So I've been teaching English in Chilito for a bit and have gotten the feeling from time to time, from potential students that they don't want English class per se; they want an English class with a pretty, young rubia...which they hope could lead to more. The other day, one of the street vendors who sells me fruit asked how much I charge for an English class and told me he would pay me five times that for just one class with me. The proposition sort of amused/shocked me. I just said "que va" and went on my way. Honestly. If I wanted to be a prostitute, I would have chosen that profession and what's more, I would shoot for earning more than $100 an hour because soon enough you are old, and then what?
The type of clientel that want Inglés con piernas are pretty easy to distinguish after a couple weeks in the English-teaching business. And there is such a demand for English in Chile that it's really unnecessary to teach these kind of students unless you choose to. I avoid them because they are a pain in the butt and trying to teach them only leads to misunderstandings, because they are not in it to learn English.
But anyway, there seems to be a HUGE market here in Chile for Inglés con piernas. Unfortunately for the potential customers, I don't know any gringas who are interested. Huge demand, no supply.
So here's a good challenge for any creative businesswomen/men out there. How do you provide this service? And more specifically, who do you get to provide this service? Perhaps a café con piernas could offer this to distinguish itself in the market?
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That would be a good business... an EFL escort service. Or a hostess bar where men come to buy overpriced drinks and get their egos stroked by scantily clad gringas. lol jk
hahahaha. well put.
I have no doubt there would be a market for this kind of thing!
When I was in Ecuador, someone posted an ad at my institute looking for a teacher to give English classes at a company. Oh yeah, and the teacher had to be female. And under 26. And attractive. Ew.
Question: How much for an hour of ingles con piernas? I could totally handle that if the students came to me and I didn't have to go all around the city in heels.
Leigh, how much did they offer to pay? jejeje
Sara, If you are willing to do it, I think the sky's the limit as far as what you can charge. And staying put would be a nice advantage. Ingles con piernas would probably make the news too. Free advertising.
The menus could be in English, the music and the flirtation. In fact, probably most of the businessmen in Santiago center would be speaking fluent English in no time.
Oh my gosh! The other night I went out with some friends (all guys) and they were talking about exactly this. One of them owns a bar and he was saying I could use it in the afternoons to "teach classes"...Then when I rejected that idea they thought a Santiago-style Coyote Ugly would be great with gringas as the bartenders...
Sometimes I wonder why I hang out with these people...haha.
Whatever they were paying, I doubt it would have been enough to make up for being treated like a juicy piece of Anglophone meat.
Abby - hilarious, so it's occurred to them, they just can't find anyone willing. hahaha, pobres weones.
Leigh - word, eeeew. I can't imagine doing that.
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