Hello. I have to bump this post up as I have been waiting to write this. My boyfriend was so paranoid, distraught and afraid that this man, a supposed Fred (aka Xiao Lin), was crazy and has a history of harassing people so I waited. Back then, I even posted on http://raoulschinasaloon.com/index.php?topic=4608.0
If you can't read it, it says:
Advice: Liaoning???
on: December 18, 2009, 08:05:07 AM
I said:
Any thing good? Bad? Thanks!

THEN I also say...

LoL, actually I already saw this... we'll see. It definitely means we're not putting all our eggs into one basket but honestly, he just made the job sound a bit strict. Aside from that, he seemed "honest" but yeah we're still looking anyways.

Basically, someone refered to this very thread and lo and behold IF YOU CAN believe it, Fred/Xiao emails me the same day with this:

As I am a member of Raoul's China Saloon, I came across Lucy's post this evening about me and our school as posted by Lucy as "Liaoning Advice"?

http://raoulschinasaloon.com/index.php?topic=4608.0;topicseen.

Given what Lucy has written about me personally and the school, it would appear to be everyone's best interest that we pass on your application.

I will write to Raoul. privately, to correct other matters in this thread.

Sincerely Yours,
Xiao Lin

SO NOW, apparently not only did he speak during the phone interview for a total of 2 hours (mostly ramble, half business-related) and talk about cow pastures and fresh milk in Liaoning, but he also considers my concerns enough to withdraw my application. What can I say. It happened for the best!

And just to add, Fred also contacted the website's administrator to have my very vague question pulled and then put us in a situation where we couldn't tell if he was trying to harass us through the administrator (aka our personal work related Visa problems AS MENTIONED IN THE THREAD: http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/review/index.pl?read=28821) or really had a genuine concern for us. I mean, yeah, so he shows his concern for us by telling the administrator what I personally told him during our 2 hour long interview. AND, other than it being a draggy 2 hour phone interview, the school did seem a bit strict but Fred advised the apartment is brand new and it's nice, etc etc. I was willing to give him the benefit of a doubt, but perhaps, it's best it came down to this. You judge according. =) Cheers.

Lucy