On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 05:59:21 +0900, Ernest Schaal
<eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp> brought down from the Mount tablets
inscribed:

>in article cbrnvvgna30n3cc4qpaa9vtmpff32muf7q@4ax.com, Michael Cash at
>buggeroff@fake.com wrote on 1/7/04 8:29 PM:
>
>> Let's be honest here, just for a brief and shining moment. A fair
>> number of Japanese women who actively seek to marry foreign men *are*
>> a bit nuts.
>
>Let's be honest here, just for a brief and shining moment. A fair number of
>foreign men who actively seek to marry Japanese women *are* a bit nuts.

Oh, I absolutely agree with you that it works in that direction as
well. I saw no need to mention it because that wasn't the focus at the
moment; the question having been something about Japanese wives and
how to tell if they're nuts or not. 
>
>Now that we have met our quota of stereotypes, let's be more honest here and
>admit that each marriage is different, including the motivation in entering
>the marriage. Some marriages end quickly, others (like mind) go on for over
>thirty year.

And some just feel like they're going on forever.

>
>I think a lot of it has to do whether you marry a Japanese woman or marry a
>woman who happens to be Japanese, and whether your spouse marries a foreign
>man or marries a man who happens to be foreign. If you are marrying a
>stereotype, your chances of failure are high, since Japanese women vary
>greatly in personality. 

I remember discussions I've had with Japanese women who said they
wanted to marry a foreign man. Some gave really good reasons. I'll
paraphrase a few:

1. Foriegn men are tall and have long legs

2. Foreign men are gentlemen and help wash dishes and do the housework

3. I hate this country! I want out! And marrying a foreign man is the
#1 surefire way to get out!

4. (And the ever-popular) Half-breed kids are so cuuuuuute!!!!!!







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Michael Cash

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