I think you are right for the most part. except for public transportation. It sucks to live in N.A. without a car.

of course cultural and language barrier do not help ease stress

Yes, of course simply because of governmental regulation and red tape. The worst case scenario for me is simple transactions at the bank that turn into monumental, time consuming nightmares in China. Dealing with immigration issues is another favourite. 

but  sometimes  if you can adapt  this new  environment  ,surely you can live in china happily.one  of my  foreign   friends  live in china  for a long time and she lives  happily.maybe you should change a little of yourself,you will find   how wonderful to live  in china  and  gradually  you will regard  her as your home...

Honestly, I thought life was easier in China. But I think it was honestly just the fact that I worked less hours that made it seem that way. Teaching was disappointing, the language barrier made it difficult to do most things on my own, the staring...it gets to you. I don't know if life here at home is really any easier, but it's more familiar, which makes it feel easier. I know how things work here, and if I don't, I can ask my parents for advice, because they usually know what they're doing. In China, I could never take anything at face value. I ask someone what I need to do something, maybe they forget to tell me something, maybe they don't know what they're doing, then I have to come back. I'd go on a trip, but no one would think to tell me how long we'd be out, how far away it is, or if we're staying overnight. I don't know about other people, but leaving out little details like that can really ruin the experience for me when I find out. I know it's mostly a cultural difference, but I never got over it.

Haha, if you don't speak Chinese, my guess would be yes.

They say making money is easier here in China, not only for a foreigner but for the locals as well. For locals,if you wanna find a job, as long as your credentials and experiences are up to the qualification requirement, you will find one,there are always job opportunities here,since it is easy to start a business here.No matter big or small , it is likely for a business to hire extra hands...If you wanna have your own business, you can just practice it and prepare yourself as street vendors,there are so many morning open-air markets, night open-air markets which booth rent is affordable by the start-out level...you try , you learn; you try hard, you will be paid back; you manage things, they will work out, it is not hard to maintain a taking care of oneself situation. Expecting what you can maintain to achieve is making your personal life easier,from this perspective, life can be easy on  both an everyday basis and lifelong as well.

For a foreigner, they usually say they can make money easier here than back home, particularly, teaching English, though, there are problems while confronting Chinese cultural,corporate operational, bureau practicing differences ...that get foreigners involved.These differences or problems are the factors that upset foreigners, with an addition of language inconvenience which doesn't help. Some may say this hardness is unbearable, in this sense, everyday life shouldn't be easy; Others say, comparing to the hardship in striving for an opportunity back home for an employment, overcoming the hardness here which can be just overlooking them is not unacceptable. When encountering some special ill moral personal or company practices, which cannot be swallowed, it happens elsewhere other than China, it is not supposed to be easy for one in life.

It all depends on what you expect and are ready for when you are in a foreign country to get a feeling of being comfortable.

Knowing the language is definitely a plus.  It makes my life way easier.  Yes things can be more of a hassle at times, but the rewards are also extremely sweet.  

more complicated?

maybe just complicated different way, then in Your home country?

much more complicated in china than the us  just trying to find a place to park  seems to be a challange their was no thought given when they build buildings for cars no planning just make a highrise seems to be the thinking here in the us when you build something their has to be plenty of parking or the zoning commission dosnt allow it ....  their seems to be no traffic laws who ever hits the intersection first wins driving at night w/o your lights on allowing people to drive on the wrongside of the road just a lot of issues with driving in china you have to have a swivel on your head   no rule of law and thats jist 1 thing