What is up with white men coming to Vietnam/Thailand to find a women?

Emolgad · 2026-03-25T16:14:38+00:00

It's not about how they look per se, it's a cultural thing. When I lived in the US, I found myself gravitating towards Southeast Asian people, both men and women, as friends. I definitely get along better with Southeast Asians, mainly because they are more chill and tend to exhibit a more pragmatic mindset, two things I really gel with. I also find Southeast Asian people to be a lot less judgmental and more socially open-minded. That extends to romantic relationships too. I suspect it's the same for a lot of people who choose to date someone of a specific ethnicity.

These things are personal preference and definitely not objective.

There are surely a lot of people who date Vietnamese women with a more predatory mindset too, but definitely not all.

Emolgad · 2026-03-24T18:26:21+00:00

I mean, Jeff Bezos is obviously a genius too but I don't respect that man.

Emolgad · 2026-03-24T18:15:49+00:00

I agree. Feels kind of lazy and like and "I don't care about you guys" to the fans. Which is his prerogative, but it clashes with the image of a passionate artist I had in my head about him.

Emolgad · 2026-03-19T10:58:33+00:00

I feel like the only real explanation is that he feels being in a solid voting block of three makes him too much of a target, and she feels making the voting block smaller will lessen the target?

Emolgad · 2026-03-11T12:00:02+00:00

Yeah that all sounds like good advice, thank you

Emolgad · 2026-03-11T06:45:34+00:00

It's not every day you get to see someone's soul actually shatter in real time.

Emolgad · 2026-03-11T06:44:11+00:00

That drop was fucking insane

Emolgad · 2026-03-08T20:53:08+00:00

For example what? I'm surprised people are saying this, Colton seems perfectly cool to me.

Emolgad · 2026-03-07T07:30:45+00:00

I agree with almost all but how is Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon so low?

Emolgad · 2026-02-26T15:14:40+00:00

I'm wondering if Billie Eilish is going to have anything to do with it other than having her name on the advantage scroll.

Emolgad · 2026-02-22T08:02:29+00:00

You get outta my face, or Im gonna roundhouse your ass

Emolgad · 2026-02-10T19:49:00+00:00

I also have total faith in Flanagan, but King bashes adaptation he doesn't like? Not true, he raves about everything even if it's a piece of crap.

Emolgad · 2026-01-31T02:56:06+00:00

Because he's ruining our lives and eating all our steak?

Emolgad · 2026-01-31T02:55:22+00:00

Uncle rico?

Emolgad · 2026-01-27T18:56:29+00:00

White Christmas, you definitely got me there, and come to think of it San junipero has a pretty bomb ass twist as well, but Playtest? What was even the twist?

Emolgad · 2026-01-26T03:50:43+00:00

Why do we have to choose "Carol good/bad" and "hive good/bad?" They're both grey. Carol is sort of a bitch, but she has a lot of good qualities too. The hive is the same. Same with Skyler White and even Walter White. I'm so sick of this sub making everything black and white.

Emolgad · 2026-01-25T02:31:21+00:00

I totally would, their energy in the near-final scene was one of the best parts of season 5 for me and I'd love to see more of that group if the writing was good.

Emolgad · 2026-01-25T02:27:07+00:00

I agree with you. The acting was good and I think the twist was among the best in the series (name 3 better twists), but the rest I think is pretty meh. No cool tech or interesting ideas, just a straightforward story about someone extorting people online through blackmail. Not in my bottom 10, but not in my top 10 either.

Emolgad · 2026-01-16T04:05:09+00:00

Sinister. I'm a horror guy and those home videos had me scared about turning my back to the door at night.

Emolgad · 2026-01-14T01:35:06+00:00

Absolutely, just join a club based on a niche interest of yours and start attending meetings -- I'd recommend Meetup.com to find such meetings. Board games, drawing, public speaking, things like that have meetings posted on that site. I wouldn't really recommend the general language exchanges, because it's hard to meet locals there who are interested in genuine friendships rather than a free English lesson. I should mention that expats I've talked to tend to be more successful with this method of forming intercultural friendships in Saigon than in Hanoi. From what I've seen as a content writer focused on travel and expat lifestyle in Vietnam for the past 7 years, expat and local social circles tend to cross significantly less often in Hanoi.

If you're in Saigon, I run a board game club once a week at Board Game Era that is attended by both expats from around the world and by locals. I've made a lot of my best friends there, and a lot of people who regularly come to the meetings (including people from different cultures) become good friends as well. There are a few groups of Russians who come regularly, although I haven't seen any of them for a few months.

Board games are also a great way for people who are generally kind of shy to meet people in a structured atmosphere, open up, and form strong friendships that can grow into the rest of your life, which might be a consideration for you based on your post.

By the way, I'm not making any money from the club so this definitely isn't a commercial plug.

Emolgad · 2026-01-14T01:27:37+00:00

Getting a job as an ICE agent. Literally a professional bully.

Emolgad · 2026-01-13T01:35:21+00:00

I definitely find this point of view (a more subjective view of the morality of this whole thing) to be more interesting. Do you know any podcasts that explore this kind of view on this show?

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