Thanks for your responses maxwell.

I remember many Chinese women did not like SB. They knew he had money, and women from lower socio-economic backgrounds would try to persue him.

On this we may never know. I have met many FT's during my nigh on 8 years in China, and I would say those who are independently wealthy are very much in the minority. I knew a 50 something aussie FT still living with his mum and dad back in australia, due to having no home. Yet he married a younger chinese women, and would ask to borrow a couple of hundred rmb off me from time to time for beer and cigarettes and snacks. Priorities, if you can't afford to get married, then don't. Silverboy does seem affluent, but then why would he need a free flat and a few thousand rmb a month, if you see my point? However, on this I suspect you are dead right.

After a while they worked out they would get nothing from him. Very naive of them as far as I am concerned. If you are earning 800 to 1000rmb a month then how can you expect to socialize with wealthy foreigners? I don't think Silverboy was arrogant or selfish. It was his money to spend however he liked. Professional laowai men in China should mix with professional Chinese women.

True, I agree. Just as educated western men should mix with educated chinese women. Bit hard to have a stimulating conversation with a girl who doesn't know much about the outside world, or the finer things in life.

SB always believed that people were responsible for their own financial security, and he despised those girls who would try to get free meals, clothes, shoes and money from laowai. Life is a two way street, Chinese women must also provide for themselves, he believed this, especially those lazy and greedy women, some of whom were first class English major students who refused to do anything with their skills. It is infuriating to Chinese people when they see a laowai spend 250rmb on a meal. It is something most of them can only dream of.

On this I am not sure. There are a lot of wealthy people (foreigners too) to whom 250 is nothing. Even those poor looking migrant worker blokes might have more saved on their bank cards than many FTs ever would have. See, people are very good at saving money here, and not spending 600 rmb a night in some flashy bar or dining on some fancy nosh in some italian restaurant. The wealthier locals, it is not a problem for them to splash the cash,most probably have overseas accounts and gold stocks anyway.

I do hope he is happy in the phils.

Yours Respectfully,
San Migs