An EF Hangzhou businessman and his pretty girl opened two centers about a decade back. They were well supported by the EF Shanghai Headquarters. There are many EF centers around China like the EF Hangzhou ones. There are many schools and/or businesses around China that are opened by incompetent, unqualified, inexperienced, unknowledgeable local people. The ones with the real skill, talent or experience in the field usually work harder to make their living. Such practices aren't uncommon in the western world, although I do see China ahead in this respect. What is probably the most difficult on the topic is that only a few guilty ones get caught and those are really carefully chosen by the system in this country. I am not defending EF but saying that they are chosen for the reason that they have foreign franchisors who're offering some foreign values and taking a share of local market.
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