Leela and utility

How do they know?

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June 7th 2017
Walking with five year old Leela past the primary school playground, I observe she has not noticed the chorus of chatter around her "xiao lao wai". I let her know the children are telling their friends "little foreigner, little foreign girl". Leela replied "How do they know I am from somewhere else? Is it my dress? Tomorrow I will wear my Chinese dress and they won't know. It's not my shoes. ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more