Okay, so I’ve been watching a lot of youtube videos at the expense of my good night sleep… I’ve noted 2 things about Asians as a result. Asians born in Western countries to be exact. Okay, the countries being Australia & the States to narrow it down more.

Before we start tho, Disclaimer: what you’re about to read is my opinion, and we all know how opinions are.. It’s based on a single-person’s perspective (although I have, as a reasonable person, tried to include as many different perspective as possible). And because it is an opinion, it won’t be able to please everybody. It will only appeal to those whose opinion is similar to mine. So if you get offended easily, and not that curious to read a long blog post, the top right corner has an “x” button you can click.

Besides, this observation is from YOUTUBE. youtube everybody, hello: the internet. So it definitely does not capture all the true conditions of the real asian population.

Anyway.. At the risk of sounding FOBy, here’s my observation:

1. Asians not born in their parent’s (or grandparent’s, or great great grandparent’s) country of origin, tend to see the “asia” as not part of their own. It’s like looking at some “foreign” stuff. Which is a shame, because you’re looking at things that should be your own, as if it was somebody else’s.

(I actually have a lot more on this topic that I want to write about, but I forgot in the midst of clicking through youtube videos.. anyway, let’s move on to point 2).

2. Asian GIRLS not born in the motherland tend to not appreciate how cute and handsome and awesome Asian boys are! Of course not the fobby skinny distorted-face ones. Totaly understandable that skinny and ugly are not attractive. So is being fobby, as it shows innability to assimilate into a culture (which is a crucial survival skill).

But if the guy is okay (if not good-looking and smart and all the awesomeness you can ask for), why still aspire to be with a white guy? Why still think white guys are better, and can take you up the “class” i.e. the society rank? Some of the girls in the youtube videos go so far as dissing the asian guys as being: short, small (i’ve got to lol on this one tho.. hehe), Un - Athletic, not hairy enough (!), etc etc.

I guess the above can pass as “taste”, as in different girls have different taste. But look at the asian guys in the youtube videos! they are yumminess in a laptop screen! They are great guys with great looks, great body, and I’m sure great brains too (video was filmed by Berkeley students). Why with these great asian guys, asian girls still think asian guys as inferior to white guys?

My theory is that these girls were born and raised in an environment where most people are white. Their human survival instinct give to a desire to assimilate, and be white. Naturally they see and desire the white guys too.

This argument is flawed of course. It doesn’t explain why asian girls born and raised in asian countries also desire white men. White male Expats in ASEAN countries must know what I mean. But still, at least these girls appreciate and desire asian males more than their westernized counterparts do.

Such a shame isn’t it? It’s such a waste that good guys like these are not put to good use. hehe. Think about the many enjoyable romantic rice dinners, anime & korean drama movie nights, and rice rocket ride-around-town these girls are missing out.

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Oh and NON-asians, if you count how many asian friends you have.. then it actually shows how not “asian-friendly” you are.. it shows how having an asian friend is like a “prize” to you.. counting them is like counting how many prized possessions you’ve collected so far.. that’s jst not right because, in a true sense, friends are there to be your friend, not your “prize”d possessions or collections..

okie, thats it for now .. if you got offended, I’ve warned that you would.

=)

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