Are there alot of these around?
i live in NZ and have been seeing how Korean girls dont date Mainland Chinese guys. But have realised they do date Taiwanese guys. Are there any particular reasons for this? And ofc the traditional kor girls dont date outside ther race same for trad tw guys.
I have asked my kor female friends why the preferred tw guys over other chinese. They just say cuz of the appearance and better behaved etc… But is that all?
racial/class perceptions -_-
nice article
[quote=“Initialj340”]Are there alot of these around?
i live in NZ and have been seeing how Korean girls dont date Mainland Chinese guys. But have realised they do date Taiwanese guys. Are there any particular reasons for this? And ofc the traditional kor girls dont date outside ther race same for trad tw guys.
I have asked my kor female friends why the preferred tw guys over other chinese. They just say cuz of the appearance and better behaved etc… But is that all?[/quote]
dude, who cares? Girls date guys that they like, including Korean girls.
[quote=“Rabidpie”][quote=“Initialj340”]Are there alot of these around?
i live in NZ and have been seeing how Korean girls dont date Mainland Chinese guys. But have realised they do date Taiwanese guys. Are there any particular reasons for this? And ofc the traditional kor girls dont date outside ther race same for trad tw guys.
I have asked my kor female friends why the preferred tw guys over other chinese. They just say cuz of the appearance and better behaved etc… But is that all?[/quote]
dude, who cares? Girls date guys that they like, including Korean girls.[/quote]
unfortunately, they do care. You dont care dosent mean they dont. 
I actually know a few Taiwanese-Japanese, Taiwanese-Korean couple here on the wan. I will ask them why they married Taiwanese guys and not Korean or Japanese.
My guess is love… but it could be something else. Which brings up a nice jingle ala George Costanza’s away message. “What could it be?~~~” instead of “where could I be?”
[quote=“ksidnas”]I actually know a few Taiwanese-Japanese, Taiwanese-Korean couple here on the wan. I will ask them why they married Taiwanese guys and not Korean or Japanese.
My guess is love… but it could be something else. Which brings up a nice jingle ala George Costanza’s away message. “What could it be?~~~” instead of “where could I be?”[/quote]
lol, love is kinda like an unreliable source. Must be preference or the people u get to meet = =… or sumthinggg
[quote=“Initialj340”][quote=“ksidnas”]I actually know a few Taiwanese-Japanese, Taiwanese-Korean couple here on the wan. I will ask them why they married Taiwanese guys and not Korean or Japanese.
My guess is love… but it could be something else. Which brings up a nice jingle ala George Costanza’s away message. “What could it be?~~~” instead of “where could I be?”[/quote]
lol, love is kinda like an unreliable source. Must be preference or the people u get to meet = =… or sumthinggg[/quote]
I married a Korean woman cause I could not stand to be in relationships with a Taiwanese woman. (its just me… not them)
Haha, I know, I am in Taiwan now… but I was not 3 years ago. We met and got married 7 years ago. Both of us were students at the time. We didn’t tell our parents until after the fact. I have never questioned her why out of all people she chose me. OH— she thought that I was Thai for the first 6 weeks of our relationship. Taiwan is pronounced, “deh-man” in Korean. Thailand is pronounced, “tai-lan”. So honest mistake. Weird, we both love thai food though.
Conditions… umm being in a foreign country is reason enough to try different things. Freedom. Being young and attractive.
Are those reasons enough. The Korean women I know like to joke how they were mislead into living in Taiwan. They expected Taiwan to be like Singapore or Tokyo, or even Seoul. Instead they get the reality of it all rolling pass bing-lang stalls on their very first drive out of Taoyuen airport.
Some Korean women contemplate divorce a year into living in Taiwan. The inlaws can be a bunch of dicks sometimes, especially the mother in law. I hear the Korean wives complain about their mother in law the most. It may be hard to understand, but its true, your mother can be a real bitch to your wife. My friend’s wife used to go out with her Korean passport in her purse. She was ready to leave if she ever decided to.
[quote=“ksidnas”][quote=“Initialj340”][quote=“ksidnas”]I actually know a few Taiwanese-Japanese, Taiwanese-Korean couple here on the wan. I will ask them why they married Taiwanese guys and not Korean or Japanese.
