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.... damn I think I screwed a little bit up with this one ^^.
I wrote the message as suggested with the given alteration, but I obviously underestimated culural differances here in korea. Her answer
What? what do u talking about? I dont think so about you. Maybe there are misunderstandings between us. Ha Ha. I just asked your situation not mine. I am not interested in you sexually. I`m sorry. My asking was korean expression. Ha Ha. I just want to be "friends".
I really dont know where to go from here. I am not interested in a friendship relation. But I could imagine that there are still other possibilities when playing this issue down?
any opinions on this?
You didn't fuck anything up--it just didn't work. Frankly, I don't think that most people appreciate the difficulties of sarging with Asian people. I live in China, and everything about pickup here is difficult and awkward. There are massive cultural and language gulfs to cross.
For a follow up, I would just say that you were joking around with her, just having fun. Make her feel like the awkward one for being so serious.
But here is the thing--when it comes to people of a vastly different culture and language, a LOT is lost in translation--teasing, joking, negging, even flirting can all be misunderstood. It is not that PUA principles do not apply, just that when bridging a gulf like that, don't think that subtlety is your friend. A lot of courtship is sending subtle signals to get women thinking about certain things and not be direct in your intentions. Abandon this notion.
In the end language is interpretive. We have all experienced times, even with women of our own culture and native speakers of our own language, who have misinterpreted our words and misread our intentions because of the mindsets that they were in when you spoke to them or the context they were placed it. Ultimately we cannot avoid this interpretive element.
The problem with pickup is that you rarely have a chance to clarify things, because clarification is a logical endeavor, and logic is something we want to avoid. We all know this as well--you try to deliver a joke, and someone else doesn't get it the first time, but you don't want to explain it because it will kill the humor.
Pickup with people from very different cultures, speaking different languages is all about directness and obviousness. This can be tweaked of course, and the degree to which you may use subtlety depends on the language and cultural difference (which depends on them)--the bigger the gap, the more direct you MUST be.
Don't expect it to pan out every time either. Everything you do in this context is going to be a high-risk, high-reward move. Just deal with it. You will lose a lot of sets more than likely.
A few things do remain the same--mainly how you present yourself before conversation is initiated. Follow these things to ensure that you have a high attractiveness before you even begin to talk:
- Make sure you are exuding strong body language.
- Make sure you are looking the best you possibly can--well groomed, dressed, and fit.
- Be socially proofed--act outgoing, friendly, and talkative.
- Be preselected by women.
- Show a willingness to emote.
- Always appear to be having fun.
- Never seem pouty.
All these things are universally appealing and do not necessitate the use of language.