[joviejoviejoviejovie]

For example, you're a Filipino and you have a Korean/Chinese/Japanese Boyfried.And you're going to get married and the parents of your BF will stop the marriage.

I heard a lot of stories like that.

Is it really true that the in korea/china/japan should marry with the same culture/race?

I'm just curious, coz' I've been hearing of stories like that since i was in grade school.

no offense

[Mannosuke]

Yes it's true, but if your bf's family loves you, you can pretty much ditch your own family as well.
There are also plenty of stories where asian girls ditched their families for some white guy. I think you can find them on bitterasianmen lol

[c-rayons]

I think if your a girl and your BF is blah blah culture then it would matter, because the son is suppose to live up to the family or something. I think that's only if the parents are quite strict .. but with my family I think they would care less who my brother marries. Also stopping the marriage seems like whoaaa! By then they should accept who you are by then don't cha' think?

[menelausee]

Yeah I hear it quite often... but equally as often as not, the couple can make it through. Just depends on your devotion to your family...

[anjerlaninja]

To some of the parents, it does matter because they usually DO want their kids to marry within the same race. Also, they'd probably be more strict with the sons because the sons are oh so important and have to carry the last name on too.

[ax1989]

It's up to the individual. For me, if my parents tried stopping the marriage (which they won't) then I'd probably elope. It's my life and I gotta decide the right things for me.

[LUVSSOURCREAM]

isnt this just another race thread?

typical answers......typical answers

[Rainify]

It IS true. Koreans/Japanese do believe this, but...
They're just concerned mostly for you. If you're Asian and say, the boyfriend is American, there's a LOT of cultural differences.
Asians tend to be a bit more modest and prudent, whereas Americans (stereotypically) aren't.
Problems like that can clash.... Quite a bit.

[junsujunsu]

O.O HELLO! there are no generalizations, it's not whether you're Chinese/ Japanese/ Korean/ Black/ Fillipino/ White/ Puerto Rican ....for example, my family is Chinese yet, two of my aunts are married to a Puerto Rican and a Black man and my grandparents were fine with it, but there are others who don't approve of interracial marriage

[adiavoy]

It depends on the family, some parents accept it and some don't. Generally Asian (especially those close to their own culture instead of ex: American) parents would like their children to date in their own ethnicity because of the culture similarities and it would probably be much easier in the end. IMO if you marry another race, then you lose a chunk of your own culture.

[Emiso]

http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?act...;f=28&id=42


I thought these topics weren't allowed. >: