Crossing Cultural Boundaries Finding a Match Asia
English hasn’t made many inroads into Asia, though it has penetrated a few countries, particularly India, Pakistan, Jordan, Singapore and the Philippines. We’ll look at which countries you might want to check out the next time you’re looking for an international flavor to your relationship.
Philippines The Philippines is by far one of my favorite countries to look for a partner. They have been westernized by first Spanish and later American influence, though retain much of the natural charm of a feminine woman. Of all the cultural groups in and around Asia, you’ll perhaps find your most compatible matches with the Filipinos and Filipinas.
read moreBetter India, Prosperous South Asia
No one can deny the fact that India makes up the majority of South Asia by landmass and population, and that’s why better India makes better South Asia. But this is only applicable if India’s brilliant glow were spread over its one billion-plus population, in which case the economic and social revival in its thousand manifestations would also extend across the subcontinent and outlying regions.
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the time of the last general elections said that India is indeed resplendent, sending off rays of light, sparkling like the diadem catching a shaft of the bright early summer sun. Election results confirmed that how wrong Vajpayee was at that time. Coming to reality, India shimmers only for the upper middle classes, the few score million, enjoying the post-modern, post-protectionist consumerist boom.
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