I'm not working now, and don't ever itend to do so. Anyways, a matter of a few months ago I was working. And two of my colleagues were on 50 RMB/class. They were of Chinese appearance, but spoke English same as a native speaker would, and had Western passports! That's what some FTs here are making! An eyeopener, indeed!

I don't know, 50RMB could be quite attractive to some ex-FT's we keep hearing about, reduced to supping meths in derelict building, or shuffling their frozen feet as they queue for free soup in a New York slum area. I wish we wouldn't keep concerning ourselves with how the Chinese run their own country, and just consentrate on how we can get along better with them. Tell you what, they are getting fed-up to the teeth with snarling arrogant FT's championing the cause of Kurdistani English teachers; in fact they have had a bellyful..and it could all backfire....well has for some of us-we don't do too well when we have grumbled our way out of a cosy FT job and end up on the scrapheap back in Blighty. Now, am I right or am I right?