Word: prefered
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...have told Hartl that, on average, they are more attracted to Asian women than to women of other races.Even so, he says, “if somebody says that he’s only attracted to Asian women, it’s not so much a fetish as a preference.”‘KUNG FU FIGHTER’Interracial dating is more problematic for Asian men, says Edward Y. Lee ’08, who is Korean American.Asian men do not typically date outside of their race because they are stereotypically viewed as “very...
...people that they care about and are comfortable around. For many students this will involve living in single-gender suites, but for others it will not. There are many worthwhile reasons that students may have for living in a mixed-gender room. Bisexual, gay, and lesbian students may prefer mixed-gender housing for the same reasons that motivate some straight students to prefer gender-segregated housing. Married heterosexual couples may prefer to live together on campus rather than choose between living together off-campus or in separate rooms on campus. Transgender students may prefer to be housed according to their...
...reason for Washington's eagerness to talk is simple: As much as it would prefer not to admit it, the U.S. will struggle to achieve its goals in Iraq without Iranian cooperation, because Tehran retains far more influence than Washington does over the Shi'ite religious parties that have emerged dominant from Iraq's democratic elections. Right now, the political process in Iraq remains stalled by the failure among its elected leaders to agree on a unity government, as the Shi'ites push back against Washington's urging to do more to accommodate Sunni concerns...
...hardly matters that when people in China Google "Tiananmen," the results do not include photos of rows of tanks. Google's different versions reflect the thinking of different people. In China, people prefer to look forward. But in the West, people like to look back. The Western media are full of stories about massacres, genocide and dictatorships in remote countries that most Western readers are barely aware of. China's Tiananmen Square is such a great place, the entrance to the magnificent Forbidden City. Why do Westerners prefer to see the tanks on the street? Feng Wang Brussels...
...talk to my teacher like he's a friend. It's a cultural thing. There, the teacher is not there to be friends with you. Respecting your professor is something sacred. We respect them even if they are not nice. Maybe it's the same goal, but I prefer this system. It takes a lot of weight off. Also, you can't go to university in Saudi Arabia looking informal. People here, they wear their pajamas to class. There, they would say, 'What's up with you? Don't you have any clothes, man?' It is very informal...