> I suspect that schools who want white faces are mostly making a
> purely business decision, from what I have read Korean parents want
> to see a white face "teaching" their children so the school
> owners almost always ask for a photo with your job application.

> As to why American or Canadian white faces are better than Australian
> (cries softly) or British faces it is because Koreans have more
> contact with North American businesses etc than with British or
> Antipodean ones, and assume American English is more relevant.

> My question, I am just over 40 and an Australian citizen, how happy
> would I be working for someone who wanted a 23 year-old Canadian
> woman? Better to take their prejudices in stride and look for a job
> where I will be appreciated.

You have a good point there Mike. One thing I do when the prejudice is rampant - particularly on lines of sex and age(two that often push aside this 50 year-old male) is send them my credentials, anyways, with a comment on what they are missing simply because they don't value experience or because they think that a penus somehow disqualifies someone from teaching well.