[Mr. Jeeves]

And how does this fit with the meme that all “Eastern” women are dainty, submissive, ego-boosters, perfect for the Western man who doesn’t want to make any effort?

As a man engaged to a Singapore Chinese woman, this is a common and mistaken belief widely held by American women. What the Asian or other "Eastern" woman will not do is criticize her husband in public because she believes (correctly) that doing so is harmful to the image of the family. Behind closed doors, Asian women don't hesitate to say what they think. Loudly. :)

Regarding the Russian women's comments, I suspect they are just encountering the same general decline in class among people under 50 that we are seeing in the USA. Television programming is the role model for ugly social behavior on both sides of the pond.

[expatguy]

"As a man engaged to a Singapore Chinese woman, this is a common and mistaken belief widely held by American women. What the Asian or other "Eastern" woman will not do is criticize her husband in public because she believes (correctly) that doing so is harmful to the image of the family. Behind closed doors, Asian women don't hesitate to say what they think. Loudly. :)"

Haha - you must have screwed up bad Mr. Jeeves.

I'm in Singapore now. Are you here?

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[Tax-chick]

... a common and mistaken belief widely held by American women ...

Learned it from male posters on FR.