My guess is love… but it could be something else. Which brings up a nice jingle ala George Costanza’s away message. “What could it be?~~~” instead of “where could I be?”[/quote]
lol, love is kinda like an unreliable source. Must be preference or the people u get to meet = =… or sumthinggg[/quote]
I married a Korean woman cause I could not stand to be in relationships with a Taiwanese woman. (its just me… not them)
Haha, I know, I am in Taiwan now… but I was not 3 years ago. We met and got married 7 years ago. Both of us were students at the time. We didn’t tell our parents until after the fact. I have never questioned her why out of all people she chose me. OH— she thought that I was Thai for the first 6 weeks of our relationship. Taiwan is pronounced, “deh-man” in Korean. Thailand is pronounced, “tai-lan”. So honest mistake. Weird, we both love thai food though.
Conditions… umm being in a foreign country is reason enough to try different things. Freedom. Being young and attractive.
Are those reasons enough. The Korean women I know like to joke how they were mislead into living in Taiwan. They expected Taiwan to be like Singapore or Tokyo, or even Seoul. Instead they get the reality of it all rolling pass bing-lang stalls on their very first drive out of Taoyuen airport.
Some Korean women contemplate divorce a year into living in Taiwan. The inlaws can be a bunch of dicks sometimes, especially the mother in law. I hear the Korean wives complain about their mother in law the most. It may be hard to understand, but its true, your mother can be a real bitch to your wife. My friend’s wife used to go out with her Korean passport in her purse. She was ready to leave if she ever decided to.[/quote]
where were you when u were overseas?
Korean wives complain about tw in laws ?? btw how are the korean in laws like?
what are the reasons you cant stand tw girls?
[quote=“Initialj340”][quote=“ksidnas”][quote=“Initialj340”][quote=“ksidnas”]I actually know a few Taiwanese-Japanese, Taiwanese-Korean couple here on the wan. I will ask them why they married Taiwanese guys and not Korean or Japanese.
My guess is love… but it could be something else. Which brings up a nice jingle ala George Costanza’s away message. “What could it be?~~~” instead of “where could I be?”[/quote]
lol, love is kinda like an unreliable source. Must be preference or the people u get to meet = =… or sumthinggg[/quote]
I married a Korean woman cause I could not stand to be in relationships with a Taiwanese woman. (its just me… not them)
Haha, I know, I am in Taiwan now… but I was not 3 years ago. We met and got married 7 years ago. Both of us were students at the time. We didn’t tell our parents until after the fact. I have never questioned her why out of all people she chose me. OH— she thought that I was Thai for the first 6 weeks of our relationship. Taiwan is pronounced, “deh-man” in Korean. Thailand is pronounced, “tai-lan”. So honest mistake. Weird, we both love thai food though.
Conditions… umm being in a foreign country is reason enough to try different things. Freedom. Being young and attractive.
Are those reasons enough. The Korean women I know like to joke how they were mislead into living in Taiwan. They expected Taiwan to be like Singapore or Tokyo, or even Seoul. Instead they get the reality of it all rolling pass bing-lang stalls on their very first drive out of Taoyuen airport.
Some Korean women contemplate divorce a year into living in Taiwan. The inlaws can be a bunch of dicks sometimes, especially the mother in law. I hear the Korean wives complain about their mother in law the most. It may be hard to understand, but its true, your mother can be a real bitch to your wife. My friend’s wife used to go out with her Korean passport in her purse. She was ready to leave if she ever decided to.[/quote]
where were you when u were overseas?
Korean wives complain about tw in laws ?? btw how are the Korean in laws like?
what are the reasons you cant stand tw girls?[/quote]
Location, I met my wife in…-Wait- do you know me IRL?
My in-laws are okay. They complain that I do not know much Korean or is able to hold a drink. I think it is the fact that I am not able to communicate with them without my wife is what saves me on this one. My wife also tells me that her parents also used to complain about me not making enough money during the first 5 years of our marriage.
Though I do like them a lot. I think it is because we don’t live in the same country/city that I get off so easily. Also, not being Korean may have also contributed to the lack of pressure / stress coming from their end.
I think all wives complain about their in-laws. If you are married and have not gotten stuck between the two sides… you are indeed the luckiest person EVER.
Maybe I was young and inexperienced at the time, but I’ve always ended up in bad relationships with Taiwanese women. The Taiwanese women that I’ve dated were always somewhat verbally abusive…sounds weird, but when they go bananas and begin to throw things and scream obscenities… it really reminded me of how my own mother would do the same to my brothers and I when we were kids-- Why you get a B!!! How Can This “B” HEAH! CAN ONLY AAAAAAAAA+++++++++!!!
