Reactions to a foreigner in Mainland China

James
7 min readJan 2, 2022

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Being a foreigner who looks European in China can create some pretty unique situations. During my time livinf, volunteering and studying in Mainland China, I’ve experienced quite a few.

Learning Mandarin can make these experiences more memorable, as you are able to know when someone is talking about you and what they are saying (and it seems quite a few people in China assume foreigners…

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