Trade Secretary Liam Fox said Thursday that he wished the people of Britain could see Theresa May as the rest of the world sees her. It was helpful, then that China’s television has told the prime minister that her nickname there is “Auntie May.”
“A lot of Chinese people would affectionately call you, in Chinese, ‘Auntie May,”’ an interviewer told her during her during her visit. “You’re one of the members of the family. Do you like that?”
The prime minister was clearly taken aback. “Oh, thank you,” she replied. “Thank you very much indeed. I’m honored by that.”
“Auntie” is how the Chinese refer to older women, so the name could be a little less flattering than it appears. On the other hand, it’s definitely an improvement on what the Poles call her -- “Madam Brexit” -- or the nickname that her stiff responses earned her during last year’s election campaign: “Maybot.”
— With assistance by Robert Hutton, and Tim Ross.
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