Waiguo visitors' dispositions toward other waiguoren in China
Sep 17, 2005, 6:26 pm
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Waiguo visitors' dispositions toward other waiguoren in China
During my most recent visit to China, I noticed waiguo (viz., Caucasian) visitors either as individuals, or as parts of small groups, tending to avoid other waiguoren, to the point of pretending not to notice one another if they happened to cross paths. In the past, I have tended towards places where I was among few if any waiguoren, so I hadn't really paid any attention until now. I certainly wouldn't call what I saw hostility toward fellow foreign visitors, but I would say there appeared to be a certain coldness. For comparison, I tried to observe whether something like this occurs among Korean or Japanese visitors, but it was hard discern anything. Has anyone else noticed this? If so, any explanations?
