"Best money is in Japan" but the cost of living is so high and many older Japanese still dislike foreigners. I have had a taste of it. Korea is fine if you work for a good director in a stable school. All schools I have worked for muck around with pension/severance money in one way or another. It is white colar crime and there is still lots of that in Korea. The president Roh was just removed from office last week, the past president Kim Dae-joong was caught transfering millions to North Korea (It got him a Nobel Peace Prize, but he has not returned it.) the mayor of Busan hung himself in prison because of taking bribes. Anybody coming to Korea should come and see the school first, see your accomidation, meet the director and work in the school a month and only then sign a contract. That is my best advice. Don't buy a pig in a poke.