When talking about working in China, it is usually described as an exiting thing to do. The sheer drive of the economic development, the culture, but of course sometimes the frustrations when things don't go as smooth as they would in the West which spice things up and add to the excitement.
I wonder if this approach is still appropriate. To me it sounds like being in China is perceived as some kind of big adventure and combined with the life standard of most expats, it may even feel more like a luxury cruise.
How do think Pakistani immigrants feel in the US? Indian people in the UK, or Turkish ethnics in Germany?
I guess they would describe their stay abroad significantly different and in fact probably more down to earth: They have decided to move abroad for they feel it offers them better opportunities in some kind of way. That they should have in common with expats opting for a China stay.
In contrast to expats immigrants to other countries do however usually plan to stay for good, but a key difference is also that society expects a lot more from them than Chinese society expects from expats: integration, cultural adaption, language studies and so on.
In my opinion, China will at one point follow the West and ask its overseas workers to make more efforts and to integrate into society as well, rather than just fuel the economic growth. So have you ever asked yourself what it is that you can bring to the table?
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