> Hi, Peter, this is Lee Joe, your partner in China

> Really I am working very hard for your teachers and i do no think the
> oppotunities for your teaches are slim. As an agent, for your
> teachers, i would try every means to help your teachers and to a
> large extent, to help Chinese people to be cosmopolitan and
> sophisticated in mentality. you and your teaches should have due
> patience and right now i am carring out frequent negotiations with my
> Chinese partners here aound mainland China.

> As people here in China say Cameroonian's Englsih or the blackls's
> Englsih is not standard, this is a generalised discrimination.
> as Anne Wang voiced her BLACK teacher was not articularily qualified,
> should we say black are not good Englsih speakers, no NO

> Who should be responsible for waht Anne Wang's case? the school
> should be responsible you know why the school hired this unquilified
> teacher.

> Peter best regards to you and the E.T.O
> your picture is handsome

Your picture is handsome? I hope we are not going to start hiring on that basis- because -if we do - I am in big trouble- unless my wife gets to do all the hiring!

Truly, that is one thing I have been very annoyed by in Korean hiring- this emphasis on what someone looks like. Is that about racism? ageism? or just plain old sexism- or perhaps, lecherism?

A friend of mine was told- without a look at her credentials - that she was beautiful enough to teach in a Korean hagwon. She didn't accept that position.

As far as the non-standard English is concerned, I am not sure what is standard. Who decides that? I do know lots of schools want American or Canadian English because they are thinking of their students going to American or Canadian schools or having future business dealings with North American-based companies. Others want British accents. I think this is acceptable- as long as the reasons are language-based and not sexist,racist, ageist, or any other of those nasty -ists

I know I have extended the subject matter on this post. Please accept my apologies if that is offensive to anyone.