I certainly don’t claim to be an expert with Asian women, but I do have a decent amount of experience with Asian women.  I’ve dated a number of Asian women and I have quite a few friends that are either married to Asian women or are dating Asian women.

Asian culture is somewhat similar to American culture. There appears to be a strange hierarchy in Asian culture that stems from the darkness of an Asian’s skin. This is the hierarchy, as I understand it:

1. Japanese

2. Chinese

3. Everyone else (Koreans are a close for third, but there is no real distinction I’m aware of, other than most Japanese and Chinese think of Filipinos as dirty or towards the bottom of the list)

This hierarchy is, essentially, based on skin color. This is why Japanese and Chinese typically avoid being out in the sun, yet Filipinos don’t mind the sun as much.

All Asian women appear to value family and friends, but in my experience, the Japanese and Chinese are most pretentious and most concerned with “status”. Thai, Vietnamese, and Filipino women seem to be most down to earth. Filipino women (also known as Filipina) seen to care least about status. I figure this is because there is a Spanish mix to the Filipinos.

Asian women are also typically on the hook to take care of their parents when their parents grow older. If you plan to get seriously involved with an Asian that hasn’t been Americanized, be prepared for the parents to move in with you at some point. It is considered an insult in Asian culture to send the parents to an old persons home or retirement community, despite how many activities it may have or how luxurious it may be.

Square footage seems to be a huge deal with Japanese and Chinese. The first question asked about any house is how many square feet it is. The larger the house, the more impressive and better the status you have.

Asians only like Asian cars. In my experience, Honda ranks at the top. If you drive a Honda, you’re a step ahead of the game. Toyota is cool too. Kia (Korean) doesn’t count for some reason...perhaps the hierarchy.

All Asian girls are obsessed with food. Most Asian women only like Asian food. The exception seems to be McDonald’s French fries and chicken fingers. It seems most Asian women like chicken wings also. If you decide to date an Asian woman, you better like Asian food….and, be prepared to buy a rice maker. I already had a nice rice cooker, so I had that part covered, plus Vietnamese, sushi, and Thai are my favorite foods anyway.

Most Asian women can cook well. In my experience, Filipinos like to cook the most and love to bring copious amounts of food to parties.

Know what coconut milk is…it is not drinkable milk, but a milk used to cook with and make dishes, such as Tom Ka soup (a Thai soup).

Asian’s are obsessed with numbers, especially the Chinese. They refer to it as numerology, but it’s really just superstition. The Chinese are especially obsessed with the number 8, pronounced “fa”. They are so obsessed as to avoid going outside their house on certain numbered days. If the date is ever 8 something or a combination of 8s, they believe immense prosperity will come their way.

 Ah, the “treasure of the sea”…Asian’s love fish and if you don’t like fish, you better learn to like it.  The Chinese and Japanese like fish the most and believe it to be “prosperous”.  Get used to sushi and California roles don't count!  Filipinos seem to take or leave fish.

Asian women are obsessed with clothes and brand names. If you date an Asian women be prepared to learn about Bebe and Louis Vuitton. Louis Vuitton makes purses that look somewhat ridiculous, but are very expensive.

Asian women seem to be genetically programmed to fill every open space in every closet they encounter. They have difficulty parting ways with clothes, as they feel connected to their clothing.

I haven’t figured out this one out exactly, other than Filipinos are obsessed with Gold.  I think this must be part of the Spanish in them.

All Asian girls are obsessed with their hair and will spend countless hours straightening it, drying it, combing it, etc. If you want to do well with Asian women, learn to compliment them on their hair. For instance, I learned a few Tagalog phrases to impress Filipinas. The one that always gets them is “maganda buhok mo”…this means “your hair is beautiful”. They love this.

In my experience if you are involved with an Asian and have a reservation for dinner and need to leave by 7pm, tell them you need to leave at 6pm.  This doesn’t even guarantee they will be ready.

Japanese and Chinese women appear to value education the most.  They seem predisposed to marry a “doctor” or “lawyer”.

Be careful with alcohol and Asian woman. In my experience a few drinks is okay, but if an Asian women has more than a few drinks things will get crazy (not in a good way either). Be careful.

All Asian’s love to dance and they love techno.  If you want to impress Asian women, learn to like and dance to techno.  Japanese and Chinese women, in their proper ways, also like classical.  They like classical primarily for appearances though it seems…to give off an aura or nobility.  When the lights go off and they want to party, the classical goes out the window and in comes the techno.

Asian’s know their rice. You must learn it too. Buy and know how to use a rice cooker. I recommend a Zojirushi. I have one of these and it rocks. Also, don’t buy Uncle Bens – buy Nishiki. Learn to wash the rice as well. This means putting it in the rice cooker pan and rinsing it with water several times until the water is clear, rather than chalky white.

Most Asian women are extremely jealous. If you have an ex-wife or ex-girlfriend, be prepared to sever any ties. Relationships with past lovers will simply result in many fights and much frustration. Either severe the ties or don’t be with an Asian woman. Also, be prepared for “activity monitoring”. It is not uncommon for an Asian woman to go through your cell phone call list or contact list. If you have any suspicious names in your cell phone, remove them. Same thing applies to the computer…if you are ever on the computer, be prepared to explain exactly what you’re doing and why you’re doing it.

1. Learn to like Asian food (yes, and use chopsticks).

2. Learn to like and appreciate techno (yes, have a few CDs. I recommend Paul Van Dyk)

3. Buy and know how to use a real rice cooker (I recommend a Zojirushi cooker and Nishiki rice).

4. Be patient, especially when you have to be somewhere on-time.

5. Don’t use the term “oriental” to describe a person. Typically, “oriental” is for an object, like an “oriental rug”. “Asian” is for a person or food…like “she’s Asian” or “let’s get some Asian food”.