http://www.jamesforsyth.net/discrimination-alive-and-well-in-melbourne/ same time, vastly different place ― same place, totally different time Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:55:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 http://www.jamesforsyth.net/discrimination-alive-and-well-in-melbourne/#comment-8643 Rachel Thu, 13 May 2010 15:56:00 +0000 http://www.jamesforsyth.net/discrimination-alive-and-well-in-melbourne/#comment-8643 I had a similar experience in Taiwan when my Taiwanese roommate helped me call to ask about apartments posted and book a time to meet the landlord and see the apartments. When I got there the shocked person would suddenly say "Oh no the apartment is not available". It happened at several places until I got to a landlord who was looking for an English teacher for his son. He was the only one willing to rent to a laowai. I had a similar experience in Taiwan when my Taiwanese roommate helped me call to ask about apartments posted and book a time to meet the landlord and see the apartments. When I got there the shocked person would suddenly say “Oh no the apartment is not available”. It happened at several places until I got to a landlord who was looking for an English teacher for his son. He was the only one willing to rent to a laowai.

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