Bullshit. This says *way *more about what parts of the internet you hang out on than anything else. Google up “esl job asia” and let me know how far down you have to go to find one of those ads.
Having lived in Asia for three years, I’d say that DiosaBellissima and Argent Towers are correct in their assessment as to what lays behind much of the cross-cultural dating scene. But there are some other things at work as well.
For one, Asian cultures tend to be much more patriarchal than the US, and especially more than the kind of inquisitive, open-minded types of Americans that tend to want to live overseas. I remember one date in Korea telling me that I was the first guy she’d ever dated that let her decide where we went or what movie we saw.
For another, in some cases the Asian girl is herself not “pick of the litter” in her own culture. A girl that many Asian men would call disgustingly fat might only be pleasingly plump to an American guy (ditto for several other physical features). A girl who is socially awkward in her own culture might actually connect easier with another outsider. Because of the misogyny, very smart girls are sometimes unpopular with Asian guys; but they’re also the ones most likely to have good enough English to date a foreigner.
Speaking of which – I am not shitting when I say that there are some girls that will date white guys because it’s a good chance to practice English.
Finally, and least healthily, I’ve seen the I-can-really-piss-off-my-dad-by-sleeping-with-a-white-guy dynamic at work.