SIC Jim have fun begging for a landing, cowering in the corner as the PIC bellows smoke like a chimney in your face. Would the PIC have to leave the cockpit or be asked to leave the cockpit so the other pilots can smoke? Do you enjoy asking the PIC what fuel load he wants or which sleep time you are assigned? Yes I thoroughly enjoy my PIC narrowbody job as I tell the FO a big NO he cannot smoke on me and obviously I do whatever flying I choose not whatever flying I am delegated. The narrowbody pay is outstripping the widebody pay anyways. No I am not knocking on CS's door I am just painting a picture for potential newhires as was the title of this thread "CS Wannabes" so potential recruits can understand there flight time is nothing more than SIC time outside of China
. China changes slowly and perhaps someday they will have ExPat Captains flying regularly as PICs but that is NOT the current status. If you want a closer assessment of the culture read MR. GAMMON's posts.