Well, now, hello Dragonised, Im sure you have had no need to eat the stuff; you'd have to be a 'neither use nor ornament' sniggering hyena type of FT to give much thought to Chinese food while in China.

I do not try and humiliate at perceived misfortunes that another FT may be going through. I do not troll other people's responses by making things up. I do not suggest that a foreign teacher who is in a bad work situation got their due to their own non "due diligence". The behavior of a sniggering hyena is one that never misses the chance to kick someone when they are down, but they will never take the lead doing it. That sounds exactly like YOU, Mr. Mancunian/English Gibson. You have described yourself rather perfectly. You are saying not only are you a Sniggering Hyena, but you are worse than a Grovelling Weasel.

One of the first things to do when you feel you have to return...

Give it a rest on the "returning" part. Misery loves company I do see, and you would like nothing more than to see others dragged down to your level. As a younger individual still with a chance at making a career in life, I will pass on coming back to work as a teacher and wasting time marrying a locla woman who will do nothing but eat into my savings.

You can cook what you want to in China, and healthily; lots of tasty vegetables to be had for a song. And if you move to another part of China to take another job, just pop the 150 yuan oven on the train the day before. Preaching to the converted, I am sure?

What are you ON, man?