Review: Funny, insightful, and to the point
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2014
There are so many books on the market from westerners who have taught English in Asia (heck, even I wrote one!)  Many of them are pretty bad, and written by people who didn't actually spend a significant time in Asia.  Clark Nielsen is someone who gets it.  He's not just a guy who went to Asia looking to score with locals and party every day, while doing the bare minimum to keep a teaching job.  He's a guy who appreciates the culture.  He lived and breathed China and Thailand.  Yes, he has his share of complaints, but you can tell it comes from affection.  He's not a guy who writes  "Ewww, you have to put toilet paper in a trash can!"  He writes with humor and honesty.  As someone who also married an Asian woman (from Taiwan), I definitely had more to relate to in this story than your average reader, but I think even the guy who has never left his sofa will still find this book amusing.  Good job, Mr. Nielsen.  I anxiously await your next book, "Yes Vietnam!"