This article is an email extract detailing my first time experience with China and scam schools.

I worked for an American 'boss' in an English 'school' based in Baolong, New District, Wuxi.

He persuaded me to quit my job, come to China and enjoy a new life on a good salary, apartment, and Z visa.

This article is over a year old, but reading it brings back a strange feeling of nostalga. I hope it encourages you and other expats to be careful, and to share your own experiences:

To Sean,

I've been the nice guy, teaching, sticking to my word, working hard, trying not to complain about the bulls**t hours and 1 day weekends. I prefer not to bother people with how much I think about things, but my gut told me there was something wrong with this guy from the start. Infact my gut wouldn't shut up....

its a bi**h to type this on my phone pad so sadly ill have to leave out the other characters and side plots. after months of behind the scenes manipulation, and lies, I couldn't help but wonder how or why something about thus guy didn't add up. Was he just qwerky? Has he been in solitary confinement or something? I'm not normal, nobody really is, so im sure whatever it, its harmless, maybe we will get along if i just ignore it.

Weeks pass, hard work earned some popularity, I gained a little bit of his trust and he started asking me to 'hang out' after class - things got weird. he started talking racist about his chinese staff, slagging them off and coming up with names for them, explaining how useless thye were. He showed me how he'd pass the time by frustrating and antagonising the employees he didn't like, secretly recording their reactions on his little digiplayer and playing it all back to his own amusment.

It just doesn't add up, how the f**k did this guy end up as a boss at a school? Then he would start blaming people for things that were his fault. Like hed yell at his purely chinese speaking staff for getting his stolen copy pasted english curriculum incorrect, he'd mock students in class because they did not understand him. still I put this down to stress, lack of communication, culture, whatever...but i was getting sick of his sh*t by now. So for the last two weeks i stopped being a nice guy, i started to complain about the work load, stress, lack of pay, i had enough. So he started texting me, calling me a f*ggot and a british pig and started raving out of no where

The best part is that he sent me the messages by accident, he meant to send it to his manager.

It all fit into place, he was playing me too, not surprising really, but by now he sank off my radar. realising what happened he proceeded to sh*t himself and sent a string of apology texts then called me. At the time I was teaching class, but I explained it was the boss and I took his call.

he's started swearin - he had such mother f**king bad day and oh im at such a f**king loss without my best teacher and it hurts me so bad to know that you may leave our Greenhill family, blah blah blah...the false c*nt. He'd say literally anything to get what he wants from people, intimidate,, negotiate, scam

I'm glad I forgot to tell him he was on speaker phone infront of a class. It was pretty sweet. He had handed me a get out of jail free card, and I was overdue to leave the circus.

It is clear that this poor American pest has severely deep psychological issues, i see why his family doesn't talk to him, why he has no friends, why he moved to china, how he cares so little for his dignity. he's a dad, and he keeps it a secret - he tells nobody about his kids because they don't even talk to him - not even on christmas, the very day he emade me work overtime. What a complete b*stard.

I've been awake most of the night putting the pieces in place. Its fascinating what a specimen he really is. From now on i will trust my gut feeling,

in hindsight..... it was obvious, but I just couldn't bring myself to judge, to believe that a person could be that f**ked up, and still be able to sleep at night, or liv ewith themselves. I stand corrected.

This whole thing has taught me to be more judgmental, and above all it has taught me value, and importance of self respect.

Shortly after, the 'boss' disappeared and did not return my calls. After complaning further I was told to leave, I had not been paid a full wage in the 3 months of working there, but this month I recieved no pay for my work. They also kicked me out of my apartment, and tried to take away my passport and visa. I did not let them take it, instead I took my chances out on the street.

One year on and I still can't believe they are still doing this to people. You can check out Satan his future homless employees right here:

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzQ4MTE5MDc2.html

and this poor guy:

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjk3NDIwMjAw.html