The reason it SEEMS that way is because WE have a population of
> nearly 300.000.000 and OUR accent is far easier for Chinese people to
> listen to and understand. So we "Yanks" are recruited FAR
> more. THAT is why there seems to be SOOOO many whiners here!

I hate to break your bubble, pal, but in the China I live in, Americans are the least liked, personality-wise. Students constantly complain to me about Americans & dont trust them. Perhaps you just don't realize it because your students are too polite to tell you. Chinese students are taught to respect teachers, so they try to do it & they do get used to their American teachers after they know them.

In my 2 year experience, most schools, teachers, students, principals, & parents prefer Canadians first. They say they are friendly, easygoing, & not as egotistical as Americans. They also learn British English in public schools, so they are a little more comfortable with Brits.

I agree that now students want to learn American English, but thats not because they respect American people. It's more because of the "power" America seems to show to the world.

> I didn't just "come here", I was recruited to come here
> with a pre-paid ticket, a signed contract and work visa already in
> hand, that's a big difference little buck-a-roo.

> Lots of "foreigners", as you put it, are 20 somethings
> fresh from a university, eager to open their new-born eyes and still
> living on daddy's stipends. THAT'S why a guy like you doesn't HAVE
> any bills to pay, you haven't DONE anything yet! It's also one of the
> primary reasons the education system here is so fouled up, they hire
> kids to teach kids, NOT professional, experienced and INFORMED*
> teachers!

> Maybe ALL the teachers in your school are dwarfs too. Myself I am 6
> feet, 230lbs and yes I am big. It comes from lugging 200lbs of gear
> around as a firefighter for 5 years. When you get a little older,
> maybe you too will develope some muscles.

> Yes, there are plenty of cheap places to eat in MY country too. And
> have YOU ever heard of botulinus or hepatitus? (That's why I don't
> eat in cheap places, NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE!) And who made it a law
> you have to eat only Chinese made food? My dietary habits are
> different, just like all the "foreigners" in MY country
> that refuse to eat local food, but opt for the more expensive
> IMPORTED food!

> *This one is WAY too easy junior. You've convinced me, I'll stop
> buying a REAL newspaper and start ready the China Daily, maybe The
> National Inquirer or some edition published by Rupert Murdoch! And
> why? Because I want to be as informed as you!
> And yes you sarcastic little snot, I HAVE heard of the internet! Have
> YOU ever heard of time management and traveling to and from work on a
> commuter train?!

> A moaning Yank? YOU sound like one of those Brits that suffers from
> "Lost Empire Syndrome". I have listened to and read
> comments by people of ALL nationalities complain about many aspects
> of living and working with-in the Chinese culture and system.

> The reason it SEEMS that way is because WE have a population of
> nearly 300.000.000 and OUR accent is far easier for Chinese people to
> listen to and understand. So we "Yanks" are recruited FAR
> more. THAT is why there seems to be SOOOO many whiners here!