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- Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:14 am
- Forum: Southeast Asia
- Topic: Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4969
Re: Goods and Services Tax (GST)
GST in many countries had affected the economy. Especially on the currency conversion market. Forex has shown that with GST the economy gets affected. Food and transport services gets affected and eventually it affects other services. I think implementation of GST has to be done in phases, doing thi...
- Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:12 am
- Forum: Teacher's Corner
- Topic: Is Knowing Local Language necessary?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14840
Re: Is Knowing Local Language necessary?
I think knowing local language is added advantage. This way you can understand the local students thinking pattern. And you can understand how not to teach them. The culture and language difference does play role while being taught by native English teacher. In that context, i'd say it'd be better i...
- Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:08 am
- Forum: Teacher's Corner
- Topic: How do you connect with students from other cultures?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4945
Re: How do you connect with students from other cultures?
Discussing about local movies and the food can be one good ice breaker. This applies to any culture though, not just asia. You can discuss about food and the type of food which tourists and travelers prefer. In that context, you can see that students would love to share their opinion on it. For exam...
- Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Retiring in Thailand
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2702
Re: Retiring in Thailand
Thai baht is improving every year. And earlier it was on 1 USD to 50. Now today I checked it was on 1 USD to 33 Baht. So by the time you retire, it won't be as cheap as your own country. I guess for this reason, you have to migrate early. You can however establish your teaching business or any other...