Foreign Fever
A personal notebook about dating abroad as a Western man: apps, bars, first dates, language gaps, money expectations, soft scams, awkward signals, cheap logistics, and the ego boost that comes from dating an Asian woman.
Foreign Fever is for men who know dating in Asia can be easier, stranger, and more dangerous for the ego than dating at home.
Dating in Asia as a Western Man: The Fever, the Advantage, and the Traps
A practical field note on attention, apps, money, signals, and language barriers when dating in Asia as a Western man.
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Tinder in Thailand Asked Me for Nothing
Tinder in Thailand never asked for an ID or a Thai number, and I was swiping the evening I landed. The paperwork that matters sits at the border.
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Korean Dating Apps Sell Ribbons and Jelly
The Korean dating apps sell ribbons, jelly and gems instead of subscriptions, and most of them want a phone number registered in my own name.
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Tinder in Korea Is Not Tinder in Japan
Tinder in Korea never asked me for an ID, which surprised me after Japan. The real gate sits somewhere else, and nobody warns you about it.
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Japanese Dating Apps: What They Really Cost
Four Japanese dating apps, the prices their own pages charge today, and the paperwork each one wanted before it would let me send a message.
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Tapple Dating App: Free Until You Message
Tapple is free until somebody messages, and then only the men pay. What a month really costs in yen, and what the app asks of a foreigner.
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Tinder in Japan as a Foreigner
Tinder in Japan won't let you message anyone until an ID clears the age check. What it accepts, what it rejects, and why the matches go quiet.
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Mistake: Expensive