I'm not in for the fame so the lack of acknowledgement from randomers is not so much of a problem for me. I just want to be left alone when out here and I take enough personal pride in seeing my students improving already.

Now a real problem that is directly related to the decreasing status of FTs in China is the mental and sometimes verbal harassment of any Foreigner perceived to be a deecher by the local populace. I can't be the only one who noticed the bipolar treatment I receive from random people out here depending on whether I wear a suit or dress casual. The condescending attitude, the random "Halou" using a mocking tone, etc... are never to be seen or heard with a suit on.

Chinese people seem to have a hard time realising that even professional expats and business Foreigners do not wear a suit and often go with shorts and a T on their day off, does that make them deechers once or twice per week?