If there is a great cultural difference it could be difficult. It seems more often than not it is the little things we miss. Something that might mean nothing in one culture that is quite insulting in another.
When you are a redneck from the south in the USA you are going to be involved in an international relationship. Everywhere outside the South is a foreign country! We need a passport and visa just to cross the city line....
BuckRogersX: Is there anyone up for that ? as far as I see all seem to prefer ppl from their own region.
I always dreamed of meeting someone from another culture rather than my own ppl, so that would make the relationship a lot more fun. (sharing culture and experience, learning each other's language etc) let aside the inconvenience of long-distance.
I just wonder if there is anyone who thinks like me ?
Ozgur Ankara/Turkey
There Are MANY of us that have done or are doing this. ALi110 an I are one of the couples. Read through Success Stories near the bottom of the Forums pages, you will see and it will encourage you.
quote=BrunoMcMahon]If there is a great cultural difference it could be difficult. It seems more often than not it is the little things we miss. Something that might mean nothing in one culture that is quite insulting in another.
[color=fuchsia]Quite true, BUT that is why we communicate each other and keep communicathing. You will have just as much work and effort inside the relationsship as others.
And you will have MORE!!!!!!!! because of the cultural differences.
However, I guarantee you if you put forth 150% effort, each, it will work!!!!!!!!
chocolatespicegauteng, Gauteng South Africa103 posts
CjTenorSax: There Are MANY of us that have done or are doing this. ALi110 an I are one of the couples. Read through Success Stories near the bottom of the Forums pages, you will see and it will encourage you.quote=BrunoMcMahon]If there is a great cultural difference it could be difficult. It seems more often than not it is the little things we miss. Something that might mean nothing in one culture that is quite insulting in another.
color=fuchsia]Quite true, BUT that is why we communicate each other and keep communicathing. You will have just as much work and effort inside the relationsship as others.
And you will have MORE!!!!!!!! because of the cultural differences.
However, I guarantee you if you put forth 150% effort, each, it will work!!!!!!!!
You can have disaster relationships locally, it all depends on you and your partner to make things work
yea.. I had been date with someone from austria, he visist me twice from europen , and we know each other from the net , it's a wonderful experienced , since you know someone is your soul mate at a far distance .. different curlture can learn many things as you say ...
oztrackPerth, Western Australia Australia147 posts
BuckRogersX: Is there anyone up for that ? as far as I see all seem to prefer ppl from their own region.
I always dreamed of meeting someone from another culture rather than my own ppl, so that would make the relationship a lot more fun. (sharing culture and experience, learning each other's language etc) let aside the inconvenience of long-distance.
I just wonder if there is anyone who thinks like me ?
Ozgur Ankara/Turkey
I am doing just that right now...I'm now in Kalimantan Indonesia with someone I met in another site about 8 m0nths ago. We have had much Internet contact and when I was in Indonesia in May, I spent 2 weeks with her. We got on very well and I have returned for 6 weeks....that should find out if we can get on!!
Unfortunately, as luck will have it, she goes to China for a year to study, so I guess that's my next trip!
We have issues of culture, language, acceptance in rather traditional culture of foreigners and I'm sure there will be other issues we will discover (where we might live together is looking like one of those). I feel we will overcome them, as we both want to and are committed to each other.
Good luck to anyone contemplating a relationship with someone in anoyher country and of another culture.
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