How true is this for Indian men?

[NeoGen85]

You'll have to remain true to yourself. I think many Americans who also are into interracial dating are still skeptical about the religious ties to someone's cultural background. Our nation and it's laws are built around Judeo-Christian views. I think that really effects people today even if they're not Christians. Just look at us post 9/11 and the American view of the Muslim demographic in the United States.

[ls32ssibm]

Of course, I understand and it's fair enough. however, I value my own heritage and respect my ancestors too much to never convert into anything else that's foreign to me. I will be what I am and I think it's okay, I will be happier at the end of the day that way.

 

 

 

But you would expect a woman to give up her heritage and ancestral background, right? You are basically complaining in this thread that not many are comfortable doing so.

 

 

Let's just say Islam in particular has a horrible "track record" of how they treat women. On the whole, the religion is very oppressive towards woman. You really cannot deny that.

 

 

Personally, if I had a daughter I would rather her not marry a Muslim. Call me intolerant, I really don't care. It's the God's honest truth. This comes from my personal experiences with those of the faith. Some are great people, but the former still rings true.

 

The point is, coming from such a background, it isn't just about race or "ignorance". Americans are very protective of their daughters on the whole, and you have to be mindful of how the religion is perceived by our culture. Some of these perceptions obviously aren't true but others are.

Edited March 25, 2013 by ls32ssibm

[jcrew11]

Of course, I understand and it's fair enough. however, I value my own heritage and respect my ancestors too much to never convert into anything else that's foreign to me. I will be what I am and I think it's okay, I will be happier at the end of the day that way.

 

Well then, you can't really complain about White Women, when you yourself are choosing to exclude Christian White Women from your options.

 

You seem to want an Atheist/Agnostic white woman who likes Indian food and culture. You will have an easier time dating goth, hippie, yoga girls or desperate fat ugly girls.

[Emilia]

I don't even go there that much, also most women on meetups are older women that are divorced or single moms etc etc. Hardly the demographic I am looking for.

 

I see. So you don't want prejudice against you but you don't mind your own prejudice against other people

 

Don't mind me, carry on

[gozunder]

But you would expect a woman to give up her heritage and ancestral background, right? You are basically complaining in this thread that not many are comfortable doing so.

 

 

Let's just say Islam in particular has a horrible "track record" of how they treat women. On the whole, the religion is very oppressive towards woman. You really cannot deny that.

 

 

Personally, if I had a daughter I would rather her not marry a Muslim. Call me intolerant, I really don't care. It's the God's honest truth. This comes from my personal experiences with those of the faith. Some are great people, but the former still rings true.

 

The point is, coming from such a background, it isn't just about race or "ignorance". Americans are very protective of their daughters on the whole, and you have to be mindful of how the religion is perceived by our culture. Some of these perceptions obviously aren't true but others are.

 

Agree on both counts. However, I am not Muslim not even by birth and neither is my family. As I stated earlier, I am agnostic and am actually very respectful and interested in other cultures and religions so I am not necessarily looking to "convert" someone to my system of beliefs. However, I personally wouldn't "convert" myself to anyone else's belief system either. I believe in the policy of "live and let live" and let everyone live according to their own calling.

 

Also, I am not looking to back. I am already a permanent resident of US and would probably stay back here for good so the question of me taking the woman back to a place where can't be herself doesn't arise. I don't personally find anything wrong in being protective of daughters, anyone that loves their family would do the same thing, perhaps I would do the same if I happened to be a WASP myself. However, since I am agnostic and mostly non-religious I doubt if I would have issues with someone that's got a similar outlook.

[gozunder]

I see. So you don't want prejudice against you but you don't mind your own prejudice against other people

 

Don't mind me, carry on

 

It's not so much about prejudice. It's about being selective, I am not a divorced, married guy or a single dad with a couple of kids. If I were all that, I would perhaps look for someone that's got a similar background because we would understand the situation we find ourselves in. I am perhaps not in the best position to understand the emotional turbulence of someone that's been in a relationship before and is divorced now since I haven't gone through it myself personally.

 

For that matter, look around yourself and see how many single, young, decently educated and well settled good old American boys would prefer a single mom or a divorced woman over someone who's not. Then come back to me and call my selection as prejudice, I bet you won't because you seem to have 2 different set of standards for your blue eyed American boy vs someone like me that's not your definition of what a true American should be.

