I was dealing with a woman from China recently:
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=108194
She tried to turn me into a friend, but I stuck to my guns, the DJ way. We now have an FB relationship going on. Freakin' took long enough. The only real cultural difference was the amount of time it took to escalate.
Anyway, we were talking about our life stories, and she told me about her divorce. We had the following conversation:
HER: Right after our marriage, we decided to have a child as soon as possible.
ME: What was the rush?
HER: We had to have a child before leaving for America.
ME: Why's that?
HER: So we could leave the baby in China with grandparents.
ME: And why would you leave your kid in another country!?
HER: (Aghast) Why, we were both going to have JOBS in America! No time to take care of any kids!
The divorce resulted when her husband's parents declined to get with the program. She was having a hard time caring for the child while hubby was finishing his degree before the move, and the parents would not move in to help her care for the baby! This resulted in endless arguments.
They plan things out just as well as Americans.
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=108194
She tried to turn me into a friend, but I stuck to my guns, the DJ way. We now have an FB relationship going on. Freakin' took long enough. The only real cultural difference was the amount of time it took to escalate.
Anyway, we were talking about our life stories, and she told me about her divorce. We had the following conversation:
HER: Right after our marriage, we decided to have a child as soon as possible.
ME: What was the rush?
HER: We had to have a child before leaving for America.
ME: Why's that?
HER: So we could leave the baby in China with grandparents.
ME: And why would you leave your kid in another country!?
HER: (Aghast) Why, we were both going to have JOBS in America! No time to take care of any kids!
The divorce resulted when her husband's parents declined to get with the program. She was having a hard time caring for the child while hubby was finishing his degree before the move, and the parents would not move in to help her care for the baby! This resulted in endless arguments.
They plan things out just as well as Americans.