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No worries at all. I tell you when I was in ExxonMobil, my boss was a Scottish and I have difficulty understanding his English because of strong accent. For 8yrs, have you learn to speak mandarin? How do you communicate with China-man then in English?
Sorry to disagree with you. I don’t think that I need to dig more China Babes before you believe me
. Singapore/Malaysian inspector who speak Chinese and English is very good enough, their technical abilities as Inspector are supported by their CSWIP / AWS certifications and experienced in other similar projects. Don’t get confuse, the subject is CWI. I’m not referring to trickshaw drivers or coffee shop attendants that you will pick up from the road side of Malaysia / Singapore and send it over to China as inspector.
Unless there is no choice because of some exotic performance
to be done by CWI, I will not hire a westerner or non Mandarin speaking inspector for just a normal CWI job in China. Mainly because of language barrier, their high salary and the need to get an interpreter.
I’m fortunate to have a companion (co auditor) who write and speak Chinese very well whenever I have to work in China. Otherwise, I’m a useless a$$, it’s not easy to get a very good interpreter in China factories.
In the past, I used to pretend that I’m a CAWI because I know that someday I may need to post some silly or novice questions in the forum. I’m young and can’t beat your 25yrs of experienced....but if your ticket is just a CSWIP 3.2, I will bet my Inspection Certifications (SCWI & APIs) are equal / and more than yours.
~Joey~