American Women (2 Viewers)

[travelgirl]

I debated if I should respond to this but anyway, here are my thoughts:

Being a transplant myself, it was a huge education to live in Texas and experience the diversity that is the USA. I used to have a relatively closeted view of Americans because my data was that which was available to me - news, TV shows, movies etc. Now, having lived here for 14 years, I'm still finding new experiences derived from the vast variety of cultures. For example the last few weeks have included us visiting our Lebanese-American friends (with home cooked food), a Chinese New Year banquet, Texas 2-step dance lessons, tequila shots with a bunch of Trinidadians and my day job surrounded by Norwegians.

Now having said all that, there is a certain level of conformity that girls/women of a certain age seem to adopt. Here is my buddy's daughter and her pals. All from diverse backgrounds but for some reason, they all end up looking similar. I have no idea why they do this but it does help formalize stereotypes...

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A picture and their clothing or hair color is not reflective of their beliefs, behaviors, hopes, dreams, likes, dislikes, education, backgrounds, etc. Anyone here who thinks they can generalize an answer to @Coyote is delusional. Every person will have their own personal response to another, whether it be based on their first impression, or over time as they get to know each other. I hope that @Coyote is willing to invest some time in getting to know said “American woman.”

 

[Mojo1312]

Generally speaking, you should avoid American women who take themselves too seriously.

 

[MattyMatt]

A picture and their clothing or hair color is not reflective of their beliefs, behaviors, hopes, dreams, likes, dislikes, education, backgrounds, etc. Anyone here who thinks they can generalize an answer to @Coyote is delusional. Every person will have their own personal response to another, whether it be based on their first impression, or over time as they get to know each other. I hope that @Coyote is willing to invest some time in getting to know said “American woman.”

If you've traveled, lived for a long time in another country, or been exposed to a lot of people from another region, then you know there are cultural differences. Good luck trying to treat an Asian woman the same way you treat an American, or vice versa. Your best intentions won't matter, your behavior won't be perceived the same way.

This doesn't necessarily mean that people from one nation or region or culture are inherently better or that women from there are preferable, but to say there are no differences is just.. incredibly silly.

Do Thai women above 30 view making out in public the same as Norwegian women? If your Japanese girlfriend answers a question where "no" would be bad for you with a "maybe", is she more or less likely than an American woman to actually mean "maybe" and not "no"? Are all cultures valuing the word "no" equally? Or do some feel that "maybe" is a more polite way of saying it?

There are a million little things that on average are somewhat different. The fact that individuals are different from each other within respective cultures doesn't negate that.

 

[MattyMatt]

Generally speaking, you should avoid American women who take themselves too seriously.

Agreed.

Kind'a applies to all people though...