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Re: Foreign brides
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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Yesterday at 05:25 PM
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Williamsport, Pa.
jk
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My best friend overseas is married to a Filipino (sp?) woman for 50ish years, two great kids. They lived there and in Japan and here now for 40 of those years. I have met many while I was in SE Asia and have no complaints. Some people are great and others are not, no matter where you are???......jk
Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter
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Re: Foreign brides
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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Yesterday at 05:28 PM
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Coldspring Texas
Savell
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I know some of us on here are hitched to foreign born gals, and my guess is there may be some guys on here thinking about it, or have thought about it from time to time.
So here is my experience:
My first wife was from Mexico City. Long story, but she came to visit her uncle who lived nearby and I ended up giving her rides to english classes in town, eventually marrying her (and providing her citizenship). Could never wash the "city" out of her though and we were not a good fit, me being a country boy who hates cities, her a city girl who didn't like the country. We had one kid who is now 30.
Just as things were about kaput in our marriage and a divorce was in the works I was introduced to a Colombian gal who was living in North Carolina. We corresponded for awhile and then decided to meet in a neutral site: Costa Rica. We hit it off and were married about a year later. She was also a city gal but took to country living and has been a good farm-wife and partner. We have been together/married for 25 years now. It helped that I spoke (speak) fluent Spanish and had some cultural savvy under my belt about Latinas (having lived in Ecuador and Costa Rica for a total of three years). Still, you almost never fully become "culturally literate" to a culture you were not born into.
I have had to bend a little on some things to get along, but it's all good. Some of the cultural differences actually put a smile on my face....like the time her very cute 19 year old niece came to visit. When we got her back home from the airport my wife proudly claimed "look what a hot body my niece has, look at her cute derriere"! To which I expected the niece to be at the very least... extremely upset! Nope, she twirled around showing off her tight blue jeans and laughing! I was kind of shocked. LOL
All in all, I would be very cautious entering into a union like this. You've got a lot working against it, and if you don't have the ability to be flexible on some things it almost certainly will end poorly.
Your thoughts? Experiences? …. What you got against white women lol
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Re: Foreign brides
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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Yesterday at 05:32 PM
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Central, SD
Law Dog
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Had a guy in jail serving time he was a DJ at a gentleman club he said the Russian women were all about the money if your giving them that money your sexy if you don’t you’re a pig! Tough crowd it sounded like.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Foreign brides
[Re: Savell]
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Yesterday at 06:24 PM
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Oregon
beaverpeeler
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I know some of us on here are hitched to foreign born gals, and my guess is there may be some guys on here thinking about it, or have thought about it from time to time.
So here is my experience:
My first wife was from Mexico City. Long story, but she came to visit her uncle who lived nearby and I ended up giving her rides to english classes in town, eventually marrying her (and providing her citizenship). Could never wash the "city" out of her though and we were not a good fit, me being a country boy who hates cities, her a city girl who didn't like the country. We had one kid who is now 30.
Just as things were about kaput in our marriage and a divorce was in the works I was introduced to a Colombian gal who was living in North Carolina. We corresponded for awhile and then decided to meet in a neutral site: Costa Rica. We hit it off and were married about a year later. She was also a city gal but took to country living and has been a good farm-wife and partner. We have been together/married for 25 years now. It helped that I spoke (speak) fluent Spanish and had some cultural savvy under my belt about Latinas (having lived in Ecuador and Costa Rica for a total of three years). Still, you almost never fully become "culturally literate" to a culture you were not born into.
I have had to bend a little on some things to get along, but it's all good. Some of the cultural differences actually put a smile on my face....like the time her very cute 19 year old niece came to visit. When we got her back home from the airport my wife proudly claimed "look what a hot body my niece has, look at her cute derriere"! To which I expected the niece to be at the very least... extremely upset! Nope, she twirled around showing off her tight blue jeans and laughing! I was kind of shocked. LOL
All in all, I would be very cautious entering into a union like this. You've got a lot working against it, and if you don't have the ability to be flexible on some things it almost certainly will end poorly.
Your thoughts? Experiences? …. What you got against white women lol You can drink white milk I guess, but chocolate milk sure sure tastes better. (And here I was gettin' ready to chastise Bvretriever for his insensitivity and racist remark). LOL
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Foreign brides
[Re: KeithC]
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Yesterday at 10:26 PM
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The new term for men who go overseas looking for wives is "Passport Bros". Most of those aren't necessarily looking for wives...
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Re: Foreign brides
[Re: newhouse114]
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Yesterday at 11:23 PM
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Oregon
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My Costa Rican bride has put up with me for nearly 40 years now, and that ain’t easy! Being that Chuck and I have been trapping buddies for close to 50 years I'll admit to having taken him down south and putting him in harms way. 
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Foreign brides
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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Aaron Proffitt
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Clearly, some lack the charisma and charm to court inside their own ethnicity.
Honor a Soldier. Be the kind of American worth fighting for.
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Re: Foreign brides
[Re: Aaron Proffitt]
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Oregon
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Clearly, some lack the charisma and charm to court inside their own ethnicity. Or alternately, some of us are just colorblind.
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Foreign brides
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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Aaron Proffitt
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What you tell yourselves.
Honor a Soldier. Be the kind of American worth fighting for.
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Re: Foreign brides
[Re: Aaron Proffitt]
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Amite county Mississippi
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Clearly, some lack the charisma and charm to court inside their own ethnicity. Hay man not my fault I don't like sagging my pants
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Re: Foreign brides
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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8 hours ago
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Aaron Proffitt
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Clearly, some lack the charisma and charm to court inside their own ethnicity. Hay man not my fault I don't like sagging my pants That's a funny comparison, D. Lol You charmed your girl. She didn't swoon to attain citizenship.
Honor a Soldier. Be the kind of American worth fighting for.
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