A New Generation of Sexpats: Gen-Z Women
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:47 am
Photo by MR WONG on Unsplash
Alethea Avery
3 Dec 2019
Thanks to the rise and popularity of K-pop and groups like BTS or Blackpink, a new group of horny 20 somethings has been traveling East.
The term “sexpat” is used to describe people who travel to new countries, most commonly in Asia, for sex. Although this description likely conjures up images of older male tourists seeking the company of prostitutes, that is a far cry from the reality of the newest wave of sexpats: Gen-Z women.
Asia used to be crawling with men who were smarmy, often stinky, usually overweight and well over 30. Even the younger crowds back then boasted a lot of ignorant and entitled guys on the prowl for their “ideal mate” — a woman who was seen as submissive, feminine, and obviously, Asian. Over the past 10 years, it had become a running joke; the guys who couldn’t get laid in West would head East and find someone gullible enough to marry or at least sleep with them. But things aren’t looking like that much anymore.
But with the new wave of sexpats, things have more or less evened out. The women who travel to Asia seeking their ideal physical partner are a lot easier on the eyes, a lot less drunk, and much more highly educated than their predecessors.
On one hand, while I am happy to see a growing acceptance of interracial couples, particularly ones where the male is Asian, being the experienced (jaded) traveler I am now, I can’t help but find the naivety of the new generation extremely frustrating. While these women may be better educated and have a slightly better grasp of what they are getting themselves into, life in Asia is hardly a Korean drama and the average guy is nothing like a K-pop song would make them seem.
So in order to help, I’ve compiled a small list of things I wish these women knew before hopping on a plane and heading to Asia:
5. Double standards apply. Boobs are secret. Butts are public. After all these years, this one still troubles me. Any exposure of the chest (like at-fricken-all) will be seen as “slutty” or inappropriate, but feel free to show everyone your underwear. It’s strange because Asia also has a massive issue with hidden cameras and “up-skirt” fetishes, yet I cannot even count the panties I have seen in public.
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