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Laowai, is the term offensive?

Updated: 2014-07-03 08:03 ( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn)
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Xpat (US)

I guess here in the States we don't say "foreigner" much as a general term to use to describe others; usually it's more specific, like Mexican, or French, or Chinese or Vietnamese. And I do think that, for the folks who just say "foreigner", it's usually said with some disdain…

Laowai, is the term offensive?

Laowai, is the term offensive? Laowai, is the term offensive? Laowai, is the term offensive?
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