First, let's put things in perspective. Foreign teachers salaries generally start at 4 times what a local Chinese teacher would earn. These people have families, homes, cars - inspiring when you think that you should be able to save money while working in China.
Second, let's be clear. You have to barter, bargain, negotiate, whatever, you have to do it.






We all heard how all our textiles are coming from China and how cheap things are in China, and it's true. For the most part. 

