Who are we to judge our fellow expat FT's eh? All of us have our "foibles".

An american friend of mine had a good term for someone who has a prolonged stay outside of their own country, "misfit" was the term he used. Now, some of us on here like our cheap beers and smokes, others like young boys, others are seemingly unwilling to come out of the closet and find their true self, others whinge and grumble and grind their teeth at never being able to find a nice chinese gf, others are jealous of those with a nice chinese wife, others it seems can't belong anywhere other than China. Where do you stand on the above China, do you "fit" in, I can't see how this issue can affect your privacy, can it?

Have a gay old monday.

I can only gasp in admiration (and a little envy) at your clear thinking and wise words- What a post, Settlement Tank Cleaner!! What a marvellous post.