"You sound like that butterfly collector who was on these boards a while back called Linguisticus or something like that. I advise you to stop talking like this before you make an @$$ of yourself. Maybe in china you can get your rocks off by speaking in some mystical, enigmatic way but here on these boards we have a lot of native speakers and we find your attitude childish. Perhaps leaving china for a while will allow your own humanity to come back to you."
dragonized

Priceless stuff there, dragon dude. Get my rocks off by "speaking in some mystical, enigmatic way." What does that mean exactly? And how does the fact that there are so many native speakers (gee, what a surprise) "on these boards" relate in any way to, well, anything.

Making an ass out of myself is not a concern. Addressing inanity, on the other hand, seems sometimes necessary; especially so when it's all mixed up with generalities and misguided aggression - not to mention a limited view.

And, as a slight digression, it is worthy to note that all the ill run and mismanaged training centers that keep popping up in China wouldn't have a leg to stand on if it weren't for foreign, so called teachers (kind of like you, perhaps) that provide them with the air of legitimacy that they desperately need to pull off their scams.

As for me leaving China, I only do that when I feel like I need to visit the dark side. So, my question for you in that regard is why do you stay in China when clearly you are in a constant state of discomfort and distress and have little positive to say about its people or culture? It makes me wonder how much you've seen and/or how involved with the country you've actually become.

My advise to you, dragon dude, is to revisit your perceptions and ask yourself what those perceptions are actually based on.

As for the butterfly guy, I wish he was still around to identify the butterfly/moth in the attached picture.

Glad to be of service.

By the way, what is a "relationship buddy?" Is that a buddy who helps you with your relationship problems? Oh, wait, I see; you meant "relationship, buddy."

Also what is "your likes?" What do my likes or dislikes have to do with anything? Oh, I see, you mean people like me. Got it. Well, sort of. You might have to spell that out for me.

"Come on here."

Hmm. That must be more of that advanced British jargon that I'm unfamiliar with. Sounds kinda Texan, too, y'all.

"In "crap school", you could use "crap" as a part of a composite noun, couldn't you?"

Sure. Sort of like English School, or Truck Driving School. Crap school would be a school where one is taught all the fine points of crap. Crap 101 could be taught by a crappy teacher, however, it wouldn't necessarily mean he was crappy because he was teaching about crap; it would just mean that even crappy teachers can get a job teaching crap.

As for nitpicking, silverboy, I only thought I'd join in the inanity and figured, rightfully so, that your response would give me a good laugh. Thanks for that. Moreover, as an "English teacher," you should be thanking me for the correction.

What you have written, Silverboy, is a load of crap. By the way, please note that crap is a noun. One normally wouldn't use "crap" as a descriptor. "Crappy," on the other hand, is an adjective. As in, say, your writing is really crappy. I suppose you could even go so far as to make it an adverb, as in, "He writes really crappily." But that's probably pushing it a little too far.