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[quote=GUESTGUEST ANDREW,528237] Hello everyone I am considering taking a teaching position at Taiyuan University of Technology. I've just finished university here in the UK and want to learn Mandarin and study for a graduate diploma distance learning for a year to allow me to do a masters in a different subject than my undergrad degree when I return to the UK. I have a few questions regarding the city: 1: How bad is the pollution currently? I understand their has been a drive to clean up the city and some of the heavy industry in the region went under during the downturn. The only current pollution data I can find indicates Taiyuan has only been moderately polluted for the last week. Is this just a statistical quirk? Will I arrive and be choking? 2:I currently only speak fairly basic conversational Mandarin and understand next to no one will speak English outside of the university campuses. So my Mandarin will likely improve quickly out of sheer necessity. Do the locals speak standard Mandarin Chinese or a completely different dialect? I am keen to learn Mandarin without a particularly strong regional accent. 3: My salary will be fairly paltry. Is there any demand for private English tuition in the city? 4:I'm not really a big drinker but do enjoy going to clubs? Are there any decent clubs or bars? Similarly, are there any places serving decent Batista style coffee? Best Andrew[/quote]
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