[gozunder]

You'll have to remain true to yourself. I think many Americans who also are into interracial dating are still skeptical about the religious ties to someone's cultural background. Our nation and it's laws are built around Judeo-Christian views. I think that really effects people today even if they're not Christians. Just look at us post 9/11 and the American view of the Muslim demographic in the United States.

 

Again, you should read what I mentioned earlier. I am not a Muslim, neither was I one by birth nor am I one by practice. I am very agnostic and as least religious as one can be, however I am very spiritual. I am looking for one the same way, who's got a spiritual bent about her as a person. I am well aware of what America's towards Muslims is but that shouldn't affect me since I am not one, I do however agree that a lot of Americans are fairly ignorant of the fact that not necessarily everyone who's brown is Muslim and so they judge everyone as being Muslim, I faced that ignorance myself a lot of times.

[gozunder]

Well then, you can't really complain about White Women, when you yourself are choosing to exclude Christian White Women from your options.

 

You seem to want an Atheist/Agnostic white woman who likes Indian food and culture. You will have an easier time dating goth, hippie, yoga girls or desperate fat ugly girls.

 

I wouldn't mind dating and even marrying a White christian woman as long as we don't have a clash over the religious stuff. She can be practice whatever faith she believes in, I am myself agnostic and going to be that way. If she doesn't have a problem with that, I dont' have a problem with her being religious. However, I do understand that most women who are religious would prefer a man that's the same and I guess that's reasonable. I am not holding that against them.

 

I don't like goth culture, detest hippie culture too since I am not interested in being a hippie myself, yoga girls could be one category I could look into. Regarding fat ugly desperate girls, I wouldn't want them either because I don't want anyone who's desperate for a man, they are usually not good for a long term relationship, I am sure you agree with that.

 

P.S.: All my friends that married American women married women that are not too religious, are very well educated, smart, beautiful, none of them are fat, ugly or desperate, and they aren't in the least bit goth or hippies. So much for your assumption that I would only have those to choose from.

[zebracolors]

You seem to want an Atheist/Agnostic white woman who likes Indian food and culture.

 

I just happen to fit this description(but I actually LOVE Indian food and culture:love:). But as he said, long as she doesn't push her beliefs onto him. I'm non religious myself but if I connected physically and emotionally with someone who was, Id be open to dating him for the same reasons. I think it really depends on where you live as to if those of Christian faith are more open minded when it comes to relationships. If I remember correctly, he's in Cleveland which is a large metropolitan city right? Though Ive never been there, isn't it fairly diverse in culture? So I would think Christian women would be more open minded to someone who is non-religious.

[gozunder]

Saw the first page, how sad people think all Indian men are the same user posting the same thread. Mods can do an IP check on me and OP if they want to put the theory to the test.

 

Here is something people fail to get about Indian men, the ones asking about advice on landing White women (and there is nothing wrong with that at all) are not these FOBs living in India. These are Indian men who have HAD TO grow up around women who were White and have their minds flooded with White supermodels and White actresses not to mention White women who they have to see day to day.

 

You hear about White women dating Black men online and of course media tries to push that as being the main interracial couple and you hear about some dating Latinos. Thing is, you don't hear about White women dating Indian men which discourages Indian men like the OP.

 

I did not have to deal with this growing up.

 

First girl I ever dated was Asian, then some White girls, some Latinas, and now I am with an Italian blonde.

 

So how in the world are you going to associate some Indian guy growing up in the US with some Indian guy who grew up in India or some FOB that just came over?

 

Actually a lot of people that came here recently and very new to the American culture or just landed(essentially FOB's but I think that term is derogatory so don't use it) don't even think that an Indian man-White woman couple is something that's even possible, since they agree and understand that it's too different culturally for the two of them to have anything in common at all. Some of them do go to the strip bars here and have a good time mostly since they don't have access to strip bars in India and that's as far as they would go. In fact one of my friends whom I grew up with in the childhood recently came to the US on business. We were discussing about something and the topic of women came up(quite expectedly) and I asked him how he found the women in US. He replied that he can't really differentiate that much as he said they mostly all look similar to him and so he doesn't know who's pretty and who's not, atleast not to the most extent. I have heard an American telling me once that all the middle eastern and South Asian men look similar to him the same way, so I think it's a fairly common phenomenon among people that just came to the US

 

However, I hardly ever go to strip bars and even when I did in the past never enjoyed them. I have been here for close to 10 years now and so I know American culture fairly well, while I would agree that I might be naive and culturally unacquainted 10 years ago when I came here, it's not the same case as of now. 10 years while not a very long time is certainly enough for you to get acquainted with the American ways and culture. However, I don't happen to have a lot of very close American friends that I went to high school with etc since I didn't go to high school here. Also I travel from one city to another quite often so don't make many long lasting contacts either. That seems to be my biggest issue.

