I strongly and sincerely ask new overseas teachers to think very carefully before following the advice of this chap.

Yes, its better for a western teacher to have both parties to follow a contract that has clearly stated what is necessary; though, this most probably wont happen in most places in China. Notwithstanding, contacts that are clearly written may not be followed.

Again, my advice, should the written contract fail to resolved any problems, is to work on having a good relationship with a college. In this way, youll be asking a friend, not a stranger.

This situation is not ideas, but it is a winning strategy when all else fails. Think of it like this, if contracts can and should be clearly followed, when is this chap so upset so often? It is because he cannot adapt when he is faced with a challenging situation, and so he reverts to shouting and stabbing his contract with his finger. It doesnt work.