People's experiences dating European men

[Anonymous]

Just wanted to know about any American women who may have dated European men, the cultural differences, the good, the bad, etc....

[Anonymous]

You're question is a bit too broad. There are so many countries with different customs and expectations.

That said, my husband is from Scotland. All good, no bad. His family is all still there so vacations are really just taking the kids to see the grandparents. Caring for elderly/sick parents from another country is also tough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're question is a bit too broad. There are so many countries with different customs and expectations.

That said, my husband is from Scotland. All good, no bad. His family is all still there so vacations are really just taking the kids to see the grandparents. Caring for elderly/sick parents from another country is also tough.

I guess I mean more mainland Europe... French, German, Italian, etc. I know there are broad generalizations but IME there are also lots of commonalities so really would love to hear people's observations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're question is a bit too broad. There are so many countries with different customs and expectations.

That said, my husband is from Scotland. All good, no bad. His family is all still there so vacations are really just taking the kids to see the grandparents. Caring for elderly/sick parents from another country is also tough.

same being married to my English DH, but OP doesn't consider them "European".

[Anonymous]

'european' ha. Unless you can be more specific you are the kind of person who will annoy 'european' men.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're question is a bit too broad. There are so many countries with different customs and expectations.

That said, my husband is from Scotland. All good, no bad. His family is all still there so vacations are really just taking the kids to see the grandparents. Caring for elderly/sick parents from another country is also tough.

I guess I mean more mainland Europe... French, German, Italian, etc. I know there are broad generalizations but IME there are also lots of commonalities so really would love to hear people's observations.

There is very little commonality between a greek and a norwegian, or spanish vs german.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're question is a bit too broad. There are so many countries with different customs and expectations.

That said, my husband is from Scotland. All good, no bad. His family is all still there so vacations are really just taking the kids to see the grandparents. Caring for elderly/sick parents from another country is also tough.

same being married to my English DH, but OP doesn't consider them "European".

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Being a wee bit dramatic, dont you think?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:'european' ha. Unless you can be more specific you are the kind of person who will annoy 'european' men.

Yes, their only commonality is that they would all be annoyed by the question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're question is a bit too broad. There are so many countries with different customs and expectations.

That said, my husband is from Scotland. All good, no bad. His family is all still there so vacations are really just taking the kids to see the grandparents. Caring for elderly/sick parents from another country is also tough.

I guess I mean more mainland Europe... French, German, Italian, etc. I know there are broad generalizations but IME there are also lots of commonalities so really would love to hear people's observations.

there are not that many commonalities between german and italian men or french men and british men, for example.
pick a country, then ask. do you have a date with one? where is he from? if you dont have a date with one then cross that bridge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're question is a bit too broad. There are so many countries with different customs and expectations.

That said, my husband is from Scotland. All good, no bad. His family is all still there so vacations are really just taking the kids to see the grandparents. Caring for elderly/sick parents from another country is also tough.

I guess I mean more mainland Europe... French, German, Italian, etc. I know there are broad generalizations but IME there are also lots of commonalities so really would love to hear people's observations.

There is very little commonality between a greek and a norwegian, or spanish vs german.

Not in my experience. Having lived around Europe and dated various Europeans, I find there are certain commonalities in temperament and traditions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:'european' ha. Unless you can be more specific you are the kind of person who will annoy 'european' men.

Yes, their only commonality is that they would all be annoyed by the question.

Definitely not. Europeans definitely feel a shared sense of European kinship. For example, it's common to see the EU flag waved next to country flags all over Europe. It's similar to how the United States has varied cultures within different states but there are still shared commonalities

[Anonymous]

It depends on whether or not they are recent immigrants or 1st generation from another culture or continent.

I imagine dating someone with deep roots in Western Europe would not be quite the same as dating an undocumented migrant from sub Saharan Africa.

Both could be considered European men.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wanted to know about any American women who may have dated European men, the cultural differences, the good, the bad, etc....

UK men. Two sample
Awesome But they consume a lot of beer . That was on me (that was my problem I got over)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wanted to know about any American women who may have dated European men, the cultural differences, the good, the bad, etc....

I am a French woman who has dated both French and American. Struggled with the idea of commitment and shared goals with American men. In the sense that American men may drag it on longer before shedding any ambivalence towards the relationship.

[Anonymous]

My mother is from a western European country and my father is from an east Asian country. They met in Paris and raised me in various western European countries. Because of our lifestyle, I met people from all over the world. It's so weird to me that you would ask this question. You could find more in common with a guy from Finland or Algeria or Uruguay, than with a neighbor down the street from you! Assuming you're looking to eventually marry, it's a matter of finding someone with similar values on finances, parenting, faith (or lack of), and if there are any differences, making those work for you, not against you, like my parents did. Differences in language and cuisine should not be barriers at all.

If you're looking for superficial differences, then maybe a non-American, non-Israeli, man, will be more likely to be uncircumcised. A non-American man might not have been trained in a MeToo atmosphere, where any remotely personal comment is seen as sexually predatory. Walking on a street in Paris, or Milan or Valencia, a woman can get propositioned every day.

But I don't think these differences should fool you into thinking American men are *always* more socially progressive and respectful of women, and of their wife's time and efforts. After 10 years of marriage, come back and tell me who does the most household chores, parenting, and mental burden of scheduling the household and social calendar. Maybe it's my Japanese cousin's husband, who lives in a country where women are still expected to quit working to raise kids and look after their husband and the house!

It always comes down to the individual, OP. You can't really judge by continent.