Working in a school in China is really different from working in a college in England, for example (I'll be using examples of the crap I have to put up with a lot, so be warned) the tendency for the teaching assistants to inform me 10-15 minutes before the start of my class that they're taking it...that's on a good day, usually they tell me or they get a student to tell me as I arrive at the class. The worst time was when I got to the class, said hello to the teaching assistant and started my lesson. She waited 5 minutes until she said that she wanted the class.
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