My sister used to teach english in China. One weekend her and the other foreign teachers were all bussed to Beijing for a Huge parade in their honor. Turns out it was supposed to be for some foreign ambassadors. When they cancelled, the Chinese govt rounded up all the white people they could find, and passed them off as the ambassadors.
It would seem the odds would catch up if you did a lot of gigs. But free room, board, food, travel and a cash kicker.:dunno: Why not? It seems a lot of things today are nothing but smoke screens even here in this country.