Dean,
Welcome to the board. Man, you have a lot of questions.
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I have read enough times about getting a degree. I know I should.
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You really should get a bachelors degree, mate. It will make a whole load of things easier.
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How hard is it to avoid all the people who would rip a person off?
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Not that hard, you just need some common sense. If something sounds too good to be true, it is. And steer clear of most language centres.
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It seems to be that one can go to a 4 week TEFL or CELTA class, even in Thailand, and start out teaching English.
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Very true, and that's why the following....
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Taking on a teaching position in Thailand not only elevates your status from forgettable tourist to honorable guest, but it gives you insight and access into a community pleased to have you
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is in almost total nonsense but these...
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loser teachers, and the TEFL meat grinder
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are a reality.
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Is it at all possible to get a teaching position somehow connected to a university there
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Very easy to get part-time EFL work, but impossible to get a proper faculty position unless you are properly qualified.
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Is is possible to meet decent women in Thailand, not bar girls, not sex-workers, not con artists? If so, how?
I am 40. The singles scene here in Detroit isn't bad, but it isn't great either. American women mostly seem to be all about money.
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Hmmm...
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How hard is it to differentiate yourself from people who are there for the wrong reasons
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