I've never breached my visa conditions in any country I've lived in. I've never overstayed. I have always worked and resided legally in other countries.

There is nothing for me in China now, it had simply "had it's day" as I hear many other former China ex-pats say.

No reason for me to work there now, I never relied on teaching money anyway. It is peanut money.

I know people who lived in China before in Wuhan, Nanning and Guilin They said they were "sick of pretending it's good".

They left. So did I. I am just not going to let an idiotic comment by someone about "fascinating culture" slide.

That's why I picked out China's faults. If you want to find fault with what will soon be my permanent home, Thailand,
please go ahead. At this stage I can't see any negatives.

I see. And the likelihood that you aren't as attractive to Chinese girls as you used to be due to your advancing years has nothing to do with your negative attitude towards China either?

Calling 'teaching money' peanut money and saying you never relied on it shows your arrogance. Of course, your lifestyle requires more money than common-or-garden foreign teachers can earn. Moreover, in Asia China has the most university vacancies for FTs as well as the lowest entry requirements for such posts.

Unlike you, most garden FTs at universities in China do not call their salaries peanut money!

I do not think China's culture is fascinating, but if that other poster thinks so, that's his problem. There's loads on the net to counter HIS view of the culture in China, which is DEFINITELY a minority view.