Great point Michael!


"Michael Cash" <mikecash@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote in message
news:ao5pnv05mb279o177miksbltpmernr514f@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 15:38:49 -0400, "Ronnie Corporon"
> <corporon2001@sympatico.ca> belched the alphabet and kept on going
> with:
>
> >just wondering if anyone has experience living in both gaijin houses and
> >their own apartment in Japan? my husband and i want to go teach in Japan
for
> >a year and trying to figure out whats the cheapest way for
> >accomadations...we would probably be going through NOVA to get out there
and
> >teach...so do you think it would be cheaper to go through them or live in
a
> >gaijin house?
> >
>
> A very important point: Don't operate on the assumption that going
> through McNova to get an apartment is your only alternative to a
> gaijin house.
>
> I don't know if they still do it, but McNova used to be fond of
> sticking two or three teachers into one apartment....and charging each
> of them the FULL rent for the place.
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