Thursday, March 15, 2012
Interracial Dating Tips
I'm a German/Filipino, and my girlfriend is Vietnamese. When we started dating, she taught me to say things like "chao co/chu" when I greet her parents, and I taught her to make 'mano' to my parents when she greets them. If someone from another culture was dating you, what cultural advice would you give them to get on your parents good side?
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Smile a lot and show off your good grades. Hahaha I'm just kidding, but in the same context of trying to impress any parents, I think being yourself and acting like a mature, honest, loving boyfriend to their daughter would get you in their good graces.- Tu Nguyen
ReplyDeleteThe best advice I would give to my significant other is to be themselves. Even though my mom grew up in her home country and taught many old fashioned ways, she is very lenient and gives me and my siblings a chance with the certain person we like. The main thing that my mom worries about is our safety and happiness.
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The only thing that comes to mind is just to be yourself. Of course showing respect and honesty will get on their good side. There are some parents who are taught differently when they were younger and are just trying to teach the same ways to their kids. As I said, I think the best way to get on their good side is to just be yourself so that they see who you really are.
ReplyDeletecultural advise that i would give them is how they address the people in my family. because in my culture or my family's culture it is impolite to address people without something before their name. such as Mr. or Mrs. would be appropriate and appreciated
ReplyDeleteMy parents are somewhat americanized when it comes to dating but they do still like to meet any guy I go out with before we go on our first date so my advice would be to be respectful and polite. My parents like to see that any guy I'm dating is educationally motivated and has clear set goals for the future. I think being yourself while being polite is the most important thing in interracial dating.
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ReplyDeleteI would tell them to make sure they take off their shoes before they enter the house when they come to meet my parents. And to just be themselves. My parents and family are pretty american and arent too traditional so manners are important but they dont have to greet my parents in mandarin or the traditional chinese way of greeting others. .
I think if you want an interracial relationship work, you must be open to everything that the other culture has to provide. Definitely respecting the parents always work. And having an education is always a plus.
ReplyDeleteI think that you should just be yourself and be open minded. There are obviously going to be differences but if you build on those and teach each other it will strengthen a relationship and you will learn a lot more about the other person. Always be accepting of different traditions and cultures though.
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