I do not come on and say drink, bang naive young woman and generally make an arse out of yourself because that is not my goal in life,nor do I think that others have that same passion. Of course there are some that only want to do that and they are welcome to that kind of degenerate lifestyle if it so pleases them.

Nobody has posted saying others should drink, or 'bang' naive young women, or make an arse of themselves. That's what you are implying, and you come across just like a preacher. You don't seem to be aware of the cultural norms here as regards relationships between single men and single women. That's sure to irritate certain established posters, though it doesn't irritate me. Nothing wrong with drinking nor sex imo. And I doubt it's as easy for a foreigner to 'bang' a naive young woman here as you imply. Personally, I've found it impossible to do so. The Chinese tend to be cloners who are very nationalistic. And they aren't independently minded, like we are. They worry very much how they will be viewed and treated by the society if they are seen to deviate from the nationalistic and racist norms here. So, a western bloke who likes sex is gonna have a very tough time getting it here for free. By adopting the same strategies to get a close girlfriend that he had used successfully back home, he'll likely get nowhere. That's why he might well turn to prostitutes for sexual relief. If he didn't do so, he'd have to stay celebate during his time here. Why the hell should he, anyway? He's not a monk who has taken vows. And if he wasn't 'banging', as you say, there are plenty of rich Chinese males who would gladly occupy a young tart's time doing so. What you term 'degenerate' others here would consider fairly normal. The Chinese drink like fish, strong liquor rather than weak Chinese beer, mind you, and frequent red light districts if they have the money to do so. They can't get sex for free easily, but we foreigners have a far, far harder time than they would being able to achieve that goal. It's the culture here that causes this. But I'm not knocking it. Nowhere's perfect. I would say there are far more positives for a foreign teacher here than there are negatives. That's why I've been here since the early 90's. Generally speaking, foreign teachers here have bags more freedom than locals, and better-paying jobs for working much shorter hours. All the same, we shouldn't ignore posting as regards the pitfalls that can affect us adversely, for one another's mutual benefit. I know there's no substitute for (personal) experience, but the experiences of other foreigners here can guide those of us who are newbies or not long here, but sometimes only to a limited extent. That's the main reason for having the public forums on this board.