I mention often that Asian dudes ain’t getting any play in Portland, and the only exception to that is if the woman is FOB. So, I put my profile on match.com at someone’s suggestion (another married amateur cultural anthropologist) and I got the first reply to online dating I’ve had in, what, TEN YEARS.
OK, I had ONE in the past, but she quit emailing me when I boldy and brashly suggested that we meet in person. According to her profile, she had two ginormous dogs who probably would eat me or provide me with piles of my least favorite thing on the planet, dog poop. Perhaps it was all for the best.
Anyway, the match.com reply I got was from Guangzhou, China! What the hell is up with that? A fine message in English from someone who claims to have never attended high school? Sure, I’ll send you a plane ticket to meet me as soon as this Nigerian dude sends me my share of this secret $25 million deal we have going on.
wink is the new four letter word.
I think hanging out at the local Starbucks or local indie coffee house might be a better bet than a computer hook up for you. And maybe you need to broaden you interests some to attract a wider variety of women.
i have said this before: give up on the internet crap already OK. i agree with mia, you need REAL LIFE.
Pardon my ignorance, but what’s an FOB?
FOB – is a degrading term for people not up to date on the culture which is an abbreviation for (Fresh Of the Boat.)
meaning you still carry your sense of fashion from your country which clashes with the current countries cultures.
Origin: Hawaii 60’s
Local Hawaiians used it to refer to white people who came from mainland US to Hawaii. Its was used a lot by locals and surfers. it was to refer to white people who wasn’t up to date on the culture.
It is now used a lot by Asians to refer to immigrant Asians of the same sense.
So…yes I read your sister’s blog cuz it’s “crafty” but your blog is just damn funny and too hard to resist. This lurker wants to say “thanks” for all the laughs. I also just had to post because I work at a Starbucks in Portland and wanted to say-(in response to one of these comments) please don’t look for dates there. Portlanders who go there and get triple venti nonfat light caramel extra vanilla caramel machiattos will only leave you with heartache-trust me-I deal with these girls everyday!
As a former Barrista of the Starbucks variety, I agree with Abby. That drink says HIGH MAINTENANCE all over it, not only High Maintenance, but Carrying Baggage from Prev. Relationships Including The One I Have With Daddy. Run away!