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Subject: Re: Susan starts posting

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Deadly Ernest

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Date Posted: 03:59:14 12/07/12 Fri
In reply to: Wes 's message, "Susan starts posting" on 20:56:27 10/21/12 Sun

G'day Wes,

I know you're like me and don't start to post until AFTER the story is all said and done. I really like that as both a writer and a reader, however it sometimes gets me in the rear. Like this ongoing internal war Susan has about what to do for a living.

I know Australia is not the same as the USA, but a lot like it it in many ways, and even harder to get to Europe from as far as work is concerned. Yet I know a few people who looked at this and ended up spending most of their lives travelling because they did just as Cat does in Cattail, they're qualified English teachers and also qualified linguists with German, French, and one or more other languages. They usually work overseas teaching English as a second language and sometime working as translators. One even works part time as a tour guide for tourists in Europe.

Anyway, at the moment I really feel like writing to Susan and telling her to become an English teacher and translator.

Damn you for making her seem so real.

Ernest

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khms
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Date Posted: 03:02:38 12/10/12 Mon

and I never even heard of German being taught in high school.�and I never even heard of German being taught in high school.�

Hmm. I'm anything but an expert on Japan, but I seem to recall hearing something about that ... but the only two Japanese I ever met professionally - OK, one was a representative for a Japanese business to Britain, and spoke fairly good English; the other came from Japan, and it seems his English was so bad, not only could I not understand him, but neither could the other.

Still, I do know that German classical composers are big in Japan - it almost seems more Japanese learn to play their music than Germans!

On the other hand, a Chinese prof who once rented a room from us did speak German - probably doesn't say much. On the third hand, Germany does a lot of business with China. And Japan does a lot of business with us. I don't know ...

Well - speaking of yesterday - at least they're all metric :-)

As for ESL, duh! I should have thought of that myself - I've heard from several of those over time.

Other ideas: journalist working for German media internationally, might work.

Or development aid worker.