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Â鶹Éç Trending: Being White In Taiwan

What does a video of an Englishman being racially abused tell us about life in Taiwan?

Smartphone footage of an Englishman being racially abused in Taiwan has been viewed more than two million times on YouTube. We ask what the video tells us about Taiwanese culture, and how ‘foreigners’ – and Westerners in particular – are perceived in the country.

(Photo: A Taiwanese man who racially abuses an Englishman. Credit: DreamLucid/YouTube)

6 minutes

Last on

Mon 23 Nov 2015 15:23GMT

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  • Mon 23 Nov 2015 15:23GMT