Different types of expats

[steadyboy]

"....As far as what to negotiate... if your office is in or near Tokyo, try to get at least $3K per month for accomodations....."

thanks for the information. My office will be in Yokahama, do you know of any websites I can search looking for appts in Yokahama?

[jonk77]

Yes, and its interesting, because there seems to be little interaction between the two groups. I have detected some snobbery from the execs towards the ESL teachers.

[larabell]

That's not been my experience but, then again, I don't spend much time rubbing elbows with other ex-pats .

[synthia]

The ESL teachers usually can't afford to rub elbows with the corporate expats. They aren't paid a great deal, don't get their housing paid for, and are usually young university graduates paying off student loans.

[larabell]

That explains the "little interaction". I was referring to the snobbery. As far as I can tell, the execs I've met haven't much cared what the other guy did for a living, just that they could speak in the same language (execs, from my experience, have less time to study and, in many cases, tend to welcome anyone with whom they can speak in English).