I'd recommend it, though only if you are up for some adventure and culture shocks and not just to work. It does come with some catches: - Rougher manners and

I'd recommend it, though only if you are up for some adventure and culture shocks and not just to work. It does come with some catches: - Rougher manners and culture than Thailand/Cambodia/Laos (casual encounters are usually very manner-of-fact) - Much more polluted than most other countries in the area (safe for the usual suspects in china) - Lot less developed than Taiwan, Korea, Japan (which are basically first world countries at this point) and still a lot behind China. So get used to more dirt, poverty and worse infrastructure - The climate in the north isn't very friendly (boiling in summer, moist and cold in winter - everything gets moldy). I heard the south is nicer in this regard.