So, how long have you guys been together?
Three days
Three days, I'll be real
Yeah?
Vancouver is a true melting pot
with immigrants coming from all over the world
As my wife and I are celebrating our three-year anniversary
we are curious about what other interracial couples experiences are like
Today, I'm going to the streets to interview some of the lovely interracial couples in the city
Answers are hilarious
Let's check it out.
So how long have you guys been together?
A month
One month?
Okay, what are the challenges and struggles that you guys have?
None really
Yeah
None really
What do you like about her ethnicity or her race?
Nothing in specific, it's more about the person
Yeah, same thing.
And the last question is how did your family react to your relationship?
They were happy because I was able to get a girlfriend
What about you?
They didn't -- as long as the person treats you right.
We've been together about 11 years now.
Yeah, about that.
You guys have two kids.
Yeah, two now. Two boys.
What do you like about her ethnicity?
Just easygoing and similar values to my own values
I mean I was raised in a Caucasian dominant society.
So for me it was quite natural to interact with, you know, people like Rachel, Caucasian people
and I just find that yeah, very easy-going, very relaxed
What about you?
Yeah. No, I love that he's got the Chinese background
His parents are from China and I love how these different languages
because in my culture it's just English really
my parents are British, but with him, his parents are Chinese
So I love having the kids being able to have that second language
and they are different cultures, so when we got married and having kids, it's just differences and it's pretty cool.
I love it
And how did your family to react to your relationship?
Great. Yeah. No, I think my family -- it took a little while because they're very traditional British people
so marrying someone with a different race was kind of a shock to be honest for them
but they got over it pretty fast and they love him.
Yeah for me about the same.
I mean, it's not the first time I've dated a Caucasian. I mean my --
Oh really?
previous long-term girlfriend was also Caucasian.
So you know, that really grew from that
So yeah, they were really good about it.
My siblings were also really good about it. So it was a good fit.
What are the struggles and challenges that you guys have?
Raising two kids
at the moment, that's a challenge
We haven't come across too many struggles
I mean, you know, we celebrate both cultures
and you know, we go to Chinese restaurants and you know European restaurants
and I find that we're more or less treated the same way wherever we go.
So I don't feel that there's any struggles per se
Not that I've seen anyway
not in New Zealand, not in Vancouver
It's very multicultural here in Vancouver Canada, so it's kind of nice.
So how long have you guys been together?
Almost a year and a half.
Yeah, 17 months.
Nice. What are some challenges and struggles?
There are no struggles for us
Honestly, it's been like pretty good like we haven't really had any problems apart for like family sort of.
Yeah, I mean my family is pretty white but like we all love her family
So it's great. Yeah, we love Asians.
Yeah, my mom was really supportive
but my dad, when I first told him about my boyfriend, he was like oh...okay...
and then when I asked him to meet him, he was like no like I'm not gonna meet him unless you guys get married.
and I was like oh...
but then a couple months ago, he actually met him but it was only for like a minute.
But yeah, it was really heartwarming for me. Yeah
What do you like about his ethnicity or his race?
I don't know, like I just like him in general. Yeah.
What about you?
I'm just a funny white guy, you know
Yeah
What I love about Alice?
is
I don't know, she's able to make a lot of faces, a lot of expressions
So how long have you guys been together?
Three days
Three days, I'll be real
Yeah?
So does your family know about the relationship?
Mine doesn't, but we're planning on -- she's coming out with me for Christmas
Awesome
And you family know about the -- ?
Not yet, too --
It's, like I said, it's 3 days
Any challenges or struggles?
Actually there has been, when she came over to my friends house
there was a little bit of -- some differences and we got through it
No, but it's great because I moved to Vancouver in July. She moved here in June.
So one month apart
It's a boiling pot of cultures.
Yeah
and it's beautiful though
I mean look at this, there's everybody here and we all get to like surround -- we all get it like just be cool
Yeah, it's great. So I know she's been really having a good time. I'm having a good time
What is it about her that attracted you?
I'll be honest right now
I've always been very attracted to the Japanese culture and
So when we met online and I saw her, I was like, man, I gotta give this one a whirl, right?
So it's been great.
We've really meshed and it's been --
it just shows you that like, interracial couples, like that's -- it can be a very beautiful thing
when love is love, it's love, right?
So, how long have you guys been together?
Since like -- well we were high school sweethearts and then basically like since 2010
Yeah, so 8 years now
You have two beautiful kids
Yeah
What do you like about her ethnicity or what did you like about his ethnicity?
I like that he is brown.
I don't know, I didn't really look at it that way
Like I grew up with interracial parents. So ir was normal
Yeah, both of our dads are white and both our moms are brown
Oh, I see
and number three is what are the struggles and challenges that you guys have?
Well right now like he came out white and she came out brown
So he's got Irish French genes through him and she's got Filipino Caribbean
so people ask me all the time and him if we're babysitting
or if like, you know, if I'm the nanny and one of them's mine and one of them's not
So interesting
It is because of the way that we're inter -- because we're both half
half and half, we're half white half brown
and then like it just makes it difficult
because it's like, we feel like we're defending the existence of our offspring but
Yeah
And last question is a how did your family react to your relationship back in the day?
Well, they related I think because his mom's Caribbean and my mom's Filipino and our dads are white
so white British and French Canadian, so like both of them, maybe their families might have more like to say
because like all of my mom's Asian side, none of them have white partners really
like where my dad was like one of the only ones that was
so maybe they had more
but like with us, it's more like they were supportive and related maybe because of the --
Yeah, because your mom might have had a more --
My mom went through a pretty tough time for a couple years
they
My granddad didn't acknowledge her proper name for a while until things were properly serious
How long have we been together for?
I don't know
You were drunk? You don't remember
I lost track
Oh you lost track, oh because time is going so fast
Yeah
Okay, well I think it may be around -- maybe around a month. Is that right?
You tell me
Yeah
Do we count it from the first date? Or when we met at the -- you tell me.
Sure
Okay
This is going so hard for you
No worries
Making this much more difficult for you
What are the challenges and struggles that you guys have?
I'm kind of waiting for our first big fight
We're still trying to figure that stuff out
What about you? Any struggles?
No, no struggles
How did your family react to your relationship? Or do they know about it at all?
You know, she just met my family last night actually
Yeah, how was that? How was that?
It was good
It was good?
I think so
You think so?
Yeah
I thought it was great
Did your parents pour tea for her and stuff?
Pour tea? Oh no, they're not that traditional.
Yeah. I'm a halfer as well. Yeah, I got some white blood in me
What I like about her? Everything brother. What is there not to like? Are you kidding me?
The list keeps on going every day.
Oh my gosh, she's smiling