tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660497.post4028085368441229784..comments2023-05-22T20:48:17.280+09:30Comments on Suzer's Expat Adventures: In Praise of International StudentsSuzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07719521236404333324noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660497.post-85580136392070266092009-06-16T02:23:43.020+09:302009-06-16T02:23:43.020+09:30Yeah! What he said. My sister works as an Internat...Yeah! What he said. My sister works as an International officer for a Uni in the UK and it is a well known fact that the fees of International Students fund many of the institute's courses, which could not otherwise run. I do suspect however that the two incidents reported in the Advertiser were a bit of a 'beat up' on the heels of the Harris Park protests.Arizaphalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402602175460446158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660497.post-92148006091304470272009-06-15T10:41:36.850+09:302009-06-15T10:41:36.850+09:30From the lecturer's point of view (or this lec...From the lecturer's point of view (or this lecturer anyway) international students have more respect and work harder than a lot of the domestic students do. The other thing that these far right xenophobic nuts should remember is that 'educational services' are a major component of the still strong Australian economy. Australia's top export to India is 'educational services'. <br /><br />I've been shocked by the racism down here and I grew up in the South of the U.S. Of course, I always found more overt racism up North.A Free Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038930031019179647noreply@blogger.com