One poster said teaching in China is better than wasting away on the dole in the UK. I happen to think that poster is right and exact. Idleness eats your brain, and what's the dole, 65 quid a week? Better to earn some money and have some self reliance and respect in China, than waste away in the west methinks. Also learning Chinese is a good idea!!! But each to their own, what about the kingdom of head choppers where they earn more than China, are they losers too then?