beijingbooty Posted April 30, 2004 at 04:05 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 at 04:05 AM Whilst working incredibly hard learning chinese, my mind often drifts onto the subject of how to make money with this new found skill. Apart from the obvious "translator" or "teacher" professions, can anyone offer any more interesting examples of how to make money being a westerner who can read & speak decent mandarin ? Perhap some examples of people you know who have done well utilising their mandarin-as-a-second-langugage capabilities to follow interesting career paths ? I do not want to become a teacher and working as a translator does not really excite me either. Thanks guys for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xuechengfeng Posted April 30, 2004 at 04:34 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 at 04:34 AM hmm, i see ur from new zealand.. sorry, i can't help you. i was going to say CIA, FBI, NSA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentsuarez Posted April 30, 2004 at 04:41 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 at 04:41 AM A handsome Western male could probably make good money pleasing the wealthy ladies (JK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beijingbooty Posted April 30, 2004 at 09:19 AM Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 at 09:19 AM Both excellent replies guys. Exactly what I wanted to hear !! How about I join the CIA, go and spy on the chinese space program for NASA whilst working as an undercover mandarin speaking male gigolo ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confucius Posted April 30, 2004 at 10:04 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 at 10:04 AM Sorry, that position has already been filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentsuarez Posted April 30, 2004 at 10:04 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 at 10:04 AM You'd have more luck spying for China while working in the CIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted April 30, 2004 at 03:16 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 at 03:16 PM male gigolo Are there female gigolos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted April 30, 2004 at 06:13 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 at 06:13 PM you can certainly try international corporations that have operations in China. I guess it would be easy for you to get a managerial position if you have previous industrial experience and you speak Mandarin and English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeijingSlacker Posted June 11, 2004 at 10:15 AM Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 at 10:15 AM I would guess being a translator is not that easy. Its definitely much easier to find a Chinese folk who speaks excellent English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galitonwu Posted June 11, 2004 at 12:06 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 at 12:06 PM There is few foreign body in the lab of the hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazu Posted June 11, 2004 at 01:17 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 at 01:17 PM It depends on what other skills you have. Speaking Chinese as a second language is a skill, a Chinese boss of a computer firm may be impressed by your langugage skill even if you don't know how to use MySQL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ala Posted June 11, 2004 at 07:32 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 at 07:32 PM You could be a waiter at a Chinese restaurant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xuechengfeng Posted June 11, 2004 at 09:16 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 at 09:16 PM 中國飯館的夥計﹖﹗﹖﹗﹖他們沒有錢﹗﹗ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazu Posted June 11, 2004 at 09:39 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 at 09:39 PM 那麼就當中餐廳的老闆! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted June 12, 2004 at 03:27 AM Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 at 03:27 AM i guess you cant just rely on your language skills if you expect to make heaps of money. It is an advantage but its not everything.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markalexander100 Posted June 22, 2004 at 07:41 AM Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 at 07:41 AM I would guess being a translator is not that easy. Its definitely much easier to find a Chinese folk who speaks excellent English. Interpreters maybe, but my experience is that Chinese translators are excruciating. There should be a market for decent translators, though that won't help BB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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