I learned this the practical way while travelling through Yunnan.
Wear a motorbike helmet with proper visor covering your whole face. Very funny to see the reactions when you take your helmet off. Especially when in rural area nobody wears a helmet and they must have realised that you were an alien.
Works as well with police officers. First let them talk to you for 5 minutes and then take your helmet off to make them understand that you didn't understand a word they were saying. They let you off 100% of the time.
PS: I never tried this without motorbike. Might be even more effective if you actually don't have a motorbike.
Having lived in several countries for extended periods I learned that the main function of me as foreigner there was to entertain the local population. Ones you accept that position all the stares and sneaky pictures then become a sign of appreciation of your work and being there and life becomes more enjoyable instead of irritating.
Snapshot: The Consul General of the Netherlands visits Kunming
Posted byBitterballen !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spring Festival 2020 Business Opening and Closing Times
Posted byYunnan provincial library closed till further notice.
The first of gaggle of gulls has arrived
Posted by@Giggi
Thanks.
So from now on I will call them chocolate-brown headed gulls in summer and two dark spotted behind the eyes gulls in winter.
The first of gaggle of gulls has arrived
Posted by@Giggi
I am traveling around at the moment and guess what Wikipedia does not work here.
Maybe you can cut and paste the relevant lines?
The first of gaggle of gulls has arrived
Posted byOn all the pictures they have white heads and only a small black dot behind the eye. Why are they called black headed gulls?