They are, on some level, an acceptable part of this city’s culture. I have been called a gweilo many a time by a local. These terms – which carry weighty implications – are used more ...
In 1988, he joined Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB), a local television station, where he started landing roles as the token Cantonese-speaking “gweilo” ("foreigner" in Cantonese) for Hong Kong ...
His unique position as a Caucasian actor fluent in Cantonese earned him the affectionate moniker of TVB’s ‘token gweilo’, and ...
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One of the worst experiences was when a shop assistant mocked my attempts, muttered something about “gweilo”, and then finished the transaction in English. After a number of failed attempts ...