After spending several fascinating but frustrating years in China, I ventured to South Korea assuming thing swould be greatly improved. Except for sanitation, boy was I WRONG! Being employed in Korea was a far more distressing experience for me than China -- which I never thought was possible. Never forget that South Korea's biggest crime problem are sexually-related ones -- and yet they make foreigners go to great lengths to prove we are not sexual predators!

My employers in Korea refused to have any contact with the foreign teachers, again, something I never encountered in China. The negative aspects of working and living in China were pernicious and far worse in Korea -- and as one previous poster stated: Korea is supposed to be developed and more democratic. I exited Korea after six months, and will NEVER return. I strongly urge westerners (especially females) to avoid employment in Korea. The increasingly-rigorous regulations and "hoop jumping" to obtain a proper E-2 (English teaching) visa in Korea are NOT worth it! Look elsewhere, please!