Jun 30, 2008
China and the Younger Woman
One of the things that struck me when I initially came to China was how many wrinkly old men were walking around with far younger – and not-so-wrinkly – women on their arms.
While this happens, of course, in all cultures, it seems that China is far more accepting of sizable age gaps than most western countries are.
Here is a video that I just found on youku which show many famous couples, most of whom are comprised of a very old man, and a much younger, beautiful woman. I should note that not all of these examples are Chinese, there are some foreigners in there as well.
Who knows? Maybe the fact that this video is popular reflects a change in Chinese attitudes towards this situation? Is a ten or twenty year age gap more curious than it once was?
In China great emphasis is put on status and security as opposed to compatability. Though I’ve always been amazed at many Chinese parents openess to interracial relationships.
Have noticed this -> had a foreigner friend there from canada who enjoyed the young/old differences in China + another big example is Rupert Murdoch who has to be around 80 and his wife seemingly 30 yrs less; physically that prob doesn’t work very well