You know, there are those people who are comment not really to help you but to show how clever they are and/or to discourage you, to insult you. Something like this is the answer of a user named "Lucky Lucan". He/she said (on Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:42 pm): I don't think even Beltei would hire this guy, his English usage is all over the place. And just because there are locals here with barely any education who have made a fortune selling noodle soup doesn't mean just any foreigner can. They know the lay of the land, how to bargain, communicate with and treat staff and customers. They have plenty of other advantages a foreigner, especially a newly-arrived one, does not.
My answer: 1. During my teaching career I passed many interviews successfully. Teaching English is not only about using English; it's about the ability to speak it right (standardly), to have some skills like patience, funny tricks, abilities to sing, play some musical instrument, draw, advanced linguistics knowledge and (when it's about teaching younger students) -- sporty body which helps you during all those 5-9 classes to be able to jump, run, make the kids happy with flying in arms; even adding some push-ups, squats and so on, keeping the students active, not bored and in good mood (and shape).
People like you, who usually criticize the English level of the non-natives, often can't teach English well, can't pronounce it right (for example, using your own local English dialect, not the standard English language) and even can't spell words correctly.
Also, it's funny, how people who never taught English think that it's something very complicated. For example, here is one 3
rd grade English text
"I see my friends. Their names are Bill and Pam. They are waking the groundhog." This level is not difficult for teaching; even some beginner (new teacher) will find it easy. So, don't underestimate me and my teaching. I'm one of the best teachers and most of the students like me.
2. Of course a local person may have a better start with the food business. But it doesn't make every foreigner unable to make own food business. If it's true (that it's very difficult for the foreigners to open own restaurants abroad) there shouldn't so many foreign restaurants abroad (Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Turkish, Korean, Hungarian, Vietnamese and so on). Not every local person goes only to local restaurants and not every local person likes to buy only the local food.
So, in short:
one-sided thinker who can't see the complexity of things like teaching English and making food business.
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