For instance, foreigners are often referred to as waiguoren, girls are called xiaojies, porters are called stick-stick soldiers (translated literally from the Sichuanese term 棒棒军 bàngbàngjūn), and so on. The author uses many Chinese terms (normally romanized) to refer to common things or people, to make them look more typical of Chinese culture. Anne, one of Peter's brightest students.
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