When I read the reviews on here I am thankful I am not one of those people who depends on teaching ESL in China for survival.

It is really sad, pathetic almost, that for some people teaching ESL is their only choice in life.

As for native speakers, only employing teachers from Australia, UK, USA and Canada IS racist.

This is blatant discrimination that Chinese disgracefully get away with in all walks of life. There are plenty of people from Africa, Philippines, etc who can teach English.

I'm afraid that things have changed since you were here- the Chinese now love employing Russians, Swedes, anybody but native English speakers and Africans. Well I exaggerate a bit, the employment of Eastern Europeans and continental Europeans is becoming the norm. Most African cannot be understood very well when they speak English and they should never have been employed. This is not a colour issue at all. Not even a racist issue for the Chinese- Russians and Africans come cheaper. It's business.