Hey Drac I know what you mean. I am pretty well networked here. I only spend time with Chinese people for the most part. But I did work in Saudi Arabia. there I did nto have as large a network of local freinds. And most of the ex pats there end up in jail at one time or another. China is quite different. Here everyone ends up spending time in the hospital instead. (really I am not kidding)．　 I was Air Force (hence the airplane pictures)　fixed radios and radar. I did not like the whole military thing but enjoyed working on planes. It is a good experience overall but don't stay longer than you have to. I was in in the 80's because I am an old git almost as old as Pakled.

The wit of a misplaced ex-patriot.
I cheated on my metaphysics exam by looking into the soul of the person next to me.