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<blockquote data-quote="BaatumMania" data-source="post: 1229075" data-attributes="member: 14632">I tried Japan for a month before settling on Korea.&nbsp; The jobs pretty much pay the same except Korea's cost of living is lower (the savings on Gmarket are pretty crazy) and most homes are provided / subsidized (whereas it's rare to get that deal in Japan and Taiwan these days.&nbsp; This is likely because of the Jeonse system which makes it rare for a landlord to want to rent to a broke foreigner.&nbsp; So the company has to arrange the housing). Yes this was even true for most of the foreigners I met at my Church (and they were from Nepal / India / Vietnam / Mongolia.&nbsp; Not English Teachers). So I really don't know how Japan will pull off attracting more migrant workers when there's better options for migrants out there.&nbsp; Someone can chase the bigger bucks in Australia.&nbsp; Korea does alright for saving.&nbsp; Taiwan's weather is nice year round.&nbsp; Japan isn't offering a big advantage except cultural (aka Weaboos who love anime so they'll put up with exploitation to live in Japan).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BaatumMania, post: 1229075, member: 14632"] I tried Japan for a month before settling on Korea. The jobs pretty much pay the same except Korea's cost of living is lower (the savings on Gmarket are pretty crazy) and most homes are provided / subsidized (whereas it's rare to get that deal in Japan and Taiwan these days. This is likely because of the Jeonse system which makes it rare for a landlord to want to rent to a broke foreigner. So the company has to arrange the housing). Yes this was even true for most of the foreigners I met at my Church (and they were from Nepal / India / Vietnam / Mongolia. Not English Teachers). So I really don't know how Japan will pull off attracting more migrant workers when there's better options for migrants out there. Someone can chase the bigger bucks in Australia. Korea does alright for saving. Taiwan's weather is nice year round. Japan isn't offering a big advantage except cultural (aka Weaboos who love anime so they'll put up with exploitation to live in Japan). [/QUOTE]

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