The Perks of Dating Other Nationalities
By YoghurtGal
@flapiz (23148)
United Kingdom
December 6, 2015 6:29pm CST
Australia has a pool of very culturally diverse residents. This makes dating more fun and exciting. In my stay here I try to keep my dating choices as diverse as possible. I've dated an Australian, German, American, Irish, Estonian, Maltese, Dutch, and English. Just so I don't give you the wrong picture, when I say dating that doesn't mean I'm sleeping with them all. It means coffee, conversations and hanging out the good spots.
By dating people from different cultural backgrounds, I am able to learn more of the world and gain friends if not lovers. Surprisingly at the same time it makes me be more aware of my own culture. When your date asks you what your culture is like you actually stop to think and dissect your culture and be able to appreciate it from a strangers view.
So guys what are your thoughts on dating other nationalities? Is it acceptable in your place? Have you tried it?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
7 Dec 15
I think certain areas of the United States are still very close minded about interracial / nationality dating. Skin tone doesn't make a person but well so many people think it does.
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@flapiz (23148)
• United Kingdom
7 Dec 15
That's quite sad. I always had this thinking that's America is also culturally diverse and open to interracial dating.
You're spot on when you say that the colour of the skin does not make a person at all. What matters is the character.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
7 Dec 15
@flapiz You'll notice I said "certain areas". There are many areas that are open and welcome to interracial dating. I live in the south, where a lot of the times the older generations are closed minded on the subject.
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@flapiz (23148)
• United Kingdom
7 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yep I understand that has something to do with the history. It might take a while for the situation to change.
@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Dec 15
I live in Florida, in the southeastern United States, and our population is made up of people from all over the world. We have so many different nationalities, cultures, religions, etc, so it is not a big deal for people here to date people of other cultures. But there are other places in the US where that is frowned upon greatly.
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@flapiz (23148)
• United Kingdom
7 Dec 15
If ever I decide to visit America someday, I'll put Florida in my list. I really like places which are open to possibilities and accept differences. The American guy I dated was from Maryland I'm not sure if it's the same situation as Florida or he is just well traveled but he was such a nice person. He is very much open to interracial dating.
@flapiz (23148)
• United Kingdom
7 Dec 15
@moffittjc He was from Easton, Maryland. He's well traveled as well. Traveling makes a person more open minded I reckon.
@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Dec 15
@flapiz You would enjoy Florida! I don't know much about the people from Maryland, but I always had a perception that they were a little racist up there! But I could be wrong; like I said, it was just my perception! Or, maybe it just depends on the part of Maryland those people were from. Was your guy from Baltimore?
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
7 Dec 15
yes Im inSouthern Cal ifornia and when we lived in the Stone Gate apts one young couple raised the old lady renters eyebrows and gossip just flew.They were newly weds he was negro , she was whit a nd those old biddies sure showed their meanness and gossip as they made the young couple aware of their dis pleasure. its so sad when people do that. They made sure to snub the two whenever they met them.I hate that kind of thing.
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
7 Dec 15
"when I say dating that doesn't mean I'm sleeping with them all" Makes me wonder what dating rule book some folks are reading that they would actually believe you need to sleep with somebody to date them.
It seems more acceptable here than it used to be to date other nationalities. My parents are kind of a different story though. They have a very bad perception of men in other cultures and races than our own.
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
8 Dec 15
It doesn't hold any prisoners date who you are happy dating have fun and don't worry about stuff that others think.
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
9 Dec 15
@flapiz Well that's nice date who you want to.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
8 Dec 15
@flapiz Although her mother is Scottish and her father Bangladeshi she was born in Manchester so she's more English really! A combination of her mother's extreme Scottish whiteness and her father's darker skin has left her looking more Mediterranean than anything else!! People often assume she's Spanish or Portuguese.
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@flapiz (23148)
• United Kingdom
10 Dec 15
That is true. It's seeing the world from a strangers perspective. Which enables us to develop empathy and understanding towards other people.
@spicymary (558)
• Romania
18 Jan 16
You are right. It did happened for me a few times, and it made me more aware of the cultural thing in general and my own culture in particular. You feel responsible to think about it and give the best answer, to find the differences, to tell the funny stories and so on. Maybe the only closer connection of the person you date with your culture is through you, so you have a big mission there.
