Taiwan sucks?

不少來台灣教英文的人心中或多或少總會有些怨懟，工作、生活、天氣、空氣、環境等，我在此就貼個文章，若想閱讀更多的意見的話，可以到這裡來看看。

Taiwan sucks?!?! Give me a break!
台灣會很爛？！？！饒了我吧！

I have been in Taiwan for almost six months, and I have to say that my experience has been nothing but pleasurable. You'll read things like you won't get your rent deposit back, your employer will screw you over, the work is drying up, and that Taiwan generally sucks.

To retort to all of those comments. Technically you won't get your rent deposit back, you will get your last two months free, and try to through a realtor because it is safer.

Next, if you don't want your boss to screw you, then don't piss him off. I am one of six foreign teachers in my school and the others can always find reasons to complain. Consequently they're their positions are no longer guaranteed. You have to realiz realize there are going to be things about the school you don't like, but you are not there to change policy, you are there to a job, work hard and so you shall reap the benefits. Coming to Taiwan is not a free ride, people think it's easy money and when things don't go the way they planned then they finds things to blame ontheir employer or the country.

In terms of the work drying up, just make sure you've secured a job before you come down here.

And does Taiwan suck, like any place it is what you make it, you decide whether or not you want to be miserable, don't dwell on all the negative aspects and you'll be happy. Of course there are bad employers out there, just do your hokmework before you sign a contract.

Things are different here and if you are not willing (to) exept accept those differneces differences and adapt to them, then don't come, but when things don't go your way then don't be quick to blame everyone else but yourself.

If you want to make sure that your experience will be as great as mine contact me and I can help you, but don't velieve believe all the crap about about Taiwan being a huge mistake, that person was obviously only in it for the money, you need to really be interested in teaching, otherwise naturally you won't be happy.

By the way my boss is great, he loaned me the money to get on my feet and to go to Hong Kong when I accidentally overstayed my Visa.

Another thing, a lot of these attacks on schools could be rival schools, the business is very competitive.

But just do your job and you won't be a bitter teacher like all the rest you read about.

give me a break
=have a heart (give me a chance, be kind to me)
=cut me some slack (give me a chance)