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buffygrrl1
Joined: 05 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:51 pm Post subject: so i have a non job related question lol |
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| Ok its very silly and I don't know how to put it, but...how is the dating out there for non-Korean girls? I hear it sucks :/ |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Its not so bad. I think a lot of it is the vocal minority. But never listen to the vocal minority on any issue. If you are interesting and atleast a bit attractive you will have no problems. |
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endo
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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If your not into Korean guys there are still a lot of non-Korean males here that would date a caucasian female.
Not me though. I have the fever and it's incurable.
But no worries. There are a lot of decent guys here. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| jinju wrote: |
| Its not so bad. I think a lot of it is the vocal minority. But never listen to the vocal minority on any issue. If you are interesting and atleast a bit attractive you will have no problems. |
And all this time I thought you were a dude. |
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buffygrrl1
Joined: 05 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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LoL well I know what its like already since I live in San Francisco  |
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Canadian Club
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| There are lots of guys here... don't worry. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| jinju wrote: |
| Its not so bad. I think a lot of it is the vocal minority. But never listen to the vocal minority on any issue. If you are interesting and atleast a bit attractive you will have no problems. |
And all this time I thought you were a dude. |
I am. But I dont buy the angry complaining. Theres no way in hell an attractive, interesting and friendly woman should have ANY trouble getting dates. It makes no sense. |
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intherye
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Two cents from a chubby girl with a "cute face"-
It can be frustrating. The most difficult thing is that you'll hear a lot of guys talk about how attractive and wonderful Korean women are (I'm not saying they aren't!!! I'm not saying it's wrong or right or anything, I'm merely noting that it's talked about a lot!!!) and it can do a number on your self esteem.
It really depends on your dating "philosophy." I'm more of a "relationship girl" and in MY experience, it's difficult to have relationships here because everyone is transient. (Per Carrie Bradshaw- it's expiration dating.) Also, to be frank, for me personally, dating is challenging because I'm not- how do I say this- into sleeping around. Sex is a strong force here, and I prefer to wait until I'm comfortable in a relationship with someone. Some guys don't want to deal with that, understandably so.
However, I haven't really had a problem dating, and I'm far from the ideal woman (although hopefully above average  ). I've dated people that I never would have dated at home, and it's been eye-opening.
Like jinju said...as long as you're not completely hideous and somewhat interesting, you should be fine. Same rules apply here as at home- be friendly and open minded. Some will pass, but that's ok. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd assume even if you're hideous, if you're open to dating Koreans it won't be totally boring. |
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normalcyispasse
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Yeosu until the end of February WOOOOOOOO
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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When I first moved here I found the dating pool to be more a dating puddle (of course, I live in a much smaller town, too).
Then I met the woman -- an American -- who is now my wife.
Worked out for me. |
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darkhorse_NZ
Joined: 20 Feb 2007
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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| intherye wrote: |
Two cents from a chubby girl with a "cute face"-
It can be frustrating. The most difficult thing is that you'll hear a lot of guys talk about how attractive and wonderful Korean women are (I'm not saying they aren't!!! I'm not saying it's wrong or right or anything, I'm merely noting that it's talked about a lot!!!) and it can do a number on your self esteem.
It really depends on your dating "philosophy." I'm more of a "relationship girl" and in MY experience, it's difficult to have relationships here because everyone is transient. (Per Carrie Bradshaw- it's expiration dating.) Also, to be frank, for me personally, dating is challenging because I'm not- how do I say this- into sleeping around. Sex is a strong force here, and I prefer to wait until I'm comfortable in a relationship with someone. Some guys don't want to deal with that, understandably so.
However, I haven't really had a problem dating, and I'm far from the ideal woman (although hopefully above average ). I've dated people that I never would have dated at home, and it's been eye-opening.
Like jinju said...as long as you're not completely hideous and somewhat interesting, you should be fine. Same rules apply here as at home- be friendly and open minded. Some will pass, but that's ok. |
we dont really date in NZ, I'd be pretty keen on giving that sort of thing a try |
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vox
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Location: Jeollabukdo
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject: Re: so i have a non job related question lol |
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| buffygrrl1 wrote: |
| Ok its very silly and I don't know how to put it, but...how is the dating out there for non-Korean girls? I hear it sucks :/ |
If you're near Itaewon or Hongdae and you like to party, you'll have a blast. I'll bet the sucky reports you've heard come from people placed in the burbs (e.g. the whole of Ilsan) or in the countryside (e.g. Kimcheon.) If that's you in the picture you will probably meet someone (or ones) soon enough. The proportions of western or Korean men looking for short term or long term are about the same, at least it seems to me. I think in Itaewon probably any of the main haunts (geckos, hollywoods, blah blah blah) will be crawling with singles but I've been in Hongdae before and I needed other people to find cool places (like that hookah pipe place with the psychedelic hypno wall art, for example. I like that place, damned if I can remember the name though) |
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faster
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
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| omg lol kthxbye |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:48 am Post subject: Re: so i have a non job related question lol |
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| buffygrrl1 wrote: |
| Ok its very silly and I don't know how to put it, but...how is the dating out there for non-Korean girls? I hear it sucks :/ |
I can hook you up |
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pest2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: so i have a non job related question lol |
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| buffygrrl1 wrote: |
| Ok its very silly and I don't know how to put it, but...how is the dating out there for non-Korean girls? I hear it sucks :/ |
Yeah, adding to what others have said, I'd say its actually not that hard to find guys to date because plenty of those guys believe Korean women are not worth the effort... and of course xenophobia helps you.... Actually, if you walk around other Asian countries like China or Japan, you'll see white guys with really hot asian women... here in Korea you see white guys with other white guys.... And most of those white guys wanna be your special friend! Korean guys are actually supposed to be good to date and its possible to have relationships with them, but I've heard story after story of break-ups because of the guys' families not wanting to mix blood... |
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