Apple International School in Poipet
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Apple International School in Poipet
They've been advertising recently. $800-1200 usd p/m . Does anyone know anything about those guys? I realize it's not a proper International school of course. I've been to Poipet once. Struck me as a shithole. Has anyone lived/worked there? What's living there like? Cheers
sounds like he's doing the calculation based on how much he'd save renting a $20 room, earning $1000 as a school teacher, and having a good Poipet lifestyle budget for booze, gambling, and $15 whores by night
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Oxymoron, if ever there was one. Ten times the salary wouldn't get me out to that ToiletSeller wrote:sounds like he's doing the calculation based on how much he'd save renting a $20 room, earning $1000 as a school teacher, and having a good Poipet lifestyle budget for booze, gambling, and $15 whores by night
I came, I argued, I'm out
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Seller wrote:sounds like he's doing the calculation based on how much he'd save renting a $20 room, earning $1000 as a school teacher, and having a good Poipet lifestyle budget for booze, gambling, and $15 whores by night
You're a moron! I simply inquired how bad and dangerous (if so) life in Poipet is and whether anyone has experienced living there. There's enough booze & whores in PP, I don't need to go to another end of the country to indulge in those vices.
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Vlad, is it the guy that calls himself 'Winner'? I spoke to him over the phone, and he was assuring me how Poipet is safer than PP. Is the guy trustworthy. PM me if you have any more details. Thanksvladimir wrote:I know the owner of the school.
I have nothing else to add.
secondedvladimir wrote:I know the owner of the school.
I have nothing else to add.
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Never go there. That guy is only an agent who is earning a money once you get the job and he won't give a mind about you if you be alive or killed there. A piece of advice...
Never work there.
Never work there.
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Samsara wrote:Never go there. That guy is only an agent who is earning a money once you get the job and he won't give a mind about you if you be alive or killed there. A piece of advice...
Never work there.
Cheers for the multiple warnings, lads! I'm staying here in PP then !
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I know this is a moribund topic, but since it seems to still come up relatively high in searches I thought I might put in an addendum.
I recently (Feb 2018) did a pilot education project at this school on food education and found the atmosphere there quite typical/usual for a Khmer style international school. The English education seems to be a good value for money and the international teachers there seem to be as equipped as any I have met in PP over the years. Apparently the new owner, as of 2017, is the head of the Poipet Immigration Police, so not the kind of guy who will fuck off with people's money anytime soon.
Whether one would live in Poipet is another question entirely. It's certainly safe now and a lot of the Poipet vices of yore seem to be mostly gone. It's now your typical bastion of Amazon Cafe/Palm Cafe with otherwise little in the way of interesting sights. The night life is still ok. Probably the only selling point is that one has access to Thailand quickly and can be in Siem Reap in a short sprint over a good road.
In short, Apple is fine if you're ok with a provincial Khmer town.
Background: I'm a professor in Japan, US citizen.
I recently (Feb 2018) did a pilot education project at this school on food education and found the atmosphere there quite typical/usual for a Khmer style international school. The English education seems to be a good value for money and the international teachers there seem to be as equipped as any I have met in PP over the years. Apparently the new owner, as of 2017, is the head of the Poipet Immigration Police, so not the kind of guy who will fuck off with people's money anytime soon.
Whether one would live in Poipet is another question entirely. It's certainly safe now and a lot of the Poipet vices of yore seem to be mostly gone. It's now your typical bastion of Amazon Cafe/Palm Cafe with otherwise little in the way of interesting sights. The night life is still ok. Probably the only selling point is that one has access to Thailand quickly and can be in Siem Reap in a short sprint over a good road.
In short, Apple is fine if you're ok with a provincial Khmer town.
Background: I'm a professor in Japan, US citizen.
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