And come on, all places in the world talk about connections! You really think in US, UK, Canada, Australia people really don't talk about connections? Don't be naive. The main point is you need to understand your kid and try to pick the right school for them.
Agreed. Those westerners also play a lot of games...what they do is - at the beginning, they say a lot of words to please you / appreciate you first and then stab you at the back. Meanwhile, we Chinese, are more direct - they start the war with you without saying any lovely words. What do you prefer? The former one - you may not find out in fact you are killed already. The latter one - you definitely sure you are in a fight.