Are you speaking from experience or just making shit up? I can’t imagine this going well for some of the kids I know personally. (And kids that I do know who have done this have been “problematic” during these things)
I've studied abroad in SEA and I've met plenty of families with kids. A good friend is an American who grew up in Shenzhen. International schools have awesome communities of expat families or private schools to also interact with locals.