Well if they’re immigrants to the US maybe they want to become citizens through marriage.
Or like those above said, we’re just nicer guys here compared to the rest of you bums 
I really don’t think that’s true. Most American women, for example, are not inclined toward Asian men – especially those from the Orient.
They may be attracted to certain foreign types, but not to “foreign guys, period.”
No offense, but this thread is getting downright racist in more ways than one. While it’s true asian men may have it hard in the U.S. it’s mostly due to American generated negative media stereotypes. When was the last time you saw a healthy image of ANY asian man OR woman for that matter in the media? It’s a product of colonialism and a bit hegemonist in origin. Asians are thought of to be weak, non english speaking, etc… while certain ethnicities are thought to be macho, manly, oversexed sportsmen types like blacks or african-americans. There are more white women in the U.S. dating black men out of all ethnicites which should be an indicator that a LOT of stereotypes influence who and why people date.
I just wanted to add that americans come in all shapes and sizes and I get the feeling that when a lot of the posters say “American” they mean the stereotypical white man. Well, I was born and raised in the U.S. and being asian im certainly not the stereotype. If you really mean “white man” then you should say so rather than surrepitiously implying that all American males are (or should be) the white male archetype.
I think that Dave_D is on the right track. This is only my opinion and I do not have cites but I think attraction goes much deeper than a Hollywood screenplay. I “think” we all have a basic drive to keep the gene pool fresh and therefore anyone outside our normal group can have a strong attraction. Remember high school? The girls/boys from the other school were always better looking. Walk around your home town and you will see a
number of handsome/beautiful people. Travel to a new town (same country) and the number of handsome/beautiful people will double. Look at your co-workers, you have known them for some time and you will be lucky if more than one is very good looking. Go to another office and there will be loads of eye candy all over the place. So, the basic rule is: the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. It’ our nature.
Well, this wasn’t at all my experience in Spain or Russia, depending on how you want to define “above average.” Basically, American girls had a reputation for being “easy.” From my observation, we were no easier than anybody else, except the Americans were perhaps more open about their behavior. (I’m sure there are just as many accidental pregnancies in Spain as anywhere else, and well, the Soviet-era abortion rate was legendary.)
I got so sick of guys thinking I was going to have sex with them at the drop of a hat that I stopped admitting to strangers that I was American. The language skills usually didn’t allow me to pass for a local, but maybe for an Italian (in Spain) or an Armenian (in Russia). Life was much more peaceful that way.
And yeah, there is a good impression of America teeth abroad, anyway.
I had heard this the other way around, actually, that American women were/are avoided and not favoured as we have too much of an “attitude”, and are too independant and not subservient enough for many cultures.
Is there any truth to that either?
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Luna, hie thee to a bookstore right away woman! You are missing some very very good reading by skipping over Terry Pratchett! I must highly recommend…
I can’t resist…
Heaven: American teeth, British government, Russian liquor
Hell: British teeth, Russian government, American liquor
I just want to know one thing: WHERE WERE ALL THESE FOREIGN WOMEN when I was single? And why was I the one and only American boy they found resistible?
(I’m setting myself up for a million punch lines, I know!)
Actually, in my limited experience, American girls were always eager to go after European guys. When my cousins from Ireland used to visit America, they used to make out like bandits! As soon as they heard a brogue, it seemed as if every girl in every bar was swooning at my cousins’ feet!
It’s our ba-donk-a-donk butts.
Jackie Chan.
Lucy Liu.
QED.
Spiff
I am a Chinese female, who has never gotten into any relationships with male Caucasians, would like to share my observations with you.
Yes, most Asian women do think that Caucasians in general are more attentive as boyfriends and lovers. They are better listeners than their Asian counterparts, and in general, more gallant. But once the women are married to them, and are still living in Asia, that illusion is gone! Male Caucasians adapt into our Asian culture quickly, and would expect the Asian women to take care of all the housework, cooking and raising of their kids, if any, as well as contribute financially to the family. I guess, most men, from all cultures, do tend to be chauvinistic, given the chance! However, if the couples move back to the home countries of the male Caucasians in a fairly short time after the wedding, most situations would be like what have been discussed here, that is, equality, respect, equal distribution of housework, etc.
