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<blockquote data-quote="olroadbeech" data-source="post: 4108596" data-attributes="member: 52145"><p>I lived in a small south east asian country in the 70's and will agree with van on a lot of this. first of all the cost of living is such that you could take your american dollars and live like a king. the food is fabulous and it's true that you will be treated well. it is their custom to treat you like family ( my experience was that they do take to time to get to know you first )</p><p></p><p>we were the only white people in the town and it took awhile for people to get used to us. back in the early 70's the women still wore no tops and wore sarongs around their waist. many of the women were beautiful. the beaches were still unspoiled . no one made a great deal of money so money was not the focus ( average annual income was about $100-200) . the focus was on family and social interaction with everyone in your neighborhood.</p><p></p><p>one funny thing was we were the only one in the neighborhood that had a TV. most of the shows were news , some sports , and some soap operas but there was one channel that showed american and british shows and we would watch "all in the family" . people all over the neighborhood would come over and watch. they did NOT ask if they could watch. they just showed up and watched as if it was a "given" . it was a custom to share . it was really funny because they did not know english and there were no subtitles. they would laugh when we laughed. it is a fond memory.</p><p></p><p>many white men ( american , british , austrailian ) men took wives there after the war . the women are subserviant (sp) and are like women were like here 100 years ago. the man will be treated like a king if he can take care of the whole family , parents and grandparents included which is easy on american dollars.</p><p></p><p>I liked it over there and did not want to come back to the states after our time was up ( we were in Peace Corps ) </p><p></p><p>I understand why a lot of american men like these asian women for brides. american women are difficult . when we were over in asia the divorce rate was practically zero , unheard of. people would marry for life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="olroadbeech, post: 4108596, member: 52145"] I lived in a small south east asian country in the 70's and will agree with van on a lot of this. first of all the cost of living is such that you could take your american dollars and live like a king. the food is fabulous and it's true that you will be treated well. it is their custom to treat you like family ( my experience was that they do take to time to get to know you first ) we were the only white people in the town and it took awhile for people to get used to us. back in the early 70's the women still wore no tops and wore sarongs around their waist. many of the women were beautiful. the beaches were still unspoiled . no one made a great deal of money so money was not the focus ( average annual income was about $100-200) . the focus was on family and social interaction with everyone in your neighborhood. one funny thing was we were the only one in the neighborhood that had a TV. most of the shows were news , some sports , and some soap operas but there was one channel that showed american and british shows and we would watch "all in the family" . people all over the neighborhood would come over and watch. they did NOT ask if they could watch. they just showed up and watched as if it was a "given" . it was a custom to share . it was really funny because they did not know english and there were no subtitles. they would laugh when we laughed. it is a fond memory. many white men ( american , british , austrailian ) men took wives there after the war . the women are subserviant (sp) and are like women were like here 100 years ago. the man will be treated like a king if he can take care of the whole family , parents and grandparents included which is easy on american dollars. I liked it over there and did not want to come back to the states after our time was up ( we were in Peace Corps ) I understand why a lot of american men like these asian women for brides. american women are difficult . when we were over in asia the divorce rate was practically zero , unheard of. people would marry for life. [/QUOTE]
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