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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the reasons I married an Asian woman is their willingness to be accepting of guests ..... and especially family who they don't even view as guests. She has taught me a lot and as a result I am also very accepting and welcoming of family and other guests.

DW's parents and other relatives have visited us numerous times and in the case of the parents for weeks at a time. She is just as welcoming of my parents and siblings and they just love her. Her parents who live abroad when they do visit spend at least three months with us. It is not a bother at all. My parents come more often but for a couple of weeks at a time. Our children are close to their grandparents and uncles and aunts as well as their cousins.

Does it cause an element of disruption in our lives ....... sure it does but OTOH, there is so much we gain from the closeness and the bonds that have resulted. The treatment is reciprocated when we visit them overseas. They insist on giving up their own bedroom because it is larger and more comfortable although we are loathe to inconvenience them because they have excellent guest rooms that are very comfortable. It is very much a cultural thing because our comfort is all important to them.

Reading some of the comments here affirms for me the wisdom of having married into a culture that is so much more family-oriented than appears to be represented by the comments on this thread. We would never think of asking family members or even friends stay at a hotel and, yes, we have picked people up at the airport at midnight on occasion even though tell us they will take a taxi or rent a car. We won't hear of it ..... picking them up from the airport is part of the hospitality we accord them.

Oh, in case anyone thinks that DW fits the stereotype of the demure Asian woman, believe me that nothing could be further from the truth. She is a highly educated, professional woman who went to a couple of the best colleges in the US and makes a substantial income. She is assertive and opinionated but has her priorities right.

Now flame away ...........[/quote]

Whipped.[/quote]

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