Let's Face It, English Teachers in China Don't Have a Great Reputation Despite their reputation as Losers Back Home, English teachers in China face a unique set of challenges that make their job more complex and multifaceted than they might seem at

Let's face it, English teachers in China don't have a great reputation. Often described as LBH (Losers Back Home) by fellow expats, they seem to face discrimination from all sides, despite being in the majority when it comes to expat So why do such negative perceptions exist about **English teachers in China**?

An easy term LBH is omnipresent in many internet forums and articles discussing expat life in China. There is a firm perception that many expats find work in China’s English teaching industry because they are largely unemployable in their home countries. Perhaps at one time, when China’s visa requirements were much more lax, there was a nugget of truth to this. In yesteryear, I personally worked at schools and language centers in China with foreigners who could barely function, didn’t take their jobs seriously, were constantly late and had a drinking problem that would .

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