I’ve recently been on an Elite Daily binge. They write some fantastic satire articles. The kinda stuff you think but don’t really bring up as dinner table conversation. The latest one I read that resonated with me, 5 Ways Dating Someone From A Different Culture Changes Your Life.
I’ve been on dates and dated long term of different ethnicities under the sun. Yes, their cultural differences was part of their attractive appeal but never the primary reason. As I read this, it reminded me of this one white girl I dated who definitely had a racial fetish on my culture. I never thought too much into the fetish but happily obliged in helping her understanding more about my cultural ancestry. Or so I thought. Because here’s the problem – She wanted to learn about proper East Asian culture but I’m an Western raised Asian. I didn’t teach her about the Japanese invasion in WWII, the change in dynasties, or the communist regime. I only knew to educate her on 90’s early 2000’s AZN PRIDE culture. Here’s the AZN education I dropped on this girl:
Azn “gangstas” had gold bangs