 

 

Also, when I was new here I didn't really find myself attracted to a lot of women for the first few years and didn't think a mutual attraction between Indian men and American women was even possible, however I have to agree that I have had this attraction for American women after getting to know a few as friends and appreciating some aspects of them. So it's not like it's a passing fling or anything of that sort.

[FitChick]

The reason you hear about more black and Latino interracial dating is because there are many more of them than Indians. Most people in the Midwest have probably never seen anyone from India nor could they find India on a map.

[gozunder]

The reason you hear about more black and Latino interracial dating is because there are many more of them than Indians. Most people in the Midwest have probably never seen anyone from India nor could they find India on a map.

 

You are not counting Chicago in that list are you?

[gozunder]

As for Yahoo Answers, that site is full of some of the biggest racists on the internet. You guys should peek at the Other Cultures and Groups section on there, mile high hate towards all minority groups. You wonder what some of these people do with their lives but I doubt it is anything productive. As you can see, that answerer randy got 3 thumbs down.

 

If what he said was true, who needs the kind of women in a city like Chicago, the women there are nothing compared to the women in Los Angeles, NYC, and Miami anyways.

 

I lived in Minnesota and knew about 6 Indian man - White woman couples, in 2 of them the guy was not nearly as attractive as the girl.

 

OP, if you like White women or any race of women, do not let people on here talk you out of it. If you aren't into Indian or Black women, you do not need to date them plain and simple.

 

As I said, I used to have a thing for Latin girls and Brunettes but now I love em Blonde and beautiful (like my current girlfriend). I have had some of the best sex in the world with Blonde women, just something about them that gets a man like me hard.

 

The thing about Chicago made me think about it simply because that's the closest big city I have got. I live in Cleveland right now and Chicago is only 5 hours away from here. I have been to NYC but only for a day or two at most and so didn't really explore it that much. I heard it's pretty good out there but never stayed there long enough to experience it myself.

 

LA and Miami are beyond my reach because I can't go there every weekend, I could perhaps plan to drive to NYC once a month or so. But Chicago is the most accessible. Do you know any other cities that are good in this aspect, Pittsburgh and Detroit are close to where I live, so is Toronto.

 

I think blondes are nice but I like brunettes and women with dark hair(black) more. I like Latinas and some Asian women too but I don't have seem to have anything in common with the Asian women. I am not that attracted to Black women, not being racist or anything it's just not my cup of tea.

[gozunder]

I just happen to fit this description(but I actually LOVE Indian food and culture:love:). But as he said, long as she doesn't push her beliefs onto him. I'm non religious myself but if I connected physically and emotionally with someone who was, Id be open to dating him for the same reasons. I think it really depends on where you live as to if those of Christian faith are more open minded when it comes to relationships. If I remember correctly, he's in Cleveland which is a large metropolitan city right? Though Ive never been there, isn't it fairly diverse in culture? So I would think Christian women would be more open minded to someone who is non-religious.

 

Cleveland ranks at #94 among the 100 best cities for single men, it's almost at the bottom of the list. So this is one of the worst cities if you are a single man, even more so perhaps if you happen to be a minority.

[gozunder]

OP, quit seeking validation. If you want to do something, do it. I want you to go outside and start up a conversation with at least 10 White women if that is what you are into.

 

I have no problems telling the world I like em blonde and beautiful. I also have no problems telling people Asian and Black women don't do it for me and I would not bother dating one no matter how good her personality was. Don't feel guilty.

 

I am not going to sit here and please the liberals and tell them stuff like I date all races equally, there are some races of women I won't date at all period. Sure, there are lots of White women who won't talk to for my skin color and you know what, screw them, because there are many more that will.

 

See, all these women and men coming in preaching to you about personality are shallow themselves. The world itself is a shallow place. If you want a girl who is White, here are my suggestions:

 

1. If you can, move to an area that is really White (Iowa, Minnesota, Wyoming, etc.) and has little to no racial diversity

 

2. Avoid the diverse areas and big cities, a lot of the White women in these places are very stuck up in general and have high standards, since they are fewer in number they become unique

 

3. Hang out with White guys, don't spend much time with your fellow Indian bros, they will screw your thinking up

 

4. Just learn to become indifferent to rejection, almost all guys will face it at high numbers

 

I live in Cleveland which is a rather big and diverse city but it's not so good out here for single men, esp. belonging to my ethnic background. some of the rural areas around here are West Virginia, rural parts of Pennsylvania and rural southern Ohio. I could perhaps try to drive around there on the weekends and pick some spots.

