What is the interracial dating/marriage environment like where you are?

Ah see there's not a lot of well paying work here. It's heavy on the tourism and with the slowed economy, that has really been hard on the locals.

It is fun here though!

 

Carribean Work = Government or Tourism

South Florida is pretty damned good for IR.

 

any specific cities?

 

Depends on what you're into. I live in Fort Lauderdale which is just right for me. 30 minutes from Miami if I feel like watching people who think they are be Puff Daddy, Akorn and Paris Hilton. Really, nobody here cares much what you do as far as IR dating goes.

 

Hey Royce,

I am moving from Springfield to the South Shore. We have found esatern Mass to be MUCH better for IR dating than western Mass. but here gay couples are a dime a dozen.

 

In Phoenix no one cares. You see more brothas here with white and hispanic chicks than black chicks.

 

Dallas is a pretty mixed bag. Pun intended. Most cities and burbs in Tx are good, save the occasional nuts. Just stay away form the remaining 95% of the state.

 

Since I'm from the most diverse city in the country, I'd say there is a lot where I'm at.

 

Athena did you move permanently to the Carribean or are you just there for a temporary period of time??

I would assume that for job reasons it would be hard to live there for a long period of time for most people.

While you are there have fun for me!!! And do some scuba diving!!

 

in toronto all over the place, i see it every single day, black and white, black and asian, black and spanish, asian and white

No one even cares, the odd stare here and there and that's it.

 

The Baltimore area is somewhat racist on both sides. I've been accustomed to being stared at when I'm on date with my lady. Baltimore city is very polarized to some degree. I've been accused of "acting white" by some black coworkers, and being sneered at by some white coworkers. Sometimes Baltimore feels like the 1950's. However, I'm glad to see some type of diversity here with other groups of people moving here.

 

Originally Posted by Max Mosley
DC is a bit polarized and not the greatest for interracial dating. Its a power hungry city. Theres no white lower class because DC was never a manufacturing city which means people are more likely to equate race with class. The closer you get the Baltimore, the more interracial couples I see.

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In response to Max comments above. I grew up in DC actually in the Woodley Park area and then my parents moved to Takoma Park area in the late 1970's and i think Max makes a great point. Being a native Washingtonian it seems that most whites who live in DC tend to live in the more affluent areas of DC and really never mingle with african americans that much. Most of the kids in those areas usually attend private schools and the only reason why DC may have the perception of being a great place for interracial dating is simply because you have lots of foreigners or live or work in DC. However after working in DC and the surrounding areas for many years most interracial dating usually tends to consists of whites dating other foreigners with the exception of blacks. Don't get me wrong you do have a lot of IR between BM and WW but most IR i see its usually a white person with a NON black person and trust me i run across many WW who claim to be so LIBERAL and work in DC and pretend to be so open dating other races but they are really not.

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It's London, so one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. Probably the most diverse in the world I would say. No-one gives a shit to see me walking along hand in hand with a black, brown, pink or green man. There is plenty of weirder stuff going on.

 

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nDon't get me wrong you do have a lot of IR between BM and WW but most IR i see its usually a white person with a NON black person and trust me i run across may WW who claim to be so LIBERAL and work in DC and pretend to be so open dating other races but they are really not.

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That's a good point. Some talk the talk but not much else in DC. Baltimore actually is bad when it comes to IR. You have a lot of racist areas outside the city. But many of them claim Baltimore city as their own. You should see them down by the harbor when the Ravens play..lol.

 

That's a good point. Some talk the talk but not much else in DC. Baltimore actually is bad when it comes to IR. You have a lot of racist areas outside the city. But many of them claim Baltimore city as their own. You should see them down by the harbor when the Ravens play..lol.[/quote]
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You are absolutely right. I've lived in Baltimore for most of my life. While there is some interracial dating, it's not as much as you will find in other cities.

DC is definitely racially polarized. There is quite a bit of interracial dating in the DC metropolitan area. I have had better luck with people in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs of DC than in DC the city.

 

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You are absolutely right. I've lived in Baltimore for most of my life. While there is some interracial dating, it's not as much as you will find in other cities.

DC is definitely racially polarized. There is quite a bit of interracial dating in the DC metropolitan area. I have had better luck with people in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs of DC than in DC the city.[/QUOTE]

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You're right, I often have to go to other areas such as Howard, PG counties, etc to check out some white ladies. They seem to be more open to new things other than Baltimore city.

 

Dallas seemed so segregated to me while I was visiting ChosenOne last year. I didn't see very many white people at all til we went out with his friend! lol

Houston? I can't speak for other sides of town, but on the South/Southwest side (my turf!) I see couples of all races together all the time. I even saw an Asian dude and a hispanic lady at Wal-mart the other day. They had some gorgeous kids with them, too. I've been hit on by every race of man here except for Asian, so that says to me it's pretty open. In my neighborhood specifically it seems to be mostly white/black, white/hispanic, and hispanic/black couples....but the majority of people around here are black or hispanic, so that'd probably explain that. lol The only people I see not dating interracially that much are Asian and Indian. Everyone else doesn't seem to care that much. Gotten a few evil looks from both white people and black people while walking around with my boyfriend, but it felt more like jealousy than racial hatred, honestly. Specially since it's usually black guys or white girls giving us bad looks. Oh, and Mexican guys seem to think it's still ok to hit on me even when I'm walking and holding hands with Nate. lol

 

Hey Dherione,

When you say asian and indians not dating interracially is it both and females? In the DC metro area i mostly see the women of both indians and asians dating mostly whites. You seem some asian women with black men but mostly whites but what really surprised me is some indians can be so racist especially the women. I mean the skin tone is darker then most african americans.

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I mean both. In my area of Houston those are the two races (or...well, one is a race and one an ethnicity..but I figure you get what I mean), both male and female, that I see dating interracially the least. Not to say it doesn't happen, of course. I've been hit on by a fair share of Indian and Pakistani and other men of the same region, but overall I see the vast, vast majority of these men pursuing women of similar background. I figure it comes down to culture and religion mostly, and a lot of family pressure.

I think the only race of man who hasn't hit on me ever has been Asian. But from my research I believe Asian men are the least likely, statistically, to date outside their race...if I'm remembering correctly.

 

pleanty of IR dating here of every ethnic mix going but for some damn reason i still seem to end up in relationships with guys from other citys so still have to travel grrrrrr