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Thread: Why do overseas Chinese men seldom marry western women?
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[quote=LEONARDO,280713]Recently, an overseas Chinese returnee who has been in North America for decades talked about the common phenomenon that overseas Chinese men seldom married western women. He summed up the following reasons: ( In Chinese version of People’s Daily) 1. Most overseas Chinese are the first generation of immigrants. They usually lived in a relatively confined area such as Chinatowns and its surroundings. They have few chances to contact westerners not to mention western women. Naturally, the chances of marrying western women are slim. Certianly, the second generation of immigrants is doing a better job than their forefathers. They have more opportunities to be acquaited with western women. Hence, the possibility of marrying western women is larger. 2. Most overseas Chinese still bear in mind the old family tradition that marriage is still subject to parents’ will (although the arranged marriage has declined). The overseas Chinese who came from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong usually do not have a deep understanding of westerners. Naturally, they won’t favor that their childrend will marry western women who spoke different language.( The parental generation usually do not have a good command of English. So communication between the daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law is a problem.) 3. Those Chinese who have settled in North America for a short period usually have limited income and generally keep a low profile. They mistaken that the White must have a very high income. In terms of making friends, the Chinese women with similar background are the overseas Chinese men’s first choice. 4. Both USA and Canada are typical multi-cultural societies consisting of multiple races and ethnicities. According to official statistics, the first generation of immigrants accounts for 50% of Canada’s total population. Not only Chinese, but also German, Russian, Polish, Indians and Hispanics have the semi-closed communites like the Chinatowns. In these semi-closed communities, marriage is still kind of “self-sufficient”. The inter-racial integration, particularly cultural integration, is a longstanding problem that the North American governments have to tackle. 5. The Whites usually have larger figures than Chinese (yellow-skin race). Chinese men generally don’t like the western women who have larger body figures. Additionally, in the Chinese men’s mind, western women are generally quite open and bold. Well, these features are generally not adored by Chinese men. Therefore, the short-term dating with western women was common, but few actually ended up with marriage. [/quote]
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