China’s Typical Expat: Male, Doesn’t Speak Chinese, and Loves It Here

[tonyget]

China’s Typical Expat: Male, Doesn’t Speak Chinese, and Loves It Here | TheNanfang


Common sense may have told us this, but we finally have confirmation from the Chinese government: the typical expat in China is male, doesn’t speak Chinese, and loves his adopted country.

The State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs sent a questionnaire to expats as part of its study on the living environment for expatriate workers. It found China is already among the world’s top destinations for expatriate workers and by far the most lucrative, but it still needs “to do better to hire and keep professional expats”, reported China Daily.

More than 2,000 people responded to the survey. It showed 74 percent of expats are male, and an astounding 73 percent could barely understand simple Chinese.

The study outlined a number of problems that concerned foreigners, such as medical and social insurance issues, as well as the educational needs of their children and the application process for work visas.

Chinese authorities have tried to make the work visa application process easier for expats, and even announced reforms to China’s rarely-seen green card program. In 2012, only 0.2 percent of China’s 633,000 expats held a green card.

The report failed to mention air pollution, an issue so important to some expat workers that Western companies are willing to pay “hazard pay” bonuses to those willing to work in China’s big polluted cities.

When asked what conditions could be improved for expats, the study found that 56.9 percent of respondents want better compensation, while many of their employers reportedly are unable to meet those demands.

Whatever their salary, expats are generally very happy to be in China. Over 70 percent of professional expat workers in China reported being very satisfied with their lives, and 75 percent of employers reported being similarly satisfied with these foreign expats, even if they are mostly males who don’t speak the language.

 

[bolo]

yawn, expats are a cancer in Chinese society. Most are just there for spreading STD and causing social problem. Most are English teachers with questionable degrees that add nothing of value.
Chinese government need to stop licking these common, mostly anti-China white folks. They are not here to help you guys develop.

 

[xunzi]

I see them as fish bait to put in concentration camp in case of conflict. LOL

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

Only when a country can attract 50/50 males and females can it be considered a lucrative destination. Another is to look at the employer - only when the employer is domestic can the country be considered a lucrative destination. Otherwise, what is the difference with colonialism? In colonialism, the home country often sends males to be officials in the colonies or to work for companies owned by the home country in local branch offices. Hugo Barra, former Google executive now at Xiaomi, is an example of what "lucrative destination" actually means, while the typical middle aged, single male expat with a shady "teaching" job and history of bar hopping is not. After all, those types can be found throughout East and Southeast Asia.

 

[AViet]

In Vietnam, there is similar situation with foreign English teachers. I do not know why so many parents want their children to study English since 4 - 5 years olds, therefore, creating the jobs for many so-called English teachers with doubtful degree.
The quality of international schools in Vietnam are poorer compared to domestic schools. International school students are difficult to catch up with domestic school ones once they leave international schools to enter domestic ones, normally from 9th grade.

 

[kyle Chiang]

yawn, expats are a cancer in Chinese society. Most are just there for spreading STD and causing social problem. Most are English teachers with questionable degrees that add nothing of value.
Chinese government need to stop licking these common, mostly anti-China white folks. They are not here to help you guys develop.

"有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎"means "It is such a delight to have friends coming from far away".

How do you have those sick ideals?Do a expat spread STD to you?Plz take treatment soon.

 

[Al Bhatti]

"有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎"

I think it was by Confucius.

 

[tonyget]

I see them as fish bait to put in concentration camp in case of conflict. LOL

As if their home countries gives a crap about those losers-back-home

 

[kyle Chiang]

I think it was by Confucius.

Yes

 

[Aepsilons]

China is at the cusp of an educational revolution. What she needs now are specialists , western-educated professionals in the field of academia that have knowledge in Chinese language that can confer much needed theories and principles into the Chinese level. For example, my Doctoral Content Advisor at my university , who is the Chair of the Department of Neuroscience an Psychology does a month-long seminar in China every year. I've attended these seminars in the past , and a consortium of many academians from all over the world do conferences in China, hosted, of course by China's pre-eminent universities. Its an environment wherein academic-level networking occurs, as well as fusion of teaching styles and comprehension manifests.

I do not see why this is a bad thing for China, especially for China's academic and intellectual interest is concerned.

In regards to quality, I do agree that Chinese schools should enforce a more competitive standards board. You want the best of the best coming to your country to teach, after-all. This is how it happens in Japan. Western-teachers that come to Japan are selected rigorously and go through a series of battery tests that takes into consideration their maturity level, intellectual level (IQ), personality tests, level of education, and working understanding of the Japanese language as well as a positive reflection on Japan and Japanese society/ culture. All others that don't make the cut are not selected.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

I've attended these seminars in the past , and a consortium of many academians from all over the world do conferences in China, hosted, of course by China's pre-eminent universities. Its an environment wherein academic-level networking occurs, as well as fusion of teaching styles and comprehension manifests.

You have got to be kidding me if you think all, or even more than 0.5%, of the "expats" in China are PHDs.

There is enough domestic talent - where is the appreciation for them? For the price of 1 seminar, how many domestic talents can be fostered?

 

[tonyget]

China is at the cusp of an educational revolution. What she needs now are specialists , western-educated professionals in the field of academia that have knowledge in Chinese language that can confer much needed theories and principles into the Chinese level. For example, my Doctoral Content Advisor at my university , who is the Chair of the Department of Neuroscience an Psychology does a month-long seminar in China every year. I've attended these seminars in the past , and a consortium of many academians from all over the world do conferences in China, hosted, of course by China's pre-eminent universities. Its an environment wherein academic-level networking occurs, as well as fusion of teaching styles and comprehension manifests.

There is no need for those westerners because there are plenty of Chinese who have educated and worked in the West, they are fluent in Chinese and English, yet they don't receive the same treatment and status as their white counterparts when they back to China

You want the best of the best coming to your country to teach, after-all. This is how it happens in Japan.

Like Julien Blanc ?

 

[Aepsilons]

There is no need for those westerners because there are plenty of Chinese who have educated and worked in the West, they are fluent in Chinese and English, yet they don't receive the same treatment and status as their white counterparts when they back to China

Let's focus on the subject matter.

I agree that Chinese specialists who are educated in the west should be treated in equal terms as people of Western background.

Second, the level and number of Chinese specialists are limited in number and scope as they are not enough to effectively cover the qualitative and quantitative demands in China. China, afterall is a nation of 1.4 billion people, with an educational system, especially in the prefecturial level, that is dire need of updating and modification. China should hire Western-educated Ph.Ds or other Doctoral-level academians (Ed.Ds, for example, or DPNs, D.H.Eds). These in turn, will help mold and train China's own educational system, which will then be quantified throughout the academic world in China.

Third, I'm not saying that China should employ or give major status preference for western-educated academians, but it should provide a specific % amount so that China is continuously , actively, adapting and implementing ontological, pedagogical, empirical processes (as the ones that are seen in western academia) into China's overall academic institutions. Remember that in academia, nothing is static, science and the pursuit of science is a continuous basis and thus it requires continuous injection of foreign information / discoveries into the host country's overall academic interstitial milieu.

Like Julien Blanc ?

White trash like that are the very reasons why Japan should never allow low quality professionals into the country. Secondly, that Blanc individual was not an academian, and he entered the country for purely insipid reasons. He should be ejected and classified persona non grata. This applies for all sex predators that try to take advantage of the Japanese Race.

 

[xunzi]

Well I guess that's just a little better as to why the expats really like China...it's an "easy lay" place,.

Trust me my American friend, Japan and any of your allied country would be an "easy lay" for you without fearing any repercussion. For us, that is a different story. Since we steal so much from you, allowing a few of you to stay is just normal.

 

[Aepsilons]

Well I guess that's just a little better as to why the expats really like China...it's an "easy lay" place,.

I wonder if that's the reason why so many foreigners, mostly westerners, go to places like Thailand. For China tho, an easy lay place? Chinese women never , for me that is, came out as the type to be so easy. They're more prudent , if ever. Well, if i judge my experiences in dating Chinese vs Korean vs Japanese vs American girls.