On the Word "Laowai"
Pod link Hi, you've made it to the Stuck in the Middle Kingdom With You podcast, a story of teaching English in China peppered with tales from Chinese history and culture. This is a preface of sorts. Laowai : rude and offensive or friendly or neutral? I'll spell it out here, 'cos this word is going to come up a few times. In this episode, we also mention the foreign tutors of China's last emperor and empress. Now that's a job! Shame that it was under such doomed circumstances. Reginald Johnston and Isabel Ingram with Empress Wanrong Puyi and Wanrong, China's last imperial couple