Tuesday, 13 May 2008  'Ang Mo' in Singapore and 'Lao Wai' or
'Gweilo' in China - Offensive to Westerners?  I promised I would
write a blog on this one, so here it is. Although I will put
forward my personal experiences, my intention is to try and
remain impartial and with an open mind. I really invite comments
from any others with personal experience or opinion on this
topic.  Firstly, here is my take on the various terms. Although
in my country of heritage, Australia, all three terms would be
considered 'politically incorrect' and if used toward a
foreigner whilst playing sport, would constitute a suspension
from the game for a number of weeks and at the highest level of
representative sports would ensure that the offending player
would undertake mandatory counselling (under racial
villification rules), as a foreigner living and working in
Singapore and having spent much time in Shanghai, China, I am
quite tolerant of the usage of these terms.  In my experience, I
have been called all three of these names ma