yick wrote: ↑August 1st, 2020, 8:24 pm
China is changing and there seems to be a more - how could we describe it - nationalistic vibe when dealing with some locals - mostly men - in fact, 99 times out of 100 it's men - there might be a growing trend of thinking that we are not needed anymore but I don't think it is a widespread way of thinking, it might become one though and that's the danger of it all, the seeds of thought are there but there are Chinese people who embrace globalism and want to be part of it.
That's exactly what serpentza and other China vloggers like laowhy86 said. They believe it's the government who instilled this nationalistic and anti-foreign vibe. I am no expert on China geopolitics but I can see how much of a short-sighted stance this is. Even if China were to challenge US and other Western powers in a full military confrontation, world economies after it will be still incredibly globalised and interconnected.
As soon as the Covid panic subsides, flights will become cheap and plentiful again, communications technology will have grown to be even faster and more ubiquitous. No propaganda will be able to reverse this trend, unless...maybe, we have a nuclear holocaust and we end up in a Mad Max or Waterworld scenario.
yick wrote: ↑August 1st, 2020, 8:24 pm
Filipinas - I like the look of them and of course it would be a lot easier to date and marry, but in the Middle East there were many men having to be out there because they married a Filipina or an Indonesian and they had to work a horrible job in a horrible place to make some money - I am too old and I don't have the time or patience for that - every time I have met Filipinas, they have been really lovely and feminine and nice - if I was younger I would have gone out there to find myself a 'Chinita' best of both worlds that would have been but now at my age, I don't think so.
100% agree on the looks and demeanour of Filipinas. However, I have seen lots of cute Filipinas being contented with 60-something men on a modest pension, sometimes even unemployed. Besides the obvious rotten apples, I believe most Filipinas will always look at the heart before the wallet: if a man is kind, genuinely cares for them and is loyal, they will care about their age/looks and economic status a lot less.
I don't know if you are still working in China but, from what I see, if you are financially secure there, you wouldn't fare too bad here, either. The big city has it's pace and its cost but foreigners living on a $750 monthly budget in a rural location ("the province") are not uncommon. I guess it depends what one wants from life: a life in the countryside is serene and peaceful but many mature men would still want to enjoy a some of the metropolitan amenities and a bit of a proper nightlife every now and then.
yick wrote: ↑August 1st, 2020, 8:24 pm
The one thing with a Chinese lady is at least I will be able to stay here and work and make money, in the Philippines, that wouldn't be possible - or it would be very hard at least!
Do you mean living in the Philippines with a Chinese lady, or with a Filipina? Some foreigners like the idea of having a young, never-married girl next to them for the entire day and they usually end up with a girl who doesn't work, often doesn't even have much in terms of professional skills. There are also foreigners who like to be with a girl who can pull her own weight, so to speak.
Even in the province, many educated girls have to work for the sake of their families and their kids (if they're single moms), so finding a girl who has her own job and can contribute to the household, or even use her money to buy her own clothes and feminine products without burdening her partner, is relatively easy.