| "> | | | | advance. However, in dating, people prefer to go |
| It has been often said that it is better to pick a | | | | out with familiarity. This is all good, but there is |
| partner who shares your interests - may it be | | | | also a lot to be gained from a cross-cultural affair. |
| sports, books, fishing...but carried to the extreme, | | | | For one, although some people still squint when |
| it causes people to narrow down the type of | | | | they see odd-matched couples (a petite Chinese |
| people they would even consider going out with. | | | | girl with a bulky redheaded man or a blonde girl |
| It is perfectly understandable that people who | | | | with a lanky Indian guy), it is great to see that |
| share something tend to stick together, from | | | | however slow our progress is in accepting that |
| sports enthusiasts to the Chinese people that in | | | | deep down we're all just humans breathing the |
| whatever part of the planet build their own little | | | | same air, we are moving in the right direction. |
| towns to the Afro-Americans on the block. | | | | Slowly, cultures, beliefs, ideas and recipes are |
| Culture and language binds similar peoples, but | | | | being shared together, contributing to a merging |
| isolate others - what happens is a spiral of forging | | | | of traditions and thought, and at the same time |
| bonds and widening gaps, forcing the same people | | | | enriching individuals with a better, wider |
| to look into the same things. | | | | understanding of different ethnicities. And, if in the |
| Fortunately, the recent years has seen different | | | | end, it does not work out, look at the bright side. |
| cultures and traditions infused, either spurred by | | | | At least you learned a few Yiddish phrases or |
| proximity, global economy, or technological | | | | experienced some excellent Japanese cuisine. |