October 30, at 3: You will always question certain actions in the future and it will come up again throughout the relationship at bad moments — and you will always have it in the back of your mind. Sven- what the hell is the difference in the two??? They are what they are. Nothing wrong with a professional doing her job… October 30, at 8: Call it cultural difference and not a moral issue.

Sep 29,  · Traditionally the man sends a close friend to ask the woman’s father for permission to marry his daughter. The father then asks the daughter three times on different occasions if she wants to marry the man. if she says yes every time the father will grant permission for marriage.

Dating Abroad Today, the expat chat project is back and I’m talking about dating. In the past, I mostly dated foreigners, even while living in the States, so I was no stranger to cultural differences in dating when I met Eliseu. Nevertheless, I was still surprised by some of the issues I encountered, including the language barrier, co-habitating, and subtle cultural differences. Many of my friends have also dated foreigners, and even when they’re from countries that speak the same language, there’s a language issue, even if small, the most notable case being my best friend’s English boyfriend, who I absolutely couldn’t understand for the first six months I knew him.

She learned faster and even started using bits and pieces of English slang. It’s hard to live with anyone, even if it’s a friend, so I think moving into together always will be tricky, regardless of nationality.