with envy before I even get started. Sounds like you teachers are doing better than most who are not on expat package deals.

If in the international schools, contacts, good teaching and right place/right time, anything is possible to earn over and above 100,000k (oh, plus hard work)

actually its more like 200K - but lets not get picky.

Originally Posted by poolcleaner

Well too late, half a dozen others have done that already.

wait i want to join in!

hahahahahaah - i have finished for the YEAR ! hahahaha

well actually finished working in Thailand altogether - but if i was still working i'd have 7 or 8 weeks holiday starting yesterday!

Originally Posted by Smeg

The income tax rates are about the same here as in the UK. However, the poxy salaries here don't hit the higher bands so easily.

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you are joking arent you ? or maybe UK tax rates are well below what i used to pay in Australia.

thia tax max rate = 30%

aus tax max rate = 48%

not really the same!

currently i pay about 7 or 10% tax cos i'm leaving half way thru the year.

in aus i'd be paying about 30%

again not rally the same.

however, your comment re: protection for old ppl and cripples is spot on.

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

Glad to see I'm not in the tribe.

Do you feel left out?

A little bit...

Originally Posted by kingwillyhggtb

aus tax max rate = 48%

Canada max rate is about 54% but it varies by province. In my province it is 46% I think but thats the lowest in Canada.

^ which is a hell of a lot different to thai rate of 30%

What I like to see the most is that lilly, AO, and whoever else old whiner Poolcleaner was complaining about havent been on the forum for 48 hours and he is still ranting and raving about destoying Smegs threads. Only problem is Smeg never said a word. Poor old Poolcleaner.

Originally Posted by aging one

What I like to see the most is that lilly, AO, and whoever else old whiner Poolcleaner was complaining about havent been on the forum for 48 hours and he is still ranting and raving about destoying Smegs threads. Only problem is Smeg never said a word. Poor old Poolcleaner.

Sunday arvo.
No work.
AO is into the ganga early and not making any sense again.

Don't fall out the hammock!

Peace to all the smokers

No PC just making observations. Havent smoked in the day in over 25 years. How much Sang Som have you knocked back before noon?

Lovely thread ... lots of friendly fire ... lots of cussin' and discussin'

So who still believes one can get by in LOS on 40k baht a month?
Unless, of course, you live in some Kho San Rd flat with a bunch of other flea-bitten backpackers?