tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post1912850508514270844..comments2024-03-26T19:47:09.310+08:00Comments on Lao Ren Cha - 老人茶: The Low Marriage Rate in Taiwan: Part IJenna Lynn Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-88754763371883754412010-11-02T14:10:39.922+08:002010-11-02T14:10:39.922+08:00The "ban" on matchmaking for foreign bri...The "ban" on matchmaking for foreign brides was I believe a law banning the payment of services to the brokers. Before the law, outside of Taipei City it was a smorgasbord of ads and billboards touting foreign wives. There was even a cable TV channel that would show off the "wares" all sitting their demurely as their age, waist, country of origin and breast size were labeled Okaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-18217243641544750692010-11-02T10:27:34.729+08:002010-11-02T10:27:34.729+08:00As for your 3.) and 4.) -
3.) In the cities, yes...As for your 3.) and 4.) - <br /><br />3.) In the cities, yes, but not that far. The new "menial job worker" is an OL, and it's acceptable not to have many children these days, or any children at all. In the countryside, no, I'd say it hasn't changed much.<br /><br />What I do see in the countryside are family-owned shops where both spouses work. They seem to do equal Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-77137284288813925322010-11-02T10:23:26.259+08:002010-11-02T10:23:26.259+08:00Well, I can only hope that some Taiwanese men will...Well, I can only hope that some Taiwanese men will write in. In the USA my friends are a solid mix of male and female here basically of my local friends are female. Not exactly sure why that is, but it is.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I don't have marriage rate statistics for rural vs. urban Taiwan, but when I have more free time I can look: shouldn't be hard to find.<br /><br />Some Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-52754704121957592732010-11-02T08:34:42.408+08:002010-11-02T08:34:42.408+08:00Michael Kimmel-The lives of women have changed dra...Michael Kimmel-The lives of women have changed dramatically over two generations, in an room full of people, few people's grandmothers worked outside the household, half-most people's mother's worked outside the household, but virtually all women in the room planned to work outside the household. Thus their mentalities and expectations have changed dramatically, and some men are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-24317940745079056992010-11-02T01:59:55.612+08:002010-11-02T01:59:55.612+08:00I have some questions and thanks for quoting me.
...I have some questions and thanks for quoting me. <br /><br />1. Do Taiwanese marriage rates differ by county and rural/urban?<br /><br />2. What do men think? In theory, men should be evolving to get married and have families, but I'm not seeing this and I'd like to know why or at least hear some good theories.<br /><br />3. Has Taiwan society really evolved past the women being menial Okaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-2738460874774884582010-11-01T22:17:31.704+08:002010-11-01T22:17:31.704+08:00Fascinating! I had not seen that before, no. We ...Fascinating! I had not seen that before, no. We were in the midst of wedding planning when it was posted and I wasn't on the blogs (my own or any other) much. <br /><br />I agree with the general principles of the post, and have found that a lot (NOT ALL) Western men who come and specifically date local girls have much less of a "kohl-eyed seductive beauty" hangup as a June Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-11768180030811248872010-11-01T21:34:07.206+08:002010-11-01T21:34:07.206+08:00Really a wonderful post. Did you see my other one ...Really a wonderful post. Did you see my other one on this topic? <br /><br />http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/2010/05/western-male-fantasies-about-taiwanese.html<br /><br />I am also glad you found my post useful. it began as a quest to find information that lay outside the typical bounds of this conversation about why Taiwanese women don't get married. <br /><br />Thanks, great stuff here. Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.com