Why do chinese people never finish their food?

I've been in China for a month now and realised chinese people waste a lot of food. They order loads of dishes and finish like 50% of them, why is this?

I have a few possible reasons, please tell me how accurate they are:

  1. A lot of the dishes are in very oily sauces so they dont want to eat the food thats at the bottom of the plate because it too oily

  2. They get excited and order too much, even though they are adults, they can't seem to gauge how much food is needed for the group

  3. They enjoy wasting food

P.S this behaviour seems to contradict other videos I see of chinese people being super greedy and taking all the food in the buffet or all the toilet paper from the bathroom. Anyway, I'd appreciate all comments, thanks in advance!

EDIT - I am talking about eating in restaurants not at home

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 10 days ago
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Places that show premier league games?

Any places in Alanya that show premier league games?

I want to watch the first game of the premier league tomorrow - Arsenal vs Coventry

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/Alanya

Alanyaspor vs Beşiktaş

I'm a foreigner and would like to watch the match on the 23rd of August - Alanyaspor vs Beşiktaş

Where will the Alanya fans sit?

u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 2 months ago
▲ 1 r/Alanya

Best sim card deal

Coming to alanya in a couple of weeks, where can I get the best deal for tourists sim? Surely not at the airport right? I will stay for 1 week

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/TEFL

Working for an agency instead of directly with the school

I just recieved and offer from an agency (WIECHINA) that provides English teachers to schools in China, in my case, Guangzhou, does anyone have experience working for an agency like this? Could anything sketchy be going on?

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 3 months ago

Working for an agency instead of directly for the school

I just recieved and offer from an agency (WIECHINA) that provides English teachers to schools in China, in my case, Guangzhou, does anyone have experience working for an agency like this? Could anything sketchy be going on?

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 3 months ago

Drug tests for Visa?

I am looking for a teaching job in China and have a few offers lined up. I plan to move there in September, I know that there is a drug test as part of the health check,

What kind of drug test is it? Blood, urine or hair? And what would be the protocol if I were to fail the drug test? I smoke bud like once a month and don't plan on smoking in China, just need to figure out when I should stop here in my home country

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 3 months ago
▲ 3 r/TEFL

Two separate contracts for teaching centre

A teaching centre in Xiamen,China has offered me a 25k salary but its split into two contracts. The salary on the first contract is 12k and the salary on the second contract is 13k.

My recruiter says that the 13k income is not taxable and the 12k one is. Is this a normal thing or should I avoid this school?

The centre is called 科晓兔 , I dont know the English name, but if anyone has heard of it, I'd love to know more

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 3 months ago

Two separate contracts teaching centre in Xiamen

A teaching centre in Xiamen has offered me a 25k salary but its split into two contracts. The salary on the first contract is 12k and the salary on the second contract is 13k.

My recruiter says that the 13k income is not taxable and the 12k one is. Is this a normal thing or should I avoid this school?

The centre is called 科晓兔 , I dont know the English name, but if anyone has heard of it, I'd love to know more

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 3 months ago

Best Learning Training Centre Fuqing?

Does anyone have experience with best learning training centre? Specifically the one in Fuqing? Just received and offer from them and want to know more about the company

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 3 months ago
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Scholarship/Bursary

Has anyone here recieved a scholarship/bursary for their PGCe? How does it work and do you recieve it before or after you are accepted on the course?

Edit: does the amount recieved depend on a variety of factors, or does everyone get the same amount?

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 3 months ago

Apostille before or after receiving job offer?

I am from the UK and currently applying for teaching jobs in China, a lot of recruiters are asking if I have my documents apostilled.

Should I apostille my documents before I receive any job offers or should I wait until I have a solid job lined up?

Also, I see online that some documents need to be certified, apostilled and translated, whereas some documents only need to be apostilled. I am a bit confused by the whole thing, can anyone who has recently undetaken this process please advise me on the correct steps needed.

Thank you in advance :)

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 3 months ago

Teaching job in Kunming?

Hello everyone, I am a TEFL English teaccher with almost 10 years experience and a degree, how easy would it be for me to find a teaching job in Kunming? A lot of the recruiters I have spoken to don't have any positions in Kunming, if anyone can give me any tips on how to find teaching jobs in Kunming, that would be very helpful, thanks!

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u/Educational-Bat-8832 — 3 months ago