Message from @plasticsword

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2018-02-02 08:10:19 UTC  

So those 2 days are complete chaos

2018-02-02 08:10:30 UTC  

Flights, trains, buses, all full

2018-02-02 08:10:41 UTC  

Like a billion people or more traveling to their hometowns

2018-02-02 08:10:53 UTC  

And most things close down

2018-02-02 08:11:02 UTC  

So it's just really boring

2018-02-02 08:11:15 UTC  

So bunker down, or get our of the country the days before CNY

2018-02-02 08:11:33 UTC  

But don't go to nearby countries. They are flooded with Chinese tourists too

2018-02-02 08:11:39 UTC  

Especially Hong Kong Jesus Christ

2018-02-02 08:13:11 UTC  

@plasticsword damn dude you make 5000 a month? That's rough

2018-02-02 08:13:18 UTC  

Go teach English can make double that

2018-02-02 08:19:05 UTC  

5000 what currency?

2018-02-02 08:20:43 UTC  

RMB

2018-02-02 08:20:48 UTC  

Per month, after tax

2018-02-02 08:21:00 UTC  

So like $800

2018-02-02 08:21:02 UTC  

USD

2018-02-02 08:21:40 UTC  

Just bought my flight bros. Going to spend Chinese New year here and then go back to USA for 2 months

2018-02-02 08:21:57 UTC  

With my fiancee and her mom (but the mom will leave after 2 weeks)

2018-02-02 08:21:58 UTC  

What kind of lifestyle does this salary allow you in China?

2018-02-02 08:22:08 UTC  

5000 RMB

2018-02-02 08:22:08 UTC  

its like an internship

2018-02-02 08:22:08 UTC  

its like an internship

2018-02-02 08:22:08 UTC  

5000 RMB

2018-02-02 08:22:15 UTC  

Significantly better than most Chinese

2018-02-02 08:22:29 UTC  

im an assistant engineer doing firmware dev

2018-02-02 08:22:41 UTC  

For an internship that's great. Never seen an intern getting that much in Italy

2018-02-02 08:22:53 UTC  

been here for a year

2018-02-02 08:22:53 UTC  

You can live pretty cheap if you live like a local, but if you want any kind of Western amenities , it's tough

2018-02-02 08:22:58 UTC  

Nice, firmware development is amazing

2018-02-02 08:23:19 UTC  

need to find something new though

2018-02-02 08:23:38 UTC  

Why? Contract ending?

2018-02-02 08:23:53 UTC  

no I just don't like it here

2018-02-02 08:24:00 UTC  

can't speak to anyone

2018-02-02 08:24:18 UTC  

I'll admit the best part about teaching English in China is the time off. I know we are wage cucks in America, but when I taught English I got 3 weeks paid time off a year, plus China has like 3 weeks of holidays , and then I was allowed a break for 3 weeks to visit home

2018-02-02 08:24:22 UTC  

Try to get into xiaomi, they rejected me only for lack of written Chinese

2018-02-02 08:24:23 UTC  

everyone assume I know chink so its a lot of hassle with intetaction

2018-02-02 08:25:15 UTC  

Honestly in America it's common just to get ten days paid time off and then holidays. But the holidays fall on random days so it's impossible to travel

2018-02-02 08:25:40 UTC  

Here, they structure it so the weekend coincides with holidays usually, so you can at least get 3-4 day weekends

2018-02-02 08:26:18 UTC  

I like my current gig the best because I work from home on my PC and I make my own hours, so I pretty much can do whatever I want. Work plus travel together

2018-02-02 08:26:30 UTC  

I want to stay in firmware/software

2018-02-02 08:27:30 UTC  

pretty hard since I don't have an computer science/ele eng degree

2018-02-02 08:27:35 UTC  

Do you want to stay in china? You would probably enjoy Shanghai and can probably get a job