Funny stereotype, but it is true. It really did happen.
Crap- you’ve unravelled some repressed memory Initialj340. Fudge, its barely 9:30 AM.
[quote=“ksidnas”][quote=“Initialj340”][quote=“ksidnas”][quote=“Initialj340”][quote=“ksidnas”]I actually know a few Taiwanese-Japanese, Taiwanese-Korean couple here on the wan. I will ask them why they married Taiwanese guys and not Korean or Japanese.
My guess is love… but it could be something else. Which brings up a nice jingle ala George Costanza’s away message. “What could it be?~~~” instead of “where could I be?”[/quote]
lol, love is kinda like an unreliable source. Must be preference or the people u get to meet = =… or sumthinggg[/quote]
I married a Korean woman cause I could not stand to be in relationships with a Taiwanese woman. (its just me… not them)
Haha, I know, I am in Taiwan now… but I was not 3 years ago. We met and got married 7 years ago. Both of us were students at the time. We didn’t tell our parents until after the fact. I have never questioned her why out of all people she chose me. OH— she thought that I was Thai for the first 6 weeks of our relationship. Taiwan is pronounced, “deh-man” in Korean. Thailand is pronounced, “tai-lan”. So honest mistake. Weird, we both love thai food though.
Conditions… umm being in a foreign country is reason enough to try different things. Freedom. Being young and attractive.
Are those reasons enough. The Korean women I know like to joke how they were mislead into living in Taiwan. They expected Taiwan to be like Singapore or Tokyo, or even Seoul. Instead they get the reality of it all rolling pass bing-lang stalls on their very first drive out of Taoyuen airport.
Some Korean women contemplate divorce a year into living in Taiwan. The inlaws can be a bunch of dicks sometimes, especially the mother in law. I hear the Korean wives complain about their mother in law the most. It may be hard to understand, but its true, your mother can be a real bitch to your wife. My friend’s wife used to go out with her Korean passport in her purse. She was ready to leave if she ever decided to.[/quote]
where were you when u were overseas?
Korean wives complain about tw in laws ?? btw how are the Korean in laws like?
what are the reasons you cant stand tw girls?[/quote]
Location, I met my wife in…-Wait- do you know me IRL?
My in-laws are okay. They complain that I do not know much Korean or is able to hold a drink. I think it is the fact that I am not able to communicate with them without my wife is what saves me on this one. My wife also tells me that her parents also used to complain about me not making enough money during the first 5 years of our marriage.
Though I do like them a lot. I think it is because we don’t live in the same country/city that I get off so easily. Also, not being Korean may have also contributed to the lack of pressure / stress coming from their end.
I think all wives complain about their in-laws. If you are married and have not gotten stuck between the two sides… you are indeed the luckiest person EVER.
Maybe I was young and inexperienced at the time, but I’ve always ended up in bad relationships with Taiwanese women. The Taiwanese women that I’ve dated were always somewhat verbally abusive…sounds weird, but when they go bananas and begin to throw things and scream obscenities… it really reminded me of how my own mother would do the same to my brothers and I when we were kids-- Why you get a B!!! How Can This “B” HEAH! CAN ONLY AAAAAAAAA+++++++++!!!
Funny stereotype, but it is true. It really did happen.
Crap- you’ve unravelled some repressed memory Initialj340. Fudge, its barely 9:30 AM.[/quote]
lol… i wud not have a clue who you are!
Do you guys speak english to each other?
After teaching in Korea for nine years, I can tell you this: it’s the most racist country in the world.
Taiwan is just so different. Comparing the two is apples and oranges.
In Taiwan you can walk hand-in-hand with your ‘foreign’ bf/gf; in Korea you will get dirty looks/assaulted.
From personal experience.
Interesting question. I live in Sydney and I’ve heard that there are number of Korean women married with “foreigners”, but I hardly meet/know them. I had a Korean girlfriend and now we are married. In our social life, we haven’t come across any couples who have “similar” background like us. E.g. Taiwanese-Korean or Chinese-Korean. But we do know there is a Japanese-Korean couple.
