I can see you're more of a "live to work" type of bloke than I ever
was as a teacher. That's good.
Not really. At the risk of sounding like a complete idiot, I'm paid to do a job so I do it to the best of my ability. Right now I am doing a summer-camp and teaching ESL to grade 7 kids. 14 years old and many have zero or little spoken English ability. Therefore, right now Mr Bean is a godsend, lol.

I never did any summer camps. I liked to spend my long summer breaks not working. Obviously you and I are different people. I would describe myself as a retired 'coaster'. I quickly found out that money could be earned here teaching few classes, just like a parttime job in the west, but the money was decent when compared with the low cost of living.

However, each to their own. I think China has something to offer everyone who teaches. I used to have your work philosophy, but I changed. I care not if others slag me off for my attitude. I stopped being a people pleaser years ago!