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[Wolf]

[Susie]

On the subject of more males in China than females, the following short story should give you some idea of at least one young 25 year old Chinese woman's... perhaps 'confidence' is the word I should use here.

She is a mainland Chinese, teaches English at university level, I met her in the dean's office (dean or some departmental head). Later she told me that the dean is "really impressed" by/with her.

She is dating a German fellow, (and while I was spending time with her she got at least two persistent phone calls from a Chinese fellow who she eventually excused herself so that she could spend time with him), who spent four months in China and is now studying a four-year bachelor's degree in Italy.

The German lad was here in China the other day spending time with his Chinese girlfriend. He asked me some question about "home", which I answered and returned his own question to him. He looked into her eyes, touched her hand and said, "Home" is here for me!

Lap it up baby, the world is your oyster!!

[Egas]

When I first came to China I liked the attention from women. I was single then and it seemed fun. After a while though the attraction started to wear thin. If you are not careful here the women just play games with you, tossing you around like a rag doll. I had a newly married woman and her best freind constantly over at my apartment when I first got to China. I didn't know she had just been married, as she didn't tell me. Later she told me, but then retracted the story. Ultimately I met her husband, which definitely settled the matter. I never touched the woman, but she sure led me on a merry little game.

Now that I have a Chinese girlfriend, and I see the downside to inter-racial relationships, I tend to see all these beautiful Chinese gals as nothing more than eye candy. The game is wearing thin. This girly-girly cutesy thing really bores me senseless now. It seeemd cute at first, but just seems immature to me now.

Having said that the other options here aren't that great. Most of the Western women here are a rather terrifying option, a mottled collection of misfits. Which I guess pretty much describes the Western men too.

Thank God for China...

[wOZfromOZ]

[Egas]

Woz,

Yeah, guess I pretty much covered everybody with that insult. Just strapping on the flame-proof suit here...

No doubt I am, by implication, included in the above group of misfits. But if we fitted in back home, we wouldn't be here would we?

But you have to admit, there sure are some different types out here. Now that would make a good thread!