particularly, east asian?

a lot of east asian, especially korean, parents would disown their children if they didn't marry not only inside their race, but nationality as well.

would pics like these:





be no no?

or are there variations among various Indian groups, like Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, etc?

XD
that indian guy is hot

yes, that korean girl seems to think so

As liberal and Westernized as my parents can be, inter-racial dating is a no-no. I've seen a lot of Indian families that don't like it when their kids date outside of South Asians.


I don't know what the view is on dating East-Asians, because I don't know any Indian/East Asian couples. But, I will tell you that I haven't heard anything blatantly negative about East-Asians from Indian parents.


I've heard parents talk trash about blacks, latinos and whites. So, I would think marrying an East-Asian would be more acceptable over having their kid marrying a black person.

I don't think so.

The last East-Asian guy is cute though. What nationality is he? His gf looks very familar too.

That reminds me of something my cousin in Nepal told my mom....I don't know if she was being serious though, because it's kind of weird.

My cousin's neighbors were Chinese, and they came to dinner with us when we went to Kathmandu. Apparently, the Chinese guy later asked my cousin if I and her 15-year old daughter would like to marry his nephews..

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I have a bunch of cousin in-laws from various, "other," ethnic backgrounds and it's no biggie in my family, supposedly some huge $hit went down when my mom and dad wanted to get married cuz they kinda had an inter-ethnic marriage or whatever, but that's all water under the bridge now. I think the charector of the person matters most, being educated, progressive, and culturally open-minded is what's important.

^^i agree...the person's education, social status and job trump race...but i really think it depends on the family...there a few ppl in my family that have married east asians...although they were surprised at first, no one made a bid deal about it...especially since east asian morals and values are generally very similar to those of indians, they got along with the indian family members very well, and were accepted.

but i have heard that koreans, especially korean guys, would have a hard time bringing a non-korean girl home, especially if she was not asian or white. and those girls would have a very small chance of being accepted into that family. but i'm sure that's not always the case.

yeah, koreans of the older generation are very concious of their nationality, i think, more so than any other group. also, because koreans are so thinly spread throughout the entire world, it becomes even more of a priority for korean parents to preserve their culture.

Ooh he's kinda cute! =D He should shave though =)

Well lets say that my parents won't be surprised if i show up with a non-Indian.
I dont care if my other relatives accept him or not. Its only important to me what
my parents, bro's and sisses think of him.

Most South Asian parents wouldn't accept inter-marriages with another country or religion, and in many cases, they wouldn't even accept people from a different province, sect, caste, ethnic group, etc.

Of course there are many open-minded South Asian parents but the majority of them still wouldn't accept inter-marriages.

My Bangladeshi parents for example, would only accept marriages with other Bangladeshis, specifically Sunni Muslims from the Sylhet region of Bangladesh.

yeah thats really true..........i have never seen any indian - chinese couple in more than 2 years.........majority of indian parenst will never accept anyone other than an indian or else u get disowned by the family straight away.......

well not disowned..........but u know what i mean........

There are exceptions, but for the most part Indians only date other Indians. Among the Hindus, there is often a lot of pressure to marry someone from your caste. Among the Muslims, out-marriage is usually a big no-no.

I don't think inter-caste marriage is a big deal among the Hindu-American community, but that may very well be the case in non-metropolitan India. People over here seem to happy as long as you're Indian and Hindu.

I would say that outside marriage and geographical region issues are still a big deal to the Pakistani Muslims in my town. IMHO, I think they are the most traditional, in comparison to other types of South Asian groups in Chicago.


That's not to say that Hindus, Sikhs or Christians can't be adamantly conservative, however.


It's just that I know more westernized and liberal Hindu families than I know Muslim families.

I dated a local girl (she was white) and everything was a-ok.

Only problem was that my parents are traditional - they reckoned that I should only see one girl in my life and settle down with her. Both of us were just arsing around tbh, nothing serious. Which is why we're not together anymore.

he was posted in the korean chat. he looks korean too.

LOL darn when I zipped through the pics. I thought that girl was african-american. But when I saw the pic again,lol I see that she's indian.

They're making an Indian movie about an East Asian man falling in love with an Indian girl.


Starring Jackie Chan and Mallika Sherawat.

Awwwww. What a lovely picture!!!

Mallika looks absolutely radiant there and Jackie handsome as ever.

she's cute.

That's not an Indian movie, it's a Chinese movie, The Myth, Jackie's latest movie. I've been looking forward to it for awhile now, although it probably won't be as good as his older movies.

But either way, it's still pretty rare to see a movie showing an East Asian and South Asian as a couple.

^ Well in the movie they dont fall in love or so ive heard.
I read somewhere that Mallika had been hyping up her role in the Myth
while she only gets a cameo! She's so lame

my parents would kill me if they saw that i was with a non indian person

Indian parents in the west respsect other East Asian cultures (specifically Chinese, Korean, Japanese) because these groups are successful, have high educational attainment, and some cultural similarities with Indians (respect for elders, tradition, etc).

Among liberal Indian parents, I think it would be ok, although I haven't seen a marriage like this but I've seen plenty of dating among Indians and East Asians.

In terms of marriage, it is my opinion that due to the Aryan heritage of India, parents probably prefer a white person (assuming educated and good familiy) to an East asian. Of course Indian of same caste and region is best.

Ranking would be
1) Indian from same caste and region
2) White person
3) East Asian
4) Latin American
5) Black

Black is a HUGE no-no in most Indian families. Blacks are viewed very negatively in India and in Indian culture. So are Hispanics that are less white...like typical Mexicans or Dominicans...White Hispanics are viewed similarly to other regular white people.

I have yet to meet and Indian person who would like their child marrying or dating a black person, whereas I know plenty who really don't mind a white person. I think East Asian is somewhere in between, definitely much much higher than the black.

I don't mind if my kids married a black person.

I do know of a few Indian female/Nigerian male marriages.

ive dated an indian guy before & im filipina. he's punjabi. genrally speaking, i think the kids are more likely to be open about mixed relationships rather than the parents. indian parents are just like any other asian parent. they only want to see their kids date within their own culture & race. muslim indians and pakis are even more strict about it cuz religion is a major factor.

somewhat true. my very first bf was a korean guy & his mom hated me. mainly cuz i wasnt korean. my only saving grace was that my skin was light.

i actually know a few filipino-south asian marriages, although the guy was the south asian and the girl was the filipina in every case. they all seemed really compatible and happy, as well as their kids.

Even though my parents were born and raised in India, I don't think they'd have a problem with me dating a non-Indian girl though I'm sure they would be the most comfortable with an Indian girl. I don't think they would view any particular race with disdain, they'd just be more comfortable with an Indian girl thats alll and I can't blame em.

I do have a classmate who's half-Indian, half -Pinoy

Whats Pinoy? Never heard of it....

Pinoy is a general slang term. it means Filipinos. we call each other pinoys because it simplifies our diffrences like lnguage & religion. the word Pinoy amalgamates all Filipinos into one.

its simillar to the way southasians call themselves Desi.

My parents are fine with East Asians infact they see East asians as the closest (in terms of morality, culture) to our race.

This is what I have in mind, hope my dreams come true! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KknU0G00deU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT7_c5KJe4E...;feature=fvwrel

I have already made clear that I am very attracted east asian women and I am going to marry one, and my parent are fine with that.

but there is one little problem... I am not into western (b**tycall) dating! It seem so unnatural in the Indian culture, because arranged or arranged-love-marriage is the tradition in India.