<p>Hegemonies are good. I'd like to form my own hegemony.</p>
<p>adding to the useless comments: white boys are hotttttttttttt....</p>
<p>however i do fit into that short and small stereotype =( oh well. anyway, i don't see why it wouldn't work out, unless your parents had a big problem with it. maybe? that can even be looked past if you two are really serious.</p>
<p>Kate Beckinsale's dad is 1/2 Burmese, I saw a picture of him, he does look somewhat Asian, so that made Kate Beckinsale 1/4 Burmese, not 1/8. Her grandfather is Burmese, according to this link and to Hello magazine I read a while back.</p>
<p>Check out this link
<a href="http://eternal-legacy.net/kate_beckinsale.html%5B/url%5D">http://eternal-legacy.net/kate_beckinsale.html</a></p>
<p>"i see many asian boy/white girl relationships all the time."</p>
<p>rare, rare, rare...........................................</p>
<p>asian boys aren't really physically attractive to white girls......most are nerdy-looking........</p>
<p>my asian female friend's goal is to marry a white man--she thinks white men are somehow more romantic/more handsome/hotter than asian guys......</p>
<p>ok...i really think that this convo is getting out of hand, guys. Who really cares? Its like saying, can black guy-hispanic girl relationships work out? It doesnt matter!!!!!! Love is love is love, as they say.</p>
<p>I think culture does make a difference depending on each individual. I know some asians that would not date whites because the culture difference is too great, while I know other asians that have no problem dating whites. It depends how traditional one is. By the way I'm referring to southeast asians as I am one myself.</p>
<p>i'm a korean girl, but my friends consider me a twinkie (asian on the outside, white on the inside). so i get along with white guys fine. in fact, asian guys kinda scare me because if they're really asian, they look down on me for not embrasing my heritage and other ******** like that. then on top of that, their parents don't like me because i'm not asian enough for them. then there are white guys with a thing for asian girls, only asian girls. they can be creepy.</p>
<p>I never said it didn't. However, i did say love is love is love. I know that love can't always be controlled, but if, say, I plan to go out with a white guy, I would have to ask myself, am i compatible with him in X aspects? </p>
<p>And true, it does depend on how traditional one is. I myself am SE Asian (vietnamese), but I personally don't have a strong sense of culture. I'm much more "Americanized," so to speak, than teens that live in, like, Westminister, CA, for instance.</p>
<p>Oh, and what the last person said about asian guys, its very true, a lot of em (i can think of a lot of vietnamese right now) who will look down upon a person if they dont know a lot/dont practice a lot of the culture.</p>
<p>I, as a Chinese who has lived China for 15 years, dont have problems with dating people of other races...but they have problems with dating me........:(</p>
<p>Swordmaiden,
I totally understand how you feel. I'm Viet also but more amercanized because I've lived in Florida my whole life. Alot of Viet people do look down at others that aren't as traditional as they want other americanized Viet people to be. I could never date a traditional viet guy because we would clash, he would have to be so called americanized.</p>
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on the contrary, there aren't many asian boy white girl relationships
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That is because white boys are attracted to women who are not American. American women have branded themselves as *****es. American girls want a man she can control and usually, its harder to control someone who is foreign.</p>
<p>White men tend to have a thing for asian chicks as well. Perhaps this is because of their stereotypically submissive nature. Can't blame them.</p>
<p>wow....that so weird, music4life. We both live in Florida and we're both Viet and we both are americanized. yea, i know. My parents are always joking, "So will you marry an American guy [aka white] or a Vietnamese guy?" i dont think I would compat with a Viet guy, only because most of the guys that are that I know are just waaaayyyy too AZN/Viet pride stuff and their families, for a surety, are too.</p>
<p>oh, and to the poster right before me, that stereotype, i can tell you, is far from true. i know plenty of non-submissive Asian chicks. You'd be surprised.</p>
<p>Swordmaiden, music4life, I'm Viet and I also live in Florida. I'm completely Americanized or even Europeanized (having been born in Arkansas and raised in Los Angeles--and most of my dad's family inter-married with white people). My family is completely atypical. The only thing Asian about us is that my brother and I speak Vietnamese at home (and my parents speak English) and once in a while, we eat Asian food.</p>
<p>Personally, I'm attracted to traditionally British guys. I don't know what it is about the British... but you gotta love 'em.</p>
<p>And for sethblue:
"uk=heaven on earth? Come on people, tell me what country the domineering world superpower is currently."</p>
<p>Does it matter? I'm not attracted to the domineering factor (or vice versa--it's a completely neutral factor to me). The UK is still a google times more beautiful and richer in history. I could go on, but...</p>
<p>Personally, I'm attracted to traditionally British guys. I don't know what it is about the British... but you gotta love 'em.</p>
<p>hmmm....yes....i love the accent. they're just so much more sophisticated, not necessarily in a haughty way....but they'd like open the door for you and such...while america guys....:p</p>
<p>yup...i'm from china...came when about 12 years ago, and now i can only speak/listen to the language...and yes, totally americanized. i want to live in london and marry a british guy. :)</p>
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Oh, and what the last person said about asian guys, its very true, a lot of em (i can think of a lot of vietnamese right now) who will look down upon a person if they dont know a lot/dont practice a lot of the culture.
