Excellent article, well written. I've been in China for years but never was brave enough to brave the Chinese dentists. After reading your article it seems less daunting. Full Comment>>

As had been said over and over, China needs a major revamping of its education system, from the top to the bottom. Forcing students to do mountains of homework with no real result just makes bored, listless individuals with no hope. It's quite clear why parents ship their kids out of China for education. And quite ... Full Comment>>

I don't know why I like this, but I do. Thanks! Full Comment>>

Enjoy the methanol, you can have it. Sichuan food? The only thing better is Hunan food! Full Comment>>

Who said I accepted anything? You just imagined something that I never said or intended to say. Your reply is confusing at best since it is barely and vaguely related to anything I said. I respect others and things around the bubble...I think I do, at least if I could figure out what that actually means. I was only ... Full Comment>>

The English have such clarity on America. In reality, the government of the U.S. is so gridlocked that nothing effective can ever get done. This is well agreed upon by the majority of my American friends. Obama is just shucking and jiving trying to find something that works. Unfortunately, not much is working. And ... Full Comment>>

Everyone in Shenzhen is mad about getting a car. They now add 300,000 cars to the roads here each year. There are 1.75 million parking spaces in the city, yet there are nearly 3 million cars registered in Shenzhen. Roads with barely any cars 5 years ago are now packed wall to wall, mostly with drivers having less ... Full Comment>>

This article had nothing about buying a car. Only about getting a driver's license. Thanks for wasting my time. Full Comment>>

What a rambling nonsensical article. The point is what? That some foreigners are ridiculously stupid? That's true. That the security guard was doing his job? Good for him. This article just reports some facts of an incident, yet lacks any statement of purpose. Full Comment>>

You create the world you're living in. The Chinese are just the people who YOU'VE chosen to be around. If this isn't working for you, leave. Go to that nirvanic, idyllic dreamland in your head. Stop bitching about the Chinese. China is actually changing so fast, at least in Shenzhen, that it's a bit dizzying. If you ... Full Comment>>

Bitter sentiment? Again, you were probably well on the way to sociopathy (and I don't mean 'quasi') long before you arrived. What a wimpy assessment. 'Become like Chinese people'? What stereotypical racist B*LLSH*T. Go home before you start another war. Or better still, join the army so you can fight the war within ... Full Comment>>

Soul crushing. Psychological damage. You must have had a lot of problems before you arrived if that's all it takes to crush your soul and damage your psyche. Full Comment>>

I've met and interiew dozens, maybe hundreds, of foreign teachers in my 5 years here in China. About 1% think they are gods. The rest are just looking for work. Full Comment>>

All of those factors may be true, but the biggest barrier to working for a Chinese company is the language. Unless you are quite fluent in spoken and written Mandarin (Putonghua), you are somewhat of a liability since you always need a translator/interpreter. That requires two people to do the job of one. Full Comment>>

Maybe they could work this into a new national holiday, National Sex Week! Full Comment>>

If you're not in China and thinking about coming, get fully qualified and get some specialized degrees under your belt, then you could potentially have a career here that pays more than a low paying job in the West. Otherwise, come for an extended working holiday and then go home knowing that the time spent here ... Full Comment>>

Inflation is taking a big bite out of my paycheck these days. If I live dirt cheap (like some Chinese) I can save a few bucks. But things in Shenzhen are getting crazy expensive. If there's a city where it's cheap to live, the pay is low. If you're willing to live below your means, you can make an ok living, but you ... Full Comment>>

You either didn't read the article, or can't understand English. This article is makes perfect sense to anyone who's been in the English teaching trenches for more than a few months. Full Comment>>

I've been here 5 years teaching, 3 of which were as a director of studies responsible for, among other things, recruiting. I've met dozens of teachers. My experience is that there are a few good teachers and a lot of unqualified ones. What's really happening is that schools and parents are beginning to be able to ... Full Comment>>

Get a foot massage, have some hot water, go to the park and dance and sing a while, ride the subway, and have some street food. You'll feel a lot better. Full Comment>>

You've all forgotten about the loud, irrepressible, nagging, whining, complaining of foreigners who seem to think that these things are abnormal in China. They've somehow missed the point that this is how the Chinese live, whether you hate it or not. I always wonder why people stick around so long with so many ... Full Comment>>

Ireland, England, Germany, France, Italy, etc etc there are 2 pint punks in every country. U.S. is one of the worst. I worked in bars in the U.S. There was a fight every night, 2 or 3 on Saturday and Sunday. Full Comment>>

News flash: a lot of white Americans have been killed by criminals, not just the black ones. Full Comment>>

Wow, sounds like someone has really Yanked your chain. 300 million people in the U.S. Piece of advice: they're not all the same. Sorry, you've been hanging around the wrong septic tank. Full Comment>>

wow, mr Daqing, you give such hearty praise to such a naive article. It's unbecoming of your typical repartee. Which part of it was great, I wonder? The rabbit incident? Or the huajiao and saltines? Full Comment>>