I'm a lazy kinda bloke who doesn't like teaching kids very basic English.

Me too-but thought I'll offer an alternative on what happens when you leave China and return to the UK. I am now playing catch up with the tax man and contributions, the longer you are outside the more screwed you are. Unless you got salary payslips, and can prove your income, it's hard to convince the Inland Revenue and so on.

So, basically, I am back in the UK, after five years in China, and one in the gulf rebooting or restarting from scratch....with my balls nailed to the wall.

Would I go back to China,probably....but then I also know I get no pension out there, and most places don't want teachers after 55 years or 60 years of age...so, anyways...GL man