In my country, we do have quite a bit of American expatriates living and working here. Some of the male Americans that I have met, are the typical ugly Americans that have been described here - loud, aggressive, and often acting like we Asian women should drop our panties the minute we are spoken to! Of course, not all of them are like that. Those who are not like that, are usually the ones that have lived and worked in many other locations, before being sent here.
On the other hand, the American women I have met, were usually disdainful and patronising to me. I don’t exactly know why, but from my discussions with my American male friends, we came to the conclusion that these American women are probably jealous of my petite size and frank disposition. My friends and I are only guessing here. Apologies in advance if I have offended anybody.
There used to be a time when white American males were greatly sought after by the womenfolk here. The trend now seems to tend towards European men now. Germans, French, Italians and Irish, are the ones that Singaporean women would prefer to date.
So, to all you white American males, unless you lose that ugly American image, you are being, slowly but surely, pushed out of your market share of us Asian women! 
So Luna . . . how you doin?
BTW, I think the market’s big enough for all of us . . . after all, in China, even if you’re a one in a million kind of girl, there’s at least 600,000 other girls just like you (winking smilie).
Seriously, in tramping through the Greater China region, there were women who were drop dead stunning gorgeous just going to school, working in every day jobs, etc. I recommend that every geeky American boy just out of high school or college spend at least a year in Asia. He will return a changed man.
And I will not comment on Japanese women, as that is a refined fetish in and of itself.
How much trouble have I gotten myself into here?
Loveable buffoon.
Dragon lady.
QED.
Doghouse Reilly
So Luna . . . how you doin?
Not at my optimal best, but hanging on. Yourself?
Doghouse Reilly
How much trouble have I gotten myself into here?
If that question is directed to me, you’ve gotten into no trouble at all! And I do totally agree with you on how some of the Chinese women in Mainland China are totally drop dead gorgeous, especially women from the North of China. However, before all of you white American males drop everything and scoot over to China, I would seriously urge you to investigate into some of the horror stories stemming from marrying wives from Mainland China. Not all marriages with women from Mainland China have happy endings. At least, not here in Singapore.
According to my wife…
If, in fact, American men are more desireable, it’s because of American women. As mentioned a couple of times in this thread, many other countries are very male dominated and women are “less equal” than men. That’s why you see more spousal abuse, difficulty in prosecuting acquaintance rape, etc. Here in the US, the women enjoy a stronger position in society, so men are more respectable to women, which can translate into being: more attentive, better lovers, better fathers, willing to share in housework, etc. Therefore, we men owe this “reputation” to the struggles of American women who fought for sufferage, womens rights, and sexual equality.
That was her first thought about this topic anyway. And I agree because she told me that I must.
Excuse me. It’s time for me to mop the floors.
Luna: I’m hanging on as well, getting used to life back in the US.
I’ve also heard some sad stories about Taiwanese men marrying mainland Chinese women–or more commonly, taking a mainland woman as a “xiao tai tai”. Apparently the Ugly label is more commonly applied to some Taiwanese businessmen than to the Americans.
As for the OP, I can attest that my future in-laws (in Taiwan) are mightily impressed that I’m willing to wash the dishes after my girlfriend cooks dinner.
Well, yes . . . if you include among those fighters such figures as (e.g.) Elizabeth I, Boadicea, and Catherine the Great. As far as I can recall offhand, Western culture has usually been more accomodating to the idea of having women in a position of power. Rather than being lauded as the aforementioned historical women are in the West, the handful of Chinese empresses I can think of have been vilified as evil ursurpers.
But that’s on a bit of a tangent.
Says more about your perceptions than the media’s, I think. I wouldn’t call a man who could kick your ass seven ways to Tuesday a “buffoon”.
And as for Lucy Liu, she’s far from my favorite Asian actress, but where do you get the “dragon lady” impression?
And what about Michelle Yeoh and (ladies, don’t drool) Chow Yun-Fat?