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* {{Shout-Out}}: Several references to ''The Seven Year Laowai''. James mentions having read Lost Laowai and Middle Kingdom Life prior to coming to China, two popular expat websites at the time.
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* {{Shout-Out}}: ShoutOut: Several references to ''The Seven Year Laowai''. James mentions having read Lost Laowai and Middle Kingdom Life prior to coming to China, two popular expat websites at the time.
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* {{Bookends}}: The book [[spoiler: begins and ends with a seven-year laowai meeting a new teacher]].
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* {{Title Drop}}: Adam condescendingly refers to James as "Expat Jimmy".
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** Subverted with James, who nearly throws up and has take a couple breaks.
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* {{Establishing Character Moment}}: Adam's speech to James when they first meet.
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* {{Shout-Out}}: Several references to ''The Seven Year Laowai''. James mentions having read Lost Laowai and Middle Kingdom Life prior to coming to China, two popular expat websites at the time.
* {{Time Skip}}: We jump ahead seven years for the epilogue.
* {{Time Skip}}: We jump ahead seven years for the epilogue.
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* {{Rewatch Bonus}}: Adam's advice to James about Chinese women takes on a darker tone when you read it the second time, knowing that [[spoiler: Adam's wife is dead and he feels responsible.]]
** James quoting Marco Polo's final words might fly by most readers the first time.
** James quoting Marco Polo's final words might fly by most readers the first time.
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* {{Never Gets Drunk}}: Adam drinks considerably all day, to no apparent effect.
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''Expat Jimmy'' is a 2017 novella by Travis Lee which follows James on his first day in China as he's shown around by Adam, a jaded seven-year expat.
''Expat Jimmy'' is available from [[https://www.amazon.com/Expat-Jimmy-Travis-Lee-ebook/dp/B06XJGWYLB/ Amazon]].
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!!Expat Jimmy contains examples of:
*{{Extremely Short Timespan}}: The main plot takes place in one day.
* {{I Need A Freaking Drink}}: Adam's response to the jumper on the bridge.
* {{Lost Lenore}}: [[spoiler: Adam's wife. Dead before the story begins, we have enough clues from reading to know that she died but how she died is left open to interpretation.]]
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''Expat Jimmy'' is available from [[https://www.amazon.com/Expat-Jimmy-Travis-Lee-ebook/dp/B06XJGWYLB/ Amazon]].
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!!Expat Jimmy contains examples of:
*{{Extremely Short Timespan}}: The main plot takes place in one day.
* {{I Need A Freaking Drink}}: Adam's response to the jumper on the bridge.
* {{Lost Lenore}}: [[spoiler: Adam's wife. Dead before the story begins, we have enough clues from reading to know that she died but how she died is left open to interpretation.]]
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