# what american girls think about Middle eastern men? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 21, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434 "2012-09-21T21:10:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Loveforever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Loveforever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loveforever)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/1 "2012-09-21T21:10:26Z")
Do American Girls like to date middle eastern men? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/2 "2012-09-21T21:15:42Z")
[This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=664322) thread is somewhat relevant. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/3 "2012-09-21T21:23:53Z")
[Leyla](http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Leyla) might. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/4 "2012-09-21T22:03:26Z")
Only if they are wild and crazy, and wear tight thawb to show off their bulges! ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Linctus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/5 "2012-09-22T01:23:16Z")
I can’t answer for American girls but in the UK while I’m not a girl I can comfortably say so long as one is not culturally Middle Eastern in a bad way (that is to say a mysoginisitic extremist twat) most women, at least in pubs and suchlike, are pretty open minded and will be quite happy to talk to you. There are areas of ethnic tension where immigrants have formed ghettos, mostly in the north of the country, and in those areas dating white women may be hard, but try somewhere like London or even just a place away from such ghetoo-isation and honestly you’ll do great so long as you’re a decent lad. What will rub people up the wrong way is being preachy or in some way implicitly or explicitly disapproving of our lax culture. Then there’s the other side of the coin - if one is culturally Midlle Eastern IN a bad way, then hang around places like Malmunia in London and there are plenty of women of negotiable affection who specialise in members of the Saudi royal family and the like. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/6 "2012-09-22T03:31:34Z")
They like it when the Middle Eastern man sings a thick accented version of “American Woman.” It worked out for [Lisa Halaby](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Noor_of_Jordan). If part Syrian invalidates her, then her “antepredecessor” in marriage was English English. OP: you should try to talk to her first. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/7 "2012-09-22T04:52:00Z")
I think most of 'em are gorgeous. Especially Israelis _swoon_ Sexy accents, too. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/8 "2012-09-22T04:54:05Z")
I think that we’re going to need to define some terms here. First, what is an American girl? Is she a WASP (white Anglo Saxon Protestant)? Is she of Hispanic descent? African American? Is she of middle Eastern descent herself? Or is she possibly a mix? Is she a California girl? Is she a Steel Magnolia? For that matter, is she an adult human female who prefers to be called a woman, rather than a girl? Until you can answer those questions, you can’t answer the first question. ---
**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/9 "2012-09-22T09:26:54Z")
I guess you’d have to contact the company that makes them! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/10 "2012-09-22T11:23:17Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I think that we’re going to need to define some terms here. First, what is an American girl? Is she a WASP (white Anglo Saxon Protestant)? Is she of Hispanic descent? African American? Is she of middle Eastern descent herself? Or is she possibly a mix? Is she a California girl? Is she a Steel Magnolia? For that matter, is she an adult human female who prefers to be called a woman, rather than a girl? Until you can answer those questions, you can’t answer the first question. Doesn’t matter. Every single American woman in existence is identical and has the same opinion about everything. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/11 "2012-09-22T11:24:32Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > For that matter, is she an adult human female who prefers to be called a woman, rather than a girl? This is the kind of shit you’re in for, Middle Eastern men. Think long and hard about whether it’s worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/12 "2012-09-22T13:12:27Z")
> [@PandaBear77](#): > > I think most of 'em are gorgeous. Especially Israelis _swoon_ How YOU doin’? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/13 "2012-09-22T13:12:51Z")
Hey, I just turned 55. Some entities are calling me a senior citizen now. I think it’s a little ridiculous to be called both a senior citizen AND a girl. Of course, I hated being called a girl ever since I turned 18. Usually, calling someone a child rather than an adult is an insult, if that someone is male. But apparently women are not supposed to be insulted, but flattered. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/14 "2012-09-22T13:34:33Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > This is the kind of shit you’re in for, Middle Eastern men. Think long and hard about whether it’s worth it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/15 "2012-09-22T14:23:22Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Hey, I just turned 55. Some entities are calling me a senior citizen now. I think it’s a little ridiculous to be called both a senior citizen AND a girl. Of course, I hated being called a girl ever since I turned 18. > > Usually, calling someone a child rather than an adult is an insult, if that someone is male. But apparently women are not supposed to be insulted, but flattered. [Bill Burr]Oh jeeeezus.[/Bill Burr] ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/16 "2012-09-22T16:47:36Z")
> [@Ibanez](#): > > [Bill Burr]Oh jeeeezus.[/Bill Burr] It _is_ annoying. Far worse is when I’m at work and I do something for an older male patient (say, bring him a coffee he asked for) and he replies, “Good girl.” Christ, that makes me stabby. The proper reply is, “thank you,” and not the kind of patronizing praise you might give to your dog who just fetched a tennis ball. ---
**Author:** ![the\_apples\_fell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/17 "2012-09-22T17:04:21Z")
I’ve been mistaken for Middle Eastern and if I do say so myself, girls find me exotic looking. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/18 "2012-09-23T00:45:06Z")
> [@Ibanez](#): > > [Bill Burr]Oh jeeeezus.[/Bill Burr] Well said, Mr. Burr. While not myself Middle Eastern, I believe I can confidently address **Lynn’s** request for clarification. > [@Lynn Bodoni](#): > > I think that we’re going to need to define some terms here. First, what is an American girl? Is she a WASP (white Anglo Saxon Protestant? Yes. > [@Lynn Bodoni](#): > > Is she of Hispanic descent? No. > [@Lynn Bodoni](#): > > African American? No. Come on. > [@Lynn Bodoni](#): > > Is she of middle Eastern descent herself? What? No. Why would… I mean, if you’re gonna… > [@Lynn Bodoni](#): > > Or is she possibly a mix? Like a Labradoodle? _No._ > [@Lynn Bodoni](#): > > Is she a California girl? YES! See, you _do_ get it. [Quote=Lynn Bodoni] Is she a Steel Magnolia? [/Quote] I don’t know what the hell that is, but no. [Quote=Lynn Bodoni] For that matter, is she an adult human female who prefers to be called a woman, rather than a girl? [/quote] I believe Professor Burr already addressed this particular question. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/19 "2012-09-23T01:51:26Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Usually, calling someone a child rather than an adult is an insult, if that someone is male. Me and the boys disagree. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434/20 "2012-09-23T01:58:31Z")
Don’t guys from that part of the world usually have back hair? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-american-girls-think-about-middle-eastern-men/635434.md?page=2)