Laowai2? (UK)
In my experience it is simply curiosity. Chinese people have been "isolated" from the rest of the world for many years and are eager to learn how others live. From my Chinese neighbors and people I meet on my travels in China I have never experienced any racism or animosity.
A foreign visitor learns some silk making skills as she attends China Silk Cultural Festival in Yu Garden in Shanghai, China, 12 September 2012. |
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