We have real degrees from real unis (the Veloce bus driver has none) but we have always worked in public education in China and elsewhere.

That is absolutely 100 percent correct.

About veloce, I do not know, he/she could well be a TC lackey, but yes, Silverboy has always worked in public education afaik, and so have I, both in China and the Gulf. I know you have only worked in the public sector in China/Korea also....[edited]