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MattSun · 5th November 2009, 11:04

I am not going to give any more comments about the "Chinese" posts from Slasher and ZFT... you better go learn Chinese before writing it. Use English if you can't write PROPER Chinese.

To Glueball, WeiShenMe and thornycactus: I am well aware of your point that it might be pointless to look for work in China. But with the market as it is, I think that getting a job in China as a newbie might be easier than in Europe and the States. At least China is HIRING new pilots. They hardly aren't here in Sweden...

I don't know which of you have lived in China or for how long and if you know Chinese. I have lived there for two years, and I am aware of the advantages and disadvantages with a life there as a foreigner, but I speak Chinese and that is a big plus. I learn languages quite fast and easy as well. It is a great gift to have that ability, which I am happy for. I speak fluent German as well as Swedish and English. Ecureilx, I don't have much accent and mandarin doesn't the nasal tones that Thai and Cantonese has, which makes the tones much easier to learn. If I speak over the phone, hardly anyone hear that I am a foreigner if it's a simpler kind of conversation. Only if it gets more complicated, they can hear from the words I am using and my grammar that I have a western language as first language. As far as I know, they usually treat foreigners better than locals... and if a foreigner speaks good Chinese they are very keen to help out and support you. I don't know about the aviation business though...

My whole point is that I want a job after I completed my studies. Somewhere. Anywhere. This job is so that I can build hours for a couple of years and gain experience. After that, I can come back to Europe and work here, with better terms and better pay. I know I can never blend into the Chinese society. As Ecureilx writes, I need to change skin color and mentality to be able to do that.

I can still give it a try, but first I will look at Cathay and if it doesn't work I can always try to work as an instructor until things get better.

5th November 2009, 11:04	#16 (permalink)
MattSun Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 26 Posts: 5	I am not going to give any more comments about the "Chinese" posts from Slasher and ZFT... you better go learn Chinese before writing it. Use English if you can't write PROPER Chinese. To Glueball, WeiShenMe and thornycactus: I am well aware of your point that it might be pointless to look for work in China. But with the market as it is, I think that getting a job in China as a newbie might be easier than in Europe and the States. At least China is HIRING new pilots. They hardly aren't here in Sweden... I don't know which of you have lived in China or for how long and if you know Chinese. I have lived there for two years, and I am aware of the advantages and disadvantages with a life there as a foreigner, but I speak Chinese and that is a big plus. I learn languages quite fast and easy as well. It is a great gift to have that ability, which I am happy for. I speak fluent German as well as Swedish and English. Ecureilx, I don't have much accent and mandarin doesn't the nasal tones that Thai and Cantonese has, which makes the tones much easier to learn. If I speak over the phone, hardly anyone hear that I am a foreigner if it's a simpler kind of conversation. Only if it gets more complicated, they can hear from the words I am using and my grammar that I have a western language as first language. As far as I know, they usually treat foreigners better than locals... and if a foreigner speaks good Chinese they are very keen to help out and support you. I don't know about the aviation business though... My whole point is that I want a job after I completed my studies. Somewhere. Anywhere. This job is so that I can build hours for a couple of years and gain experience. After that, I can come back to Europe and work here, with better terms and better pay. I know I can never blend into the Chinese society. As Ecureilx writes, I need to change skin color and mentality to be able to do that. I can still give it a try, but first I will look at Cathay and if it doesn't work I can always try to work as an instructor until things get better.