 

I do talk with people quite easily and make friends with some White guys I meet at the local bar. However, I don't usually get any invites from them for a party or anything of that sort, in fact I feel at times that they don't really want to invite you for a party or anything of that sort even though they might be nice to you in person. I could be wrong about this however, I have only met a few at the bar I go to and although we hang out at the bar often, I hardly get to meet them outside it. I usually don't hang out in an exclusive Indian circle or anything, I hang out by myself most of the times.

 

Thanks for your tips though, always nice to hear from a fellow desi bro.

[jcrew11]

P.S.: All my friends that married American women married women that are not too religious, are very well educated, smart, beautiful, none of them are fat, ugly or desperate, and they aren't in the least bit goth or hippies. So much for your assumption that I would only have those to choose from.

 

Then what were these Indian Men doing right, but you are doing wrong?

 

Perhaps, you just lack "game or charisma" in your personality, or your appearance and style is turning off women. Try buying some new clothes and looking fashionable and modern. Maybe try losing your accent.

[gozunder]

Then what were these Indian Men doing right, but you are doing wrong?

 

Perhaps, you just lack "game or charisma" in your personality, or your appearance and style is turning off women. Try buying some new clothes and looking fashionable and modern. Maybe try losing your accent.

 

I am actually quite stylish, modern branded clothes for the most part. I guess the lack of game or charisma is somewhat true, as I don't have any wingmen or a group I could hang out with over here. I am looking to improve it myself.

 

Regarding the accent, I speak in a very neutral tone and not in a stereotypical thick accent your media portrays us as speaking. However, I don't see any reason why I should acquire an American accent, when French, Italian, Russian, Spanish men are supposed to stick to their accents because it's so "hot" why should I try to make myself something I am not? Also, all my friends who bagged those women spoke with their accent mixed between American and Indian. If any woman is going to turn me away because I have an accent even though she can understand me quite clearly, she's superficial beyond comprehension.

 

As I said, I have been here for 10 years so I understand how Americans speak.

Edited March 25, 2013 by gozunder

[jcrew11]

Regarding the accent, I speak in a very neutral tone and not in a stereotypical thick accent your media portrays us as speaking. However, I don't see any reason why I should acquire an American accent, when French, Italian, Russian, Spanish men are supposed to stick to their accents because it's so "hot" why should I try to make myself something I am not? Also, all my friends who bagged those women spoke with their accent mixed between American and Indian. If any woman is going to turn me away because I have an accent even though she can understand me quite clearly, she's superficial beyond comprehension.

 

As I said, I have been here for 10 years so I understand how Americans speak.

 

I sense that you don't want to change anything about yourself, but expect a woman to change everything about her in order to date an Indian man? That is quite a misogynistic view. If you know everything, then why are you failing at dating?

 

All those other men are European culturally and are familiar to Anglo-American women.

 

You may or may not have an accent - the point is so that another person can understand you better when you speak to them. Women are very communicative creatures and you are just making it more difficult on yourself when you have barriers in your self.

 

Just go ahead and stay the same, but don't complain when no one wants to date you.

[liquid_amber]

Just came across a listing on Yahoo answers and it seemed so close to the truth, I couldn't resist myself from posting it here. I have been in the States for 8 years now, very social, jovial, funny, good personality, decent looking(biggest negative being of an average height 5'8") and indulge in good conversations. However, I NEVER could find a woman I could connect with in all my 8 years of stay in this nation, now it makes sense why this is true.

 

This is what one of the posters has said on Yahoo answers,

 

"I live in Chicago which has an abundance of Indians in it due to alot of major corporations. I do business with alot of Indians, and am also friends with a lot of attractive white females. I've also been extremly active in the club scene and have observed behavior. I'm sorry to break it to you, but Indians are possibly at the bottom of the food chain for what attractive white women look for. You have to be a 10 out of 10 in looks, great physical shape, funny and fully americanized personality, and probably have significant net worth and be willing to spend it on her. Stereotypes around Indian males are just too much for most normal Indians to overcome, and I assume you're normal because if you are the guy i just described you wouldn't be asking this on yahoo. Indians have a reputation among white women for being cheap, overbearing, possessive, ignorant as in not seeing other's beliefs and viewpoints, and not physically attractive nor able to sexually please. Again, i know these are stereotypes, but these are based on conversations I've had with many attractive females. And unfortunately for you, and me, most attractive white women are somewhat shallow once you start getting in the 8-10 range on a 10 point scale. Most white women are actually "grossed out" when approached by Indians.

