Disclaimer: I am CS engineer and have been working in China for the past 7 years (always in tech). I am not sure that representing China/Asia as the next Eldor

Disclaimer: I am CS engineer and have been working in China for the past 7 years (always in tech). I am not sure that representing China/Asia as the next Eldorado for Westerners is that smart; yes it can be a land of opportunities, but I fail to see the real future you would have in "teaching English" in Beijing, Shanghai or anywhere else down here. It is a precarious position (schools are notorious for screwing around with visa, salary and basically anything you should be entitled to), competition is fierce (many disillusioned foreigners who could not find a job and settle for it), with a steady input of fresh candidates. Now, if you are indeed an English teacher and are trying to build a career abroad, why not? If you are a history graduate settling for an easy to land position, well... One of the commenters (stupandaus) mentioned that Chinese locals usually refer to them as "Losers Back Home"; foreigners do too. I think however that the excitement of the poster is genuine; China does indeed exhale that energy that you may find hard to find in Western countries (especially Europe). It is a very challenging environment, one that does not necessarily care much if you fail or succeed, but it can be very rewarding if you are up to the task; you can be put very quickly in front of responsibilities and opportunities that would demand a fair amount of experience, connection and luck in the Western world. However, you are still expected to work your ass off if you want to build a serious/successful career, maybe even more fiercely in some aspects than in Northern America or Europe.