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by zaidf 6157 days ago
1. If you're into Asian women(and may be they are into you), you'll feel like you've won the lottery by moving to SF. 2. If you're not, well, you'll learn to:)
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I'd like to offer a corollary, if you are an Asian man... lots of Asian girls are only looking for white men... thusly lowering your pool.

But San Francisco's women are beautiful and amazing. There are few other cities that compare. You may just need a bit more luck than elsewhere.

> lots of Asian girls are only looking for white men

This usually wears off around age 25 after these girls realize that the world is slightly more complicated than TV portrays it to be.

Note that I'm talking about the ones who date only white guys, not the ones who are normal and will date any attractive guy of any race.

How's TV related to Asian women's preference for white males? (I'm Dutch so I don't know what kind of stuff you broadcast)
You know, what somewhat amused me is that lot of the people who complain about lack of women in Bay Area, generally completely ignore non-American women (Russian, Persian, Asian). I've heard lot of there are no women in {this company, this CS department}" when there clearly are.

Otoh, it's also interesting why the gender gap is non-existant or is <b>the other direction</b> in former USSR and China/Taiwan/Korea (you could argue it's Communist legacy for USSR and China, but what about South Korea and Taiwan?).

(Disclaimer: I'm an immigrant from the USSR and the person who has been introduced into was my mother. I remember visiting her work place and many of her coworkers were women too-- and this wasn't considered unusual in any form).

Are they Asian American or straight Asian? There's a huge difference.
True. I'm sure it's majority Asian-American but I found the cutest ones to be straight Asian. Of course, they were also the hardest to make things work out given the severe language issues.

Interestingly almost all straight Asians in SF are there to learn English.

I found the cutest ones to be straight Asian. Of course, they were also the hardest to make things work out given the severe language issues

Depends on where she's from. In countries like the Philippines, English education is much more ubiquitous than, say, Japan or China.

I think it is unfair to group Chinese English with Japanese English ability. The English ability of mainland Chinese people is terrible (even though they are enthusiastic). Talking to them, even those who are well educated (grad students/professors) is like a game of charades. The problem with China is that most young people (20-30) started learning English at age 13 at school and their parents learnt Russian as a second language.