I have a white American female friend who lived in China for 2 years - she moved back to the US to date. Apart from a Filipino-American guy she dated in Shanghai, I think she got no joy at all over there...she's a 5 on a good day BTW - I've never been tempted...
There's an article on this here:
Western women 'invisible' in Asia?
There's an article on this here:
Western women 'invisible' in Asia?
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One group of lonely, frustrated folks in the corner won't be participating - the Western women.
A 20-something American friend complained to me recently, "I feel invisible in Beijing. The other day I walked by a table of Western men at a caf and nothing happened. Back home, I would've expected at least a head turn!"
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Another put it a little more bluntly: "I think white girls here are at a disadvantage because a lot of white males here have some degree of yellow fever. There are Western guys that are only into Chinese girls."
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But, if yellow fever is the culprit it does beg the question, "Don't Western women catch the yellow fever too?"
Apparently not. At least not according to the popular opinion in my survey sample. Some female expats themselves readily admit that they just aren't attracted to Chinese men, much to the dismay of some of those men.
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One man broke it down for me as such, "I think Chinese guys are intimidated by white girls, all the while being curious about them. I don't think they have the guts to approach them."