FruitPudding

Hang on, we have to do the culture course again now?

So, should English teachers choose Teaching Profession test or English Language for Communication test? Or do we need to choose more than one for the teaching license? I don't get it; I thought there was only one test (i.e. the Teacher's Licensure Exam). So, here's the current schedule: Friday 18 February 2022 09:30-11:00: the use of Thai language for communication 12:30-14:00: Using English for Communication 3:00pm-4:30pm: Using digital technology for education Saturday 19 February 2022 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m: teacher's profession Can't we just take Teacher's Profession to get the license? Or do Thais teachers need to take the Thai one and English teachers need to take the English one, too?

How do you get an ID and password?

Anyone know what happens if you fail? Can you just do it again at the next available date?

I wonder if there will be two Madrids now, or if they will just move?

Is it just cos the PGSEi? Or is it anyone applying after that year? Thanks

You only need a Dip Ed (one year) or more for the license, so it has nothing to do with that.

Exactly, why wouldn't you just come to Thailand?

What else do you need?

How come Madrid still ain't open? Have they bit the dust? And I know it ain't a pub, but the French restaurant?

So, the poll allows multiple choices and its anonymous. I have just included typical beer prices that I have experienced recently in downtown Bangkok and other tourist areas in Thailand. I know it can be cheaper up in Isaan and maybe elsewhere and I also didn't include shop prices obviously. I also get that it's highly subjective. In most UK cities beer is cheap, in my opinion. Even good beers that are imported and let's not forget that income is much higher in general....and the owner has to pay decent salaries to their staff and higher taxes as well (and then there's rent, not to mention utility bills are expensive in many Western countries). In Thailand, I think it's just the rent that's high; the staff salaries are very low and I think taxes are low here too (also utility bills are cheap here right?) I tend to think beer is expensive here, especially for local grog. I could be sitting drinking fine Belgian beer in a British town in a pub with the heating on in the dead of winter being served by a barman getting paid fair income (and I assume the owner still turns a profit).......for the same price as sitting drinking Thai beer in an open air bar in Thailand being served by unprofessional barkeep. I mean, in some bars here the draft is like flat rotten eggs; you have no choice but to drink bottles. I was in a little bar down Sukhumvit the other night and I must have seen at least 100k pass through the till in just a few hours. I get that rent is probably high, but staff is cheap, utilities are a little, and taxes aren't that much here. I mean the mark up on a small bottle has to be like x4 the price they buy it at in many places (especially after 8pm...don't get me started on that policy). Anyway, what's a fair price for a beer? lol

So, I know I have obviously missed out a lot, but I tried to pick most of the popular pubs and bars that have been around a while or have a big name and are located in the main expat hangout areas in Bangkok. If you don't see your favorite on this list, please feel free to post it in the comments. Cheers.