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Originally Posted by mrnicekid
i've never heard of Peppy's Kids Club, but i do hear a lot of complaints from chinese americans (who speak perfect english grammar, even better than a native speaker) who got rejected when applying to be an English teacher just because he/she is not the typical Caucasian ie not white enough.
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That's really unfortunate but I've heard similar comments from some of my Japanese Canadian friends who were teaching English. They didn't have a problem with the employer but some of the students expressed their disappointment for having a "Japanese" teacher.
Japanese Canadians have it rough in Japan. Since we have a Japanese face and name, we're overburdened by high expectations in terms of our language skills. Even if we're 3rd or 4th generation.
When I'm in Japan, I always make it a habit to speak English on my first encounter with someone - even if I speak perfect Japanese. Otherwise, I'm simply seen as a Japanese citizen who happens to speak perfect English.
Anyways, sorry for the hijack Tolora. I'm sure you'll have no problems. You may want to check with gaijinpot.com for additional input. There are tons of English teachers on that site.