It would not surprise me, sometimes Taiwanese tell me racial comments, thinking that I agree. (The linked/source story has more details with passengerâs name)
Letâs not beat around the bush⌠the only people who rank lower in East Asiansâ eyes than Southeast Asians are Blacks. Most locals who say they want to date foreigners usually mean theyâre only open to dating whitesâŚ
What about South Asians?
I donât know if they factor into their lives that much so I wonât speculate. But I have heard many talk disparagingly about Blacks over the years (both in Korea and Taiwan) with a few of my seemingly open minded and culturally aware exes saying they wouldnât date a Black person. But thatâs absolutely tame compared to a couple things Iâve seen/heard over the years.
Not an ex, two Taiwanese female friends asked each other would go out with a black man, said probally not but though about they may have big penis (not sure sterotype or fact) and from thereâŚ
To be fair, some might be personally open to it but worried about their parentsâ reaction which factors heavily into all decision making here, whether itâs relationships, jobs, where to live, etc.
I donât think American blacks do rank lower in their minds. Lots of cram school managers are American black and inter racial mariages with American blacks here. Itâs the same with whites they look at a white Russian completely differently to white British.
I donât know⌠it seems the darker your skin in East Asia the lower you are on the totem pole. Plus they mostly only get negative depictions from western media and think theyâre all criminals. They may run buxiban chains but thatâs due more to their English proficiency than social standing. âGood enough to learn English from, but donât you dare marry oneâ kinda thing. Could be worse in Korea. I had a couple Black friends there and heard stories I couldnât believe. Like one guy taught at a cram school and the kids would make monkey sounds every time he entered the classroom to teach. 
Makes sense to me that they land in Anchorage. -9 degrees C there, will cool that heated argument in no time!
This is very true
I wouldnât agree with that on a general level. It depends how much money folks have also and what nationality.
I agree. I know of two cases where parents destroyed the relationships. Always about $$$$$$!
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White American woman with Taiwanese man. Parents told their son that if he married her that he would be disinherited. He broke up with her after 5 years together and she returned to Canada a bitter woman.
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Filipino-Han Chinese male and Taiwanese woman. Her parents threatened to disinherit her if she married the Filipino man, because he looked more Filipino and he had dark skin. She dumped him after 6 years together. She married a man of her parents choosing and sheâs super unhappy. I donât know what happened to him.
Love or money? Always money in Taiwan!
On my side, I thought for sure it would be about Air Canada!
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My father-in-law prevented my sister-in-law from marrying the man she loved when she was young. So instead she ended up with an abusive asshole who she eventually divorced. Father doesnât always know best.
This âall criminalsâ is real fear of some (or many) here in Taiwan, that they walk away to avoid them.
at a milder level, but still indicating an attitude: how often does the seat next to you on the MRT stay empty? or the neighboring passenger moves to an alternative empty seat once one becomes available nearby?
Not very often. I feel like most people donât care and when I get on the MRT itâs usually so crowded that no one wants to give up a perfectly good seat.
Yeah but when itâs less busy, I feel there are choices..
Often, but so what that leaves more room for me.
Donât swim under waterfalls, Taiwan, Arizona, same thing.