I think we should have sympathy for englishgibbo. He's one of those foreigners with an inferiority complex who has been in China for a long time as an FT. He has regularly vented his anger and frustrations on other posters. Cutting sarcasm is his favorite way of doing so. By his own admission, he has been critical of his students and of the Chinese government during class in the past, causing his charges to strike en masse, which resulted in his dismissal. I think he needs to get his mind sorted out by a psychiatrist or by a priest. I do hope he can get professional help in this respect in southern China, where he is located at present.