異國戀 / Inter-racial Relationships

Ever since the opening up of the Chinese economy, there has been more and more opportunities for interactions between Chinese and "foreigners 老外", especially in big cities such as Shanghai. As a result, there have also been an increase number of inter-racial relationships between men and women of all ages. And, this trend seems to have been spreading into the western world, in proportion to the mobility of students and business personnel overseas. Below is a funny story from someone who had been there.

A Love Story

"... Having spent most of my adult life in Canada, I have known men and women of Chinese descent who have (or had) inter-racial relationships. A significant of them are women, but there are now more and more Canadian-Chinese men going out with Caucasian women. When I first arrived at this city, I would be standing next to my Caucasian date waiting for a table at a restaurant and the maître d' (d'hôtel) would ask: "Table for one, sir?" It wouldn't have struck me as odd if there had been other people waiting in line. In another occasion, we were taking a local boat-tour down the Three Gorges of the Yangtze. We had a private berth. My partner was the only Caucasian woman. So, after much discussions among themselves, one of the locals finally came up to me and asked: "Are you her tour guide?" Oh, of course, I am also offering room service on the side. Here is my business card ..."

Ever heard of the expression "Love is blind"? Don't you think love should also be "colour blind"?

Related link: Here is a love poem I wrote in English/Italian in March 2007
"羅馬永桓城　/　La Roma Eternal City"
http://lotusandcedar.blogspot.com/2007/03/eternal-city.html