Aug 3, 2008 21:46 | |
| Quote: "Which is a predisposition even amongst Chinese men. But the idea for the most part is inconceivable to the American man. Who come to China in search of the nonthreatening subservient wife that American media has portrayed." Guest, American media portrayed Chinese women as "nonthreatening subservient housewife"? That was stereotype. I hope more American men can come to China to see in their own eyes what Chinese women are like nowadays. Chinese women have the head on their shoulders!! GUEST67149 "The men’s Marriage Strike is alive and well." You are an advocate of Men's Marriage Strike. My friend currently lives in USA told me that a group of American men who are wounded by their American women prefer marriage strike. |
Aug 10, 2008 22:42 | |
| Quote: //Today's women are only interested in money. The thought being that as long as they can purchase anything they want they will be happy. There are exceptions to the rule but finding a good woman is like finding a needle in a haystack.// GUEST15522, you are putting all women in the same basket. You said that "women are ONLY interested in money. " We must be careful in choosing the word "ONLY". Who told you that all women are mercenary? Both today's women and men love money. Don't you prefer being rich? Women love money because we can use money to buy the pretty coutures and fashion accessories. Anything wrong? I bet that all men love money too. Without money, can you buy your favorite autos, wine and cigarettes? Everyone is entitled to make a better life. "Finding a good woman is like finding a needle in a haystack." Today, a good man is even more difficult to find than a good woman! A bunch of men keep mistressess and have extramarital affairs while their wives are sacrifing a lot to take care of their children and families. Men are more unfaithful than women in a marriage. |
Aug 10, 2008 23:36 | |
| Inter-marriages with Caucasian women are far and few because Westerners GENERALLY find Chinese men physically unattractive. They seldom marry because Western women want good-looking boyfriends/husbands and this is hard to find in the Chinese race. Besides this of course, this is cultural differences - the Western women expects the Chinese to understand them but will attempt little to understand Chinese culture. |
Aug 10, 2008 23:36 | |
| Inter-marriages with Caucasian women are far and few because Westerners GENERALLY find Chinese men physically unattractive. They seldom marry because Western women want good-looking boyfriends/husbands and this is hard to find in the Chinese race. Besides this of course, this is cultural differences - the Western women expects the Chinese to understand them but will attempt little to understand Chinese culture. |
Aug 10, 2008 23:47 | |
| I find that a huge majority of Caucasian men who prefer/marry Asian-types are those who have not made something of themselves back in their own native countries. They generally lacking behind their better educated citizens back home, do not possess stable jobs, have no reliable source of income, and generally fell out of society. Asian women fall prey to this type of Caucasian man... and there are plenty wandering in the Far East. Strangely, most of them are from English-speaking western countries such as America, Britain and Australia. |
Aug 10, 2008 23:47 | |
| I find that a huge majority of Caucasian men who prefer/marry Asian-types are those who have not made something of themselves back in their own native countries. They generally lacking behind their better educated citizens back home, do not possess stable jobs, have no reliable source of income, and generally fell out of society. Asian women fall prey to this type of Caucasian man... and there are plenty wandering in the Far East. Strangely, most of them are from English-speaking western countries such as America, Britain and Australia. |
Aug 12, 2008 13:46 | |
| My own experience counters the premise of your post. My boyfriend is Chinese, and he says he wants to marry a Western woman the second time around. He says gossip in the Chinese community (of 20,000) is unbearable, and he has divorced himself from complications within the community. I find Asian men to be among the most attractive in the world because of their cultural values and personal attributes. I don't discount American men, but feel put off most of the time by what is often regarded as typical masculine identity here, which feels pushy and arrogant to me. I think that in America during the past two generations, we have really missed the boat in terms of setting priorities for family and education. Since I place a high value on education as an attribute in a potential mate, my boyfriend is a dream come true. We have much in common in our personalities and interests, particularly a curiosity to learn and question. Why don't Asian immigrant men marry white women? Oftentimes, it is the the media that portrays what little information people have about other kinds of people, if they do not come into direct contact with various cultures. It is human nature to try and fill in the missing information with a general impression based on limited knowledge. When I lived in Korea, I had to represent all white people to my young students, who, having never met a white person, expected me to look like someone they saw in the media. In the US, Asian men get had little or no press, except stereotypical images which are very different from the "John Wayne" American image of a male. When I read the posts over the 7 pages written here, I see many people describing their personal experiences, and then trying to generalize from only one valid aspect, thus creating a distorted view. It is embarassing to me, to say to my European friends " Well, yes, I agree with your negative impression of Americans, but you simply can't generalize a whole continent of people who came from many cultures." I am really not sure that many people are willing to leave their own comfort zone and culture in order to comtemplate other ways of thinking, and more complex issues. As long as that is true, there will be white men looking for Asian women because they think they are "subservient", Asian media portraying white people as "barbarians", and American media portraying Asian men as "nerds." But when you meet people who have have made the effort, experienced the culture shock and reverse culture shocks, made relationships with people from many cultures, we all benefit. I hope the discussion on this post continues.. |
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