 

I just can't give you any advice or hope that this is even remotely possible, at least in my city. I've done business with literally thousands of Indians and only once did I ever hear of one dating a white woman, and she was about a 5/10 in my book. Your culture is just too different from ours."

 

What does an Indian guy have to do to date an attractive White woman? - Yahoo! Answers

 

Now I see why a lot of women act as if they are grossed by merely being around my presence, while they would have absolutely no problem if a White/Black dude acted the same way, if this isn't veiled racism I don't know what else is. So all the advise to a man about having a good personality, demeanor and class are invalid if he doesn't even belong to the "right" race. Hmmm.

 

i live in an area with a large Indian population. one of the things a lot of white people (male and female) find to be a turnoff around here is that a lot of Indian people smell. OP, i hope you're not offended by this. i am NOT trying to accuse you of smelling, nor am i saying that ALL Indian people smell bad. i've been around plenty that don't smell at all. but unfortunately, enough of them do that it is a turnoff. maybe this is one reason why some white people find them unattractive. when you associate an unpleasant smell with a certain group of people, it kind of makes sense that you might find that group of people unattractive. just a thought and an observation - again, not meant to be an accusation.

[gozunder]

I sense that you don't want to change anything about yourself, but expect a woman to change everything about her in order to date an Indian man? That is quite a misogynistic view. If you know everything, then why are you failing at dating?

 

All those other men are European culturally and are familiar to Anglo-American women.

 

You may or may not have an accent - the point is so that another person can understand you better when you speak to them. Women are very communicative creatures and you are just making it more difficult on yourself when you have barriers in your self.

 

Just go ahead and stay the same, but don't complain when no one wants to date you.

 

 

And that's where you are wrong. I never mentioned anywhere that the woman has to change herself to suit my tastes, on the other hand I mentioned that I would prefer it if she were herself. However, you were asking me to literally change my identity to be something else and hide my true identity, that seems like it's actually a projection of inferiority complex and self-hatred, I am not sure any quality woman would like that in her man.

 

Regarding the barriers and all that, it could be partly true and I definitely agree that when I put barriers I am setting myself up for failure, however I don't think those barriers would warrant me to disown my whole identity itself. Even if I disown my identity and try to be something else, chances are that I would still be rejected.

 

If no one wants to date me because of my race/ethnicity and some of the characteristics it brings along, it's fine by me. It only exposes how narrow minded and steeped in stereotypes American culture is, it's quite a surprise since that's not the opinion of USA I grow up with. When you call yourself a first world nation that's a melting pot, you are just proving the contrary by discriminating against people like me based solely on racial identity.

[gozunder]

i live in an area with a large Indian population. one of the things a lot of white people (male and female) find to be a turnoff around here is that a lot of Indian people smell. OP, i hope you're not offended by this. i am NOT trying to accuse you of smelling, nor am i saying that ALL Indian people smell bad. i've been around plenty that don't smell at all. but unfortunately, enough of them do that it is a turnoff. maybe this is one reason why some white people find them unattractive. when you associate an unpleasant smell with a certain group of people, it kind of makes sense that you might find that group of people unattractive. just a thought and an observation - again, not meant to be an accusation.

 

I am well aware of that. It's partly a mix of food and the fact that some of them don't take enough care to not cover it up. However, I have no such problem and the couple of women I had been in the past with always said I smelled great. So that's surely not a factor in my case, I find hard to understand however as to how someone could lump an entire race as smelling the same without even getting close to me, I mean I could understand if I smelt bad and all that but when it's not the case even when I am close to them, to spurn my advances assuming that I would smell is being covertly racist in a way.

[jcrew11]

If no one wants to date me because of my race/ethnicity and some of the characteristics it brings along, it's fine by me. It only exposes how narrow minded and steeped in stereotypes American culture is, it's quite a surprise since that's not the opinion of USA I grow up with. When you call yourself a first world nation that's a melting pot, you are just proving the contrary by discriminating against people like me based solely on racial identity.