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Aren't you setting up a double standard here? You don't want people to see you as the "traditional", stereotypical submissive Asian girl, but then you go ahead and categorize Asian men as totally obsessed with AZN pride, way too uptight, etc. If you don't want people to be prejudging you based on your race, then you shouldn't be labelling others as well. </p>
<p>Besides, there is nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage and background. You can be "Americanized" but part of you will always be Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, whatever.</p>
<p>i said "if they are really asian," meaning asian on the inside and outside, so i'm not saying all asian-by-blood guys are like that. but i have met many asian guys who somehow think i'm horrible because i'm not exactly proud to be asian. i've met asian girls like that too. in fact, all asian-pride asians i know hold this view of me. why i'm not proud to be asian... that's a long story that will probably cause a big arguement so i won't get into that. i have been americanized, and i have no interest in keeping in touch with my asian side. that pretty much sums it up. if certain asian guys can't accept that about me, then apparently that's just a clash of background that probably won't be reconciled, something that can happen with any couple, single or mixed race.</p>
<p>Proud Asians look down on me quite often too, but I'm not quite sure why. I'm completely in touch with my Asian side. I go to Asia, live their lifestyle temporarily every few years. I'm modernly westernized philosophically, but I'm atheist (which is rather Asian). I use to chopsticks to eat spaghetti. Sure, I don't eat or wear Asian things, but I am still Asian.</p>
<p>People always ask me if I'm a hapa or mixed. I have brown hair and a pale/rosy complexion instead of being tan-tinted. My nose isn't completely "Asian," and people ALWAYS ALWAYS ask if I'm mixed and bother me about it. "Oh, you're fully Asian? Do you dye your hair? What kind of makeup do you wear?" Once, someone even asked if I got a nosejob. I don't dye my hair, I don't wear foundation and blush, and I never got my nose altered in any way. However, I have completely Asian eyes.</p>
<p>I'm not mixed, but still, it's evident that "mixing" is an issue. At school, I hang with the "white" kids. When I first moved here, I was introduced to all the Vietnamese kids, but I quickly fell out with them. I always feel a little out of place, even though I'm not even half and half!</p>
<p>The Asians pick on me because I look different and prefer different things. Americans pick on me because I eat my food like a British person. White people pick on me because I'm not quite one of them.</p>
<p>Asian brutha here and damn proud. Some of you guys need to have some more confidence and admiration for your culture! Too many asians nowadays don't know about their family history, political and socio-economic issues back overseas, and don't even speak their own language and eat their own food. This sh1t is horrendous. There is absolutely no problem with integrating perfectly into american culture while still retaining your cultural roots. Hang out with all the races! Be proud, extroverted, and represent your own ethnicity well. We come from the land of the sexiness, which ruled ancient times and is a leading figure in pioneering the growth of today. Stand high, my asian brothers and sisters!</p>
<p>BTW, korean, chinese, and japanese girls are simply sweet nectar from heaven! Eastern european chicks are also gorgeous, but there's nothing like cuddling with a fantastic little asian girl. I don't understand all the fretting over asian-asian relationships; they work out splendidly.</p>
<p>"Too many asians nowadays don't know about their family history, political and socio-economic issues back overseas, and don't even speak their own language and eat their own food. This sh1t is horrendous."</p>
<p>lol, horrendous, i love it</p>
<p>one thing that i don't like today is that everyone puts such a high emphassis on race... i fail to see why people make such a big deal about it</p>
<p>i understand that having pride in heritage is a good thing, but too often it gets out of hand, and ppl argue amongst one another, stating that they are better than this person since they are from [insert nation here]</p>
<p>Meh, is what i say</p>
<p>Geez, troptriceps. You sound like a preacher with a fever.</p>
<p>I know about my family history, political and socio-economic issues overseas (and just about all over the world--my family is diverse), and I do speak my language. That, I get.</p>
<p>But what's with eating Asian food? How does that make someone Asian "enough"? I don't eat Asian food everyday (maybe two days a week).</p>
<p>"sweet nectar from heaven!"</p>
<p>LOL--what about Viet girls? ;)</p>