Hong Kong singles are more open to dating foreigners than their counterparts elsewhere in Southeast Asia, a reflection of the international nature of the city. This percentage is higher than the proportion of singles in Singapore and Malaysia similarly willing to date people from a different nation, while Thailand ranked top, with about eight in 10 Thai singles open to dating foreigners. This year, Lunch Actually surveyed more than 2, single respondents online, aged from 21 to 51 years old, from five Southeast Asian countries: Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Dating apps, of course, directly compete with Lam’s Lunch Actually type of dating service. More than half of the respondents in Southeast Asia say they pay close attention to “positive values” on the first date, according to the Lunch Actually survey. Breaking the “Kong Girl” stereotype of Hong Kong women as superficial and materialistic, the survey shows that Hong Kong female singles now tend to pay less attention to factors such as income, education, age and height than in previous years.
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