You are the 3rd or 4th person to reply saying "I was more successful than you and am happier being an esl teacher". I appreciate you aren't trying to be a dick here; you may very well know more than me about finance and that's great your tech company did well. Your situation, though is 100% irrelevant to ... Full Comment>>

Definitely man. "Because the chinese do it" is a terrible reason to do anything. People here aren't willing to get confrontational for whatever reason over smoking or line cutting etc but that doesn't mean they don't think it's trashy as hell. There's a reason they all talk shit about migrants. Except the ... Full Comment>>

I have to agree with David555 here...when other families do something it's because they are mindlessly chasing luxuries (i don't deny that's a problem) but when your family does it you are behaving rationally? That's a slippery slope. I'm with you 100% though that china needs to get it's shit together when it comes ... Full Comment>>

I agree very well put. China has historically been a tributary nation, paying off mongol hordes and foreign armies to leave them alone. Their culture does a great job of setting up a hierarchy to insulate people at the top, but then since that power is based solely on their position in the hierarchy it doesn't work ... Full Comment>>

I agree; I also don't like their inability to produce food safely affects prices in other countries. The fact that milk powder here repeatedly has contained poison should be viewed as a serious failing of Chinese culture (frankly where else does this happen?) and Chinese people alone should bear the consequences of ... Full Comment>>

I think it is a preference for foreign imports, at least to an extent. I think of China as having two kinds of consumers: 'average zhou's' who pretty much have base all their purchase decisions on price and aren't really very open to try new things, and people who aren't price-sensitive at all or in fact will buy ... Full Comment>>

Well sir I may be lucky to sqeak in 20 minutes of sex but at least i'ts not 'lazy sex', which is nothing to be proud of; sex, like life, takes determination and forthrightness if you really want to take anything away from the experie....haha i'm just messing with you, man. Have a good weekend. Full Comment>>

I also, don't agree with you either, as well. All these stupid stories about bad foreigners, I know the US news talks a lot about foreingers (immigration), but good or bad, at least immigration in the US is legitimately an issue. If you include tourists, foreigners in China are like .07% of the population. 1 out of ... Full Comment>>

Jayknox, what's your point here? Yes college is expensive, but it did help me get a better job. I went to a state university so it wasn't as expensive as it could have been. I get you're trying to make a point about breaking even on a college education but what is that point? If I break even on a college degree by ... Full Comment>>

People like that are just so silly you know? I imagine him being this total bumpkin from some shitty little town who probably fancies himself a big fish. Full Comment>>

I know and if my parents make me pay them back for all the food and toys and my share of the mortgage growing up i'll be in the hole forever! Full Comment>>

I've been working there since I was 23...I only taught at that school for a little over 1 semester. I wrote this now but i've had this job for about 3.5 years at this point with one promotion earned over that span. Yeah, plenty of people make more than me. No, that doesn't mean I'm not happy with my life. Also why ... Full Comment>>

it's true, everything in a matrix of good or bad sorted by rank. Full Comment>>

Agree with above, that guy is most likely a deadbeat...i mean honestly this guy doesn't live in the same city with his wife and she's working at a KTV? Who knows what happened with the foreign guy, there's some shady people here, but it's one of those "guilty until proven innocent" situations where barring ... Full Comment>>

A big reason which I only briefly mentioned why I hated that job and school so much is that they (surprise) hired me on false pretenses. I took that job because I was hired by their Finance department to teach subject matter courses. That sounded kinda fun; keep my skills sharp for a year while I waiting things out. ... Full Comment>>

why don't you spell out which bank it was by writing a sentence with the first letter of each word spelling out the initials Full Comment>>

Definitely I was really lucky...I think there are more companies who would hire someone they like than you think. If you're IBM or Citibank or GS and you need another head it's cheaper for you to hire someone already here...you just have to know someone because they aren't posting that job online. I wouldn't want to ... Full Comment>>

I don't think the chinese care about accusations of racism. Full Comment>>

It's not entirely true that a foreigner can't get a credit card here if you don't own property...but it's not easy and you won't get a high limit, just a percentage of your monthly salary. I think it can't be with a state-owned bank because their restrictions are tighter, but a privately owned one like Minsheng, CMB ... Full Comment>>

I agree it was a fine salary to start with. I would have taken less just for the experience. Full Comment>>

Definitely can't please everybody. But...I really enjoy debate as you might be able to tell! I dunno about that Paul guy and some of the others (could be trolls) but I do know from his other work (which I enjoy reading) that Coineineagh is sincere in what he says. I respect an honest difference of opinion and ... Full Comment>>

Thanks...interesting but there's really nothing for me to add there. We're all entitled to our opinions. Full Comment>>

One thing that I should have added to the “So what I am doing here” section is “Because understanding the pros and cons of living here, I am truly happy”. That is as good a reason as any and it’s a serious omission on my part. I want to address a lot of the comments as well. Most of the comments break down into ... Full Comment>>

Thanks for your comment Wookie1. Best of luck moving back home! I wouldn’t want to live in Kenya either, but unfortunately that’s why there are opportunities there! Regarding some of the comments you mentioned, I agree that one by Paul Berger is somewhat misguided. If what he said is true, that he graduated in ... Full Comment>>

Makes sense. My theory is kinda that in the west we have this longing for the 'good ol' days'. I see a cool 70s car and it puts my mind to old James Bond movies and the like; I don't think anybody here really wishes it was the 70s again! Maybe to appreciate old things you have to kinda have an appreciation for their ... Full Comment>>