An FT has to take every position they are offered and consider whether they are getting paid a reasonable wage for the work they are doing and whether that wage can at least support their living habits. At the moment my job in china does that primarily because I'm happy to work in a uni and live outside a major city (something you made reference to in an earlier post). Fortunately my qualifications mean i can teach more then just oral english so i can command a slightly better wage. I could make a decent wage back in the west but at what cost? Constant pressure, no spare time, breaking my back to try and 'make things better' only to find that the views of educators are subjugated to those of the politicians and pencil pushers? No thanks!

Fine post, sir. Stay put in the PRC, that's my advice to you.