Foreign Affairs

I saw a western guy in his 60s the other day holding hands with an Asian girl in her late 20s/early 30s. I can't imagine it was his wrinkly skin, pot belly or geriatric disposition that attracted her. As Mrs. Merton might ask "What first attracted you to your relatively rich western boyfriend?"!

It was a bit peculiar, but who (if anyone) is using whom there? He might be a dirty old man exploiting the innocent or she could a poor native using a lonely old guy as a meal ticket. Then again, it could be a story of true love transcending the barriers of space and time!

With the advent of the Internet and the rise in immigration to the west, meeting foreign chicks has never been easier. Many women from Eastern Europe and Asia in particular use the web as a shop window to advertise themselves to western men. Many see it as a ticket out of poverty and the chance of a better life in the West. Lonely middle aged western guys need companionship and are willing to travel the world to get it. So, everyone wins, except for the times the women bugger off once they get their papers or when they become virtual prisoners/slaves in their new country.

I'm sure there are genuine tales of love and attraction, but on the whole, the main reason for interest from these impoverished exotic ladies must be for that passport to a better life.