Lesson planning, marking, carrying out assessments, parents evenings - there was always something to do."

Another quote: "The trouble is our teachers work longer hours for less money compared to their peers around the world."

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-42873153

Take it from me, teaching EFL in the PRC can be miles better!

I have always said that although China may be a pretty shitty place to live, I'd go back tomorrow to teach there. We do have to bear in mind that Foxy-poster was a regular teacher in the UK, and I imagine that regular teachers (the chinese ones) in China need to do all the things he lists above. {I should say that Natural-English-Speaking FT's are proper teachers, although some have better qualifications than others.}