Lost Laowai
China expat community Web site for expatriates and travellers in China - featuring reviews + info about travelling, living, teaching and working in China.
Site Owner: Ryan
Most Recent Posts from Lost Laowai
Video: Rude Laowai arguing with Chinese on a train
Yet another for our “Bad Laowai” category. From Shanghaiist: A video now going viral on iFeng.com shows a white blonde male putting his feet over the seat before him and a Chinese female passenger’s head on a train from Shenyang to Beijing. It is not clear what happened before the start of this video, but [...]Posted on 16 May 2012 | 6:08 pm
Photo: Ceramics
A beautifully colourful shot from Australian-born John Horstman. The photo was taken in the Panjiayuan Markets, Beijing, China. Submit Your Photos Every week(ish) we’ll feature an interesting, funny, beautiful or otherwise noteworthy photo here. If you have a photo you think might make a good Photo of the Week, throw it in the pool at [...]Posted on 30 April 2012 | 1:52 am
Crackdown on illegal foreigners in China coming, reports say
We know you are here legally. No no, please put your passport away. We don’t need to see it. But for that friend of a friend that’s working on an F or an L visa, you may want to pay attention to the following: Articles across the English-language state media are reporting that the government [...]Posted on 27 April 2012 | 1:12 am
New Chinese superstitions: horoscopes and blood groups
One thing you find out pretty soon if you come into contact with Chinese society is that although most Chinese may not follow any organized religion, that does not mean they are immune from holding superstitious beliefs of all kinds. Superstitions relating to traditional Chinese medicine or to feng shui are of course widespread, although [...]Posted on 25 April 2012 | 5:50 am
Killing me with kindness
They want to help. They really want to help. And whether you want it or not, they are going to help. It’s one of the best things about being in China, and one of the worst. There are always people around willing to lend a hand. And not just willing. They are determined. When we [...]Posted on 21 April 2012 | 6:30 am
