laowai

I could see the taxi driver watching me through the rear-view mirror, making me wonder what was up (was it just the usual, curious, 'laowai'-stare, or was there actually snot coming out from my nose?!).

Chinalyst - China blogs in English 2009

At a junction to the highway near the airport, a police officer checks the car's trunk before dismissing a request to drive through by uttering a single-word reason: "laowai," or foreigner.

Clampdown on Tibet Squeezes Tourist Destinations 2008

The only ones I know of in traditional besides mine are Daniel's, and Paogao's if he still counts as "laowai".

Sunday, April 30, 2006, Taiwan Blog Round Up Michael Turton 2006

I am six foot five inches tall; Mr. Ma could not have been much over four and a half feet, so as we walked, the "laowai" and his native guide provided a richly entertaining sight to the strolling couples, some of whom burst out laughing.

Forbes.com: News Patrick Cooke 2009

Other embarrassing moments include almost being arrested several times by police for my photojournalism, having a machine gun pointed in my face when accidentally crossing over the DPRK border, getting beaten up by three drunken Chinese men at a hotel late one night, and of course all the uncountable times I found myself surrounded by dozens upon dozens of Chinese people in rural China staring and pointing at their first sighting of a "laowai" (foreigner).

Chinalyst - China blogs in English 2009

The visitors probably will not remember what all the pavilions look like, but they'll remember the laowai (foreigner) that spoke to them in their own tongue, and volunteered to take a picture with them.

Dan Redford: Despite a Bumpy Road, Shanghai World Expo 2010 to Start with a Bang Dan Redford 2010

The visitors probably will not remember what all the pavilions look like, but they'll remember the laowai (foreigner) that spoke to them in their own tongue, and volunteered to take a picture with them.

Dan Redford: Despite a Bumpy Road, Shanghai World Expo 2010 to Start with a Bang 2010

Even in their dismal emaciated state, they could get a kick out of hearing a “laowai” speak Chinese.

WORKING CLASS HEROES philip j cunningham 2009

Not at all pleased with my performance, despite howls of enthusiasm prompted at the sight of the laowai singing in Chinese, I should have just said no.

SINGING SONGS OF REBELLION philip j cunningham 2009

For the first time, a laowai, albeit an important one, was a topic for demonstrators to ponder.

Archive 2009-05-14 philip j cunningham 2009