From: Michael F. Kamprath <kamprath@space-grant.sprl.umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Interesting (suprising?) Fact.
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 92 13:23:10 EDT
Organization: University of Michigan, Aerospace Engineering
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In article <1992Oct9.133852.1592@nynexst.com> Clare Chu, clare@nynexst.com writes:
>
>  Exactly.  I think ZZZ was referring to women from mainland China
>  or Taiwan.  I also know that among women who were born and raised
>  in China/Taiwan, that they prefer to date men from China/Taiwan.

Seems reasonable.  You know, from the "having things in common" perpspective.

>  And it is the ones who can't get dates with men from China/Taiwan
>  who had to resort to Americans.  

I guess the same can be said about those Americans who are "forced" to date these
foreigners because they too can't get dates with Americans.  I guess the whole lot
are just a bunch of social losers.

Now, if I was studying in a foreign country, I'd probaly be more interested in dating
a local than people from my own country studying there.  My reason being that I'd gain
a more complete understanding and appreciation of the local culture ( :-) :-) 8-) ). 
It has always been my desire to study in Sicily (the truly insightful would get something
here).  

Be for real, why would someone go through all the trouble of studying in a foreign
country , and then completely shield theselves from the culture of it?  Sounds kind of
xenophobic to me.  If you don't want to date a local, ok.  But why are those who do
any less able to get a date with their countrymen?  Maybe the foreign students who
do date locals are just more sophisticated and "diversified" (oooo, that evil PC term)
than their comrads from their homeland :-)

>  I've hung around with people from
>  Taiwan who think it is hilarious and make fun of women who date
>  "foreigners" (i.e. Americans).  

And there are alot of Americans (specifically Whites) who make fun of these Americans
who date a foriegn students (male and female).  Sometimes they even get upset. 

Kind of sounds like an all too frequent discussion on s.c.asian.a.

>  They have a lot of unpleasant stereo-
>  types of "foreigners", giggle, giggle, snort, mostly due to hairiness
>  and odor.  Like how can she stand it, and references to gas masks.  :-)

Funny,  I thought the later was the stereotype Americans had of foreign students.
Like, when do they ever bath and/or change their clothes?

(giggle, giggle, snort, snort).

:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) 
(Those who can't see my point in the last statement need not bother flaming.)

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