WARNING: China is a racist place to live and to teach TEFL as a person of color

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WARNING: China is a racist place to live and to teach TEFL as a person of color

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I am not just talking about black people. If you are Indian, Arabic, or even a "Tregueno" (dark-skinned Latino) you will notice and feel it. Racism is racism no matter where you find it. There is plenty in China but thankfully it is not a hateful "in your face" variety of racism. There are no racial slurs or violence, just a quiet choice to avoid people of color unless they work with an embassy. The younger generation (students under 30) are not so bad and things are improving S L O W L Y because China is so heavily invested in Africa. Still a black teacher, no matter how talented, will have a tough time getting a top-shelf job in China.
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Re: WARNING: China is a racist place to live and to teach TEFL as a person of color

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Bingo! We have a winner! Yes, China is racist and they have been that way for 5,000 years. It may take another 500 years to reduce it to a minimum level, but it will never be erased completely - from any country. The above is from a Chinese soap opera series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs1QUyNh5x4
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I had many arguments at English corners in China with hundreds of Chinese uni students who for the most part do not think there is anything wrong with having "personal preferences" as they call it. They don't care about being "politically correct" and claim they are free to choose their friends, their partners, and their employees. They sincerely believe they are not racist. Are they?
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For our teacher colleagues of color... Don't give up because Hampson English and Morgan English both hire qualified and talented teachers no matter what color you are. But their pay is not the best and they are unlicensed black market training centers.
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I have to agree with the OP and it's not only against blacks, but anyone who is dark-skinned. I had a great colleague Raji from Mumbai, India and the only place that would hire him was Hampson and he was paid 2,000 rmb less than anyone else even though he was one of the best teachers and the kids loved him. I don't think they will ever change. Shame.
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I don't think anyone disagrees about this.And the Nigerian drug dealers made the situation twice as bad for all blacks in China since the Chinese cops cannot tell the difference between the nationalities of blacks. In their mind, every black man they see is a Nigerian drug dealer!
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To be fair, I must say that most of the Africans that come to China on student, business, or tourist visas have no intention to teach, but those that do have a very difficult time finding a job at the better schools and training centers.
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