Excellent comments guys. I have noticed many guys of the ilk described by Pete and they often make me feel embarrassed since the term FOREIGNER is a collective term that does not differentiate between guys that try to give good impressions and those that don't. In the UK of course what other Brits do has no bearing on how we are perceived individually.
It's a shame but unless a FOREIGNER makes a real effort to talk to me I often subconsciously or otherwise find myself avoiding them. This is because I have met so many who seemed OK until they opened their mouths and spewed out demeaning and at times racist diatribes.
I was with my then fiancée on a flight to Butuan from Manila and had the misfortune to sit next to an American guy (few Americans are like this). He started telling me how he had RETIRED to Pattaya because of what he heard was available there. After several months of satisfying his lust he was now traveling da Phils taking advantage of the economic situation to exploit as many filipinas as possible. His views on women in general let alone Asian women were consistent with the type of guy that the average Western woman would find repulsive.
This man had no respect at all. In spite of the fact that I turned my back to him and that the woman I clearly loved was with me, he continued to wax away. Only my honey's imploring glances restrained me from cautioning him.
I can tell you that with every challenging interaction like this my admiration for my queen grows beyond measure. The refined restraint she shows at all times irrespective of the frustration at the CFO, etc is a real blessing to me. Hmmn! When i start to talk about my love in that way, wow!
T
Originally Posted by Piamed
