It's easy; the main, and oftentimes only, qualification needed to teach english is being anglo-european, i.e. white. The money is pretty good, especially with

It's easy; the main, and oftentimes only, qualification needed to teach english is being anglo-european, i.e. white. The money is pretty good, especially with the relatively low cost of living. Lots of free time to be a hedonist, travel, etc. This is also why you see not only lots of college aged kids in Asia, but also lots of older, middled-aged expat english teachers.