Anyway, back to your question. When people meet each other, the first appearance that attracts the opposite. What shapes up your appearance? The education background, the family background, the environment you live in, etc. In short, where did you come from? It’s a stereotype of question that everyone come from the same country or region behave and think the same way. Unfortunately, most people think that way. I do agree the first impression can rule out those people you don’t like. Therefore, the country image says who you are. If you are lucky enough to pass or bypass the first screening and move on to next stage, the nationality does not really matter.
From my point of view, Korean are more compatible with Taiwanese than Chinese due to both Taiwan and Korea have gone through similar history journey. We both nurtured by Chinese culture, we both been invaded and ruled by Japan for 50 years. Our daily life still strongly bounded by Confusious teaching. Whereas China has gong through Cultural Revolution, the perosnal conduct, belief, social responsibility, manners are yet to be re-established.
Even though culturally Korea and Taiwan are so different, I think the young people fashion and pop culture is more similar between these two countries. Korea is so NOW in Taiwan… everywhere you go Korean music and fashion. I think China is seen as poor and uncool in general. And even I must yet to wait to meet a cool Chinese person 
I do have a Korean guy friend who marries a Taiwanese girl. Pretty cute story~ they’re very religious Christians, both of them, and I think their church played a role in it. However, quite a success story~
[quote=“Initialj340”]Are there alot of these around?
i live in NZ and have been seeing how Korean girls dont date Mainland Chinese guys. But have realised they do date Taiwanese guys. Are there any particular reasons for this? And ofc the traditional kor girls dont date outside ther race same for trad tw guys.
I have asked my kor female friends why the preferred tw guys over other chinese. They just say cuz of the appearance and better behaved etc… But is that all?[/quote]
Really? I lived in New Zealand as well before I moved here to Australia but I knew of a few chinese guys in my high school who dated korean girls. Then again they had quite a solid awareness of korean culture and mind you some of them could even speak korean with a decent level of competency and some even looked korean.
My next door neighbors here in Australia have a son who is married to a Korean girl. The guy is from Shanghai by the way and he’s an accountant. So is his wife. He doesn’t speak korean at all and he communicates with his wife in English only.
I am a Korean guy by the way. Hmmm I haven’t met any japanese and chinese girls who I really want to be with but I have to admit I was in love with a taiwanese girl back in high school who had shanghainese ancestry. Man was she beautiful and had such a warm vibrant personality. I generally like dating korean girls but man she was probably the first taiwanese I was madly in love with.
Anyway I don’t think all korean girls are selective about who they date in new zealand as they might be in korea. Only the fobs would be but koreans in general who grew up in new zealand I definitely know are more open compared to those in korea.
Sounds very Malaysian Chinese or Singaporean- is that where you are from ?
A friend heard i got married and sent me these “famous quotes” they are kinda funny.
Off Topic though kinda.
Philosopher’s Comments…
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
King David
After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can’t face each other, but still they stay together.
Sasha Guitry
By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll be happy.
If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
Socrates
Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from achieving them.
Anonymous
The great question, which I have not been able to answer… is, “What does a woman want?”
Dumas
I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.
Sigmund Freud
‘Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.’
Red Skelton
‘There’s a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It’s called marriage.’
Sam Kinison
‘I’ve had bad luck with both my wives.
The first one left me, and the second one didn’t.’
James Holt McGavra
Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming.
Patrick Murray
The most effective way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once…
Nash
You know what I did before I married?
Anything I wanted to.
Anonymous
My wife and I were happy for twenty years.
Then we met.
Henny Youngman
A good wife always forgives her husband when she’s wrong.
Rodney Dangerfield
A man inserted an ‘ad’ in the classifieds: ‘Wife wanted’. Next day he received a hundred letters.
They all said the same thing: ‘You can have mine.’
Anonymous
First Guy (proudly): ‘My wife’s an angel!’
Second Guy: ‘You’re lucky, mine’s still alive.’
Anonymous
60% of mariages between Taiwanese and foreigners are with mainland Chinese people. Followed by Vietnamese , Indonesia , Philipines Other.
In Korea, it is almost exactly the same thing. Except for Japanese following Phillipines.
There is no such thing as Korean prefer Taiwanese over Chinese. Or Taiwanese prefer Korean over Chinese. In this case the statistics prove you wrong alltogether.
They both prefer Chinese food by a large margin. 
So I want to throw this question. Would Taiwanese girls like a westernized Korean guy like myself?
Probably