tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075364.post114085110872509486..comments2023-10-31T01:22:35.115-06:00Comments on The Bleeding Ear: Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll in VietnamTriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701248527929189357noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075364.post-1143440558513492222006-03-26T23:22:00.000-07:002006-03-26T23:22:00.000-07:00Well said. The image that people in Third and Sec...Well said. The image that people in Third and Second World countries have of the "Western World" is driven by the popular media. I have travelled the world and would say this has been true since I started trvelling about 20 years ok. As a white woman, I was always seen as a sexual object, no matter how much I adjusted my clothes to stick to local customs. In numerous conversations fighting off perfectly nice guys, it became clear that they feel, all Western women are promiscuis and always looking for sex and one night stands. Add to this the promise of a better life (in case something more than a one night stand develops), voila, why shouldn't they try. I have found that most men were perfectly open about this. And please note, none of these men were weirdos, rapists etc. They were usually well eduacated and often belonged to the small middle or even upper class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com