In article <7cr261-44f.ln1@urd.awh.org>, Drew Hamilton <awh@awh.org>
wrote:

> Paulrus <6oo2dy802@sneakemail.com> wrote: >1.  The average salary for
> teaching English in Tokyo
> 
> Why is it that you assume that this is the only thing you could do in
> Japan?

Perhaps because we all know so many people who have worked in Japan,
almost of them teaching English.

> Why is it that everyone assumes that this is the only occupation for
> foreigners in Japan?

Not "only"; just predominant. I think most folk understand that highly
qualified folk with very specific skills which are not evidenced
generally among the Japanese, can work there. I would think the things
that can't be found locally would be pretty picayune. Why would someone
hire gaijin to do tasks you can easily get a local to do, especially
when unemployment is on the rise?

> What is it that you do in Indiana?  Couldn't you get a job doing that
> instead?

As for me, I'm a programmer for a market research company in southern
California.  I suppose somebody in Japan might want someone who can't
speak the language very well working for them. But why not hire someone
who spoke Japanese fluently, and could navigate email and all the rest
acceptably?

I don't think that my assumption that a Unitedstatesian working in
Japan is more than likely an English teacher is sucha wild-ass guess.

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