The happy expat teacher in Brunei

The happy expat teacher in Brunei:

• Is fleeing desperate circumstances in their home country
• Is married and whose spouse is non-working
• Is aged over 50 and has no interest in further career development
• Is at the top of the expat teacher’s pay scale
• Has heavy financial obligations in Brunei or their home country
• Enjoys the support of a live-in amah (maid)
• Has young children who would be ruinously expensive to educate privately in their home country
• Has wide experience of, is at ease with, and/or is at least indifferent to, schooling and living standards in the third world
• Is uninterested in cultural or artistic activities
• Is comfortable with rigid and hierarchical working environments.

If you are not at least five of these things, you can expect to be an unhappy expat teacher in Brunei.