Fake Foreigner

Pejorative name for often monolingual foreign passport holders who despite living their entire lives in the country they are based in, still introduce themselves as foreign citizens of a country from which they don't speak its official language and are unfamiliar with the local culture and customs.

"Coco keeps telling people she is from Argentina, but the other day she couldn't tell us what its capital was."

"Dude, she is a fake foreigner, didn't you know?"

"Fake foreigners can attend any university they want because they are excempt from taking the National College Entrance Examination."

"You can tell Vicky and David are fake foreigners because even-though they both claim to be from New Zealand, they only lived there for 6 months and can barely say a few words in English."

Chimsy

Acronym for "China Immortality Syndrome." Chimsy is an adjective that refers to the euphoria or delusions of grandeur that lead some expats to behave chaotically when living in China.

Mark has been acting a little chimsy these days, last night he bought drinks for everyone at the bar.

Kyle's chimsiness is starting to bother me, especially when he yells at the Chinese waiters for not understanding his mandarin.

My friends saw Chad balancing on the edge of the balcony and thought he was being extremely chimsy.

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