This week’s Photo of the Week is a photo I’ll often return to should I ever leave this country. There are few images that fill me with (pre-emptive) nostalgia than a happy guy hamming it up for the laowai with a bottle of Er Guo Tou in his hand. The photo is by #johnny5ive.
Every week we’ll feature a funny, interesting or otherwise noteworthy photo here. If you have a photo you think might make a good Photo of the Week, throw it in the pool at the Lost Laowai flickr Group and if you’ve got …
As a white guy married to a Chinese woman, I’ve had to deal with my share of “The Stare” - the look other Westerners (mostly recent arrivals) give to … well… white guys in relationships with Chinese girls.
Sometimes it’s delivered as a plastic smile on the street, a nudge and whisper to a friend in a shopping mall, or an ignorant comment over dinner. I’ve even had a friend outright ask me if I’m with my wife because Asian women are more subservient than Western women.
And though it’s hard not to tear these people a new one, I do understand. I clearly remember having somewhat similar opinions when I first came to China and saw the commonness of white guys …
Alright, now with a good chunk of the Lost Laowai writers being women, I know I’m on shaky ground with this post, but well…
The Beijing Olympics Fan blog brings us news that there’s a new competition on the go searching for a few hotties to shake their RMB maker and launch a whole new wave of Yellow Fever at next year’s Olympic games:
During the Beijing 2008 Olympics, 200 cheerleaders from China are needed to promote the spirit of the Olympic Games. So how do you select 200 powerhouses from so many people in China? The answer is through a competition which finals is in this December. Partcipants from elementary (primary) schools, high (secondary) schools, tertiary institutions, …
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