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From: Jim Breen <jimbreen@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: The Death of NOVA
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:37:43 +1100
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Travers Naran wrote:

> What's the truth here?  

Like the truth everywhere, it's complicated and difficult to
generalize.

> I'm suspecting ESL teachers get the raw deal 

Yes, but they're not alone. When it come to the food-chain of
gaigins-living-in-Japan, ESL teachers, especially those employed
by shonky outfits like NOVA, are close to the bottom.

> and everyone else are treated more humanely.

Er, no. Japanese society has a lot of people who are treated badly.

-- 
Jim Breen        http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/
Clayton School of Information Technology,
Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia
ジム・ブリーン@モナシュ大学