I'm afraid , they don't ! These backward , old ideas that English is -- USA,UK,AUSTRALIA...
and white people ---the parents have , will never make you feel comfortable and self-confident in China , at least for the time being .
The school FAO -s , recruiters, Chinese English teachers have no idea or don't want to understand that :
ESL teacher means -- Uiversity Degree -- English Philology or Linguistics , experience and ...the most important -- humanist .
Maybbe ,a lot of these Natives should have this in mind too and try to learn a foreign language at the same level of their mother tongue if they want to be appreciated by the Chinese students because the young Chinese generation is very intelligent and can distinguish a Passport Holder or a Real Teacher !
Wish you success !
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