 

Have you ever heard of the word "Assimilation"? It is when a person adapts to the culture that he is living in. If you don't want to accept American culture or American religious values, then that is your choice, but don't force other people to adapt to your culture just because you want them to. Its not racial discrimination, you are culturally discriminating yourself when you say that you are intent on keeping all of your cultural customs instead of adapting to the cultural customs of the city you live in. You don't sound like someone who appreciates or understands the life that Americans live in the midwest United States. Good luck in your search for a White Woman.

[gozunder]

Have you ever heard of the word "Assimilation"? It is when a person adapts to the culture that he is living in. If you don't want to accept American culture or American religious values, then that is your choice, but don't force other people to adapt to your culture just because you want them to. Its not racial discrimination, you are culturally discriminating yourself when you say that you are intent on keeping all of your cultural customs instead of adapting to the cultural customs of the city you live in. You don't sound like someone who appreciates or understands the life that Americans live in the midwest United States. Good luck in your search for a White Woman.

 

I never said I was against assimilating or that I wasn't assimilated, I merely said that I won't change myself and suck up to something else I am not. What you are talking about is sucking up to someone because you deem yourself inferior, I refuse to do that and I won't do that. Assimilating is being yourself in some ways at the same time being able to adapt yourself to the local culture and have an appreciation of the local arts, food, traditions etc which I have in ample amount.

 

I understand you are trying to help me here and I am not trying to argue with you over this, I am merely stating that I am not against assimilation but I am just against acting fake to impress someone, you yourself I am sure know that it won't lead to a healthy or meaningful relationship being that way.

[gozunder]

OP quit being a bitter wimp and blaming American culture for your wrongdoing.

 

1. You are single and lonely because you suck with women, not because you are Indian.

 

2. You have been given advice by me and even given the link to a blog that answers all of your questions.

 

3. American culture is liberated and there are many American men of Indian descent that are having success with women. Jesse from Simple Pickup (look them up on youtube and watch their videos) is Indian.

 

4. There are millions of White men out there that struggle with women, it isn't because they are White.

 

5. The attractive White girls you are going crazy for don't date just any plain ol average joe White guy, they date the Channing Tatums, the Donald Trumphs, etc. Make something of yourself.

 

6. Why have you not taken my advice. Go to a college town in Iowa, go to Columbus, OH (collegetown), go to small cities with a good party scene, do some research.

 

1) I don't suck with women, I just haven't met the right one yet.

 

2) I do appreciate your advise, and I shall check out the blog you posted

 

3) I completely agree with that, I myself know some of such people.

 

4) That's true

 

5) Agreed

 

6) I have been thinking about going to Columbus this weekend actually . Also did some research about this little town called Oxford in Ohio where there's a Miami University.

[Bengal Tiger]

i live in an area with a large Indian population. one of the things a lot of white people (male and female) find to be a turnoff around here is that a lot of Indian people smell. OP, i hope you're not offended by this. i am NOT trying to accuse you of smelling, nor am i saying that ALL Indian people smell bad. i've been around plenty that don't smell at all. but unfortunately, enough of them do that it is a turnoff. maybe this is one reason why some white people find them unattractive. when you associate an unpleasant smell with a certain group of people, it kind of makes sense that you might find that group of people unattractive. just a thought and an observation - again, not meant to be an accusation.

 

This isn't directed at anyone in particular:

 

Yup, I think a big part of this has to do with cooking spicy food in apartments with poor ventilation. It gets into the clothes and everything. And this is a big reason why I rarely cook it. When I do cook Indian (usually because a non-indian girl asked for it), I take care to keep my bedroom door closed (with clothes and coats in there) and try to keep windows near my kitchen open. As well as candles and febreze and every other possible means I can think of. I think not everyone is as smell paranoid as I am when they cook. I wonder if Latinos or Africans have this issue too with their spicy food?

 

I suppose eating this stuff all the time may find its way into a person's body chemistry and I have had girls say I taste like curry when I come back from visiting my parents. But otherwise, it shouldn't be anything some good western soap, shampoo, and deodorant can't fix.

 

For anyone, don't forget to eat a lot of fresh raw vegetables and fruit. While American food doesn't smell as strongly, the preservatives, refined sugars/carbs, and other chemicals in processed food can cause body odor and bad breath. This is especially true of fast food and people on low carb diets whose bodies are in ketosis.

 

Just my $0.02