Unrelated but sad and maybe slightly angry observation from someone who lived half their life in Asia.
In Asian countries if you're white (or God forbid, black), you're always a laowai, gweilo, gaijin, farang, angmo. You can speak the most fluent language and bow the most formal saikeirei - it helps nothing.
In NA countries if you're Asian, you're American / Canadian.
In Asian countries if you're white (or God forbid, black), you're always a laowai, gweilo, gaijin, farang, angmo. You can speak the most fluent language and bow the most formal saikeirei - it helps nothing.
In NA countries if you're Asian, you're American / Canadian.