Friday, December 21, 2012

Do most live-in caregivers from China who are living in Canada now leading a happy life

Do most live-in caregivers from China who are living in Canada now leading a happy life?
I am planning to go to Canada working as a live-in caregiver. Would you please tell me the situations of live-in caregivers there?
Immigration - 2 Answers
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I'm sure there are bad employers and good employers but a live-in caregiver usually is employed to take care of children and probably some of the housework as well. In some cases, instead of children, it would be an elderly person or a disabled person to take care of. Working hours, days off etc. would be taken care of in your contract with your employer. You would get the work permit for 2 years originally but if you don't like the family you are with, you are free to quit at any point and look for a new employer but better yet look for a new employer before you quit so you have somewhere to go. Once you work as a live-in caregiver for 2 years, you qualify to apply for permanent residency. Check out the Canada immigration pagers for live in caregivers: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/caregiver/index.asp
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most live in caregivers in Canada are from the philippines, NOT china I know one lady from the philippines who came to Canada as a caregiver. She was 20 years old at the time. she is now 38 and is married (to another philipino) and they have 1 son (who has just turned 7) and both of them work their butts off in a hotel. They seem to be happy.

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Friday, December 14, 2012

What are reasons that makes Canada a better place to live in than China

What are reasons that makes Canada a better place to live in than China?
Specific reasons and examples please. Thank you so much :D
Other - Society & Culture - 1 Answers
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You are not in either place so I bet thats a plus for both.

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Friday, December 7, 2012

I heard a lot of stereotyping that Han AKA Mandarin people, who mainly live in China, are racist

I heard a lot of stereotyping that Han AKA Mandarin people, who mainly live in China, are racist?
Even though I am a Han AKA Mandarin, I am NOT racist. Is this from supposed mistreatment of Tibetans and other ethnic minorities in China?
Other - Cultures & Groups - 3 Answers
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I never heard of that. Can you give examples.
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Well, I'm moving to China in a few months and I have a couple of African friends who live there and/or travel there quite frequently. What they said was that, yes, the Chinese as a collective whole have a dislike and distrust of all foreigners, not particularly blacks, but blacks in particular if that makes sense. They did say that once you become a part of of the community (i.e. they see you frequently and you get to know the people) they start to open up but they still think of Chinese as better than others though, my friends felt, that most Chinese don't really have a concept of what racism is and there is no real word for it in Mandarin or Cantonese. I think this comes from being one of the homogenous societies on the planet. I think China is something like 96% Han. They have had good experiences in China and have not experienced any more overt racism there than in the US so I don't know that you guys are more racist, just great deal less diverse.
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A lot of people I know who are Buddhists like myself have some issues with the Han because of Tibet. That's the main stereotype I know of. The Han, they say, took all the good homes, good jobs, good schools, etc., and left nothing for the native Tibetans. But in truth, it's the Chinese government we should have a problem with. The people of every nation just do what they're told. With metta.

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Saturday, December 1, 2012

Can I live in China or Japan if I only speak spanish and english

Can I live in China or Japan if I only speak spanish and english?
I want to be a corporate lawyer and those countries have massive corporation so could I go live over there without knowing their language?
Other - Cultures & Groups - 2 Answers
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Well, you could probably travel to those countries without speaking the language, but if you want to do something like practice law, not just representinganother country but practicing IN another country, then I think you'd need to know the language in order to get around in business. There are some laces in China where they do speak a lot of English, like Hong Kong, and English is fairly common throughout China and Japan, but if you're thinking of making a long-term career decision, I'd have to say I think ignorance of the language would be a bad idea.
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I don't understand how you could be a corporate lawyer without knowing the language of the country you would be practicing in. You would have to meet the requirements to practice law and the tests are given in the country's language. If you are a lawyer for a corporation that has business abroad, then possibly there might be chances to go abroad but I doubt they'd hire someone to do transactions in a language they don't understand, especially when dealing with laws peculiar to a country.

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