#7: The Laowai Bubble

Looking for Laowai by The Looking for Laowai Team

Jan 22, 201813:29Society & Culture

We're back after an extended (and flu-y break)! This is part one of a two-part episode on the laowai bubble, or the expat bubble and escaping this bubble. We'll be looking at the language barrier, something called homoph...

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