Thread: Expats in Cebu
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06-12-12 22:59 #6
Posts: 864Originally Posted by Chicochulo [View Original Post]
All of the ESL schools that I am aware of in Cebu are geared towards teaching Korean and Japanese students so if you know some Korean or Japanese you might have a better chance. Most ESL jobs in the Philippines are filled by Filipino-filipinas.
Good luck with that.
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06-11-12 18:11 #5
Posts: 74Teaching in Cebu
I am seriously considering a move to Cebu. I like the slow pace, the tropical climate and of course the endless supply girls. However, I'm not one to sit around and do nothing. I am a certified teacher of English. I can see myself teaching Koreans, Japanese or anyone that needs to learn business English. I've been researching the various English school that exist in Cebu city but I haven't come to any conclusions yet. Have any of you expats had any experience with the ESL schools in Cebu? I'm looking for some guidance here. Apart from landing in Cebu and handing out my resume, can anyone share their experience, good bad or otherwise, with the world of language schools in the area?
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02-25-12 15:37 #4
Posts: 864Originally Posted by FurryFriend [View Original Post]Originally Posted by FurryFriend [View Original Post]
I know several expats in Cebu and several more that reside elsewhere in the Philippines who are indeed millionaires that choose To live where they do. There are alot more out there. There are also huge numbers of guys who live a nice comfortable life in the Philippines, while they can't be included in the 7figure column they have no worries about money.
Your quickness to post sweeping statements on things you know nothing about makes me think you are a penny-pincher who resents others for having money and the ability to travel. Some of us are fortunate enough to stay in high-end hotels and resorts and reside in beautiful homes.
If you ever gained access to some of the higher-end gated communities around the Philippines you would be in for an eye-opening experience where you would see just how some locals and foreign guys live. Nothing like the slice-of-life you have run into pegged to bar stools in AC drinking there life away.
Someone once told me that "money does not make a man", and they were right. The lack of money however, sure does drive some men to become bitter and harbor resentment.
Maybe you should talk to a few expats that you meet (not just guys in bars) to widen your horizon and get a better understanding. Hopefully it will enlighten you that not all expats are drunks, guys with grudges or living a hermit lifestyle.
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02-25-12 05:37 #3
Posts: 87If any fellow ISG-er is interested to meet for a drink and socializing please PM-me.
Back in Cebu on the 29th
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02-18-12 17:09 #2
Posts: 389Originally Posted by Gangles [View Original Post]
With that in mind, I think it's nonsensical to suggest that the expats there are mostly millionaires who're running vibrant businesses and being amongst Asia's top movers and shakers.
However, I find it hard to believe that those in Cebu are that much different. By the way, I wasn't talking about Asian expats.
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02-16-12 08:37 #1
Posts: 389Expats in Cebu
Originally Posted by Riverman [View Original Post]
Granted, internet forum expats are usually crazier, crankier and more vengeful than your typical expats. If you [CodeWord140] one off, they will keep attacking you and won't let it go for months (even years). So don't think those found here (and other forums) represents them all.
Philippine expats usually fit many of these characteristics:
- Ex-military unable or unwilling to adjust to civilian life.
- Firearm enthusiasts.
- Have extreme political views.
- Paranoid about "Big Brother" watching them or coming to get them.
- Bitter dislike towards a certain ethnic group (we all know which one)
- Holds long grudges towards "enemies"
- Penny pinchers.
- Estranged from family back home.
- Has a close circle of buddies and, amongst them, harbors a "us against them" mentality.
- Likes a hermit lifestyle.
- In denial about why Filipinas give them attention.
- Have surrendered almost all ambition in life