Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-29 08:00:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 497C81134DE67099A8A53954679817D9B70F7F4CE7F5A763E87A7C30E16A4309
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James claims he was called "this old white guy" in Mandarin, Through the use of the word "Láo Wài" https://twitter.com/Botanygeek/status/1684863087780773888 Lǎo Wài (老外) is simply the colloquial term for foreigner. That being said, It is sometimes used to reference white people, however it has no relation to age. https://www.omgchinese.com/dictionary/chinese/%E8%80%81%E5%A4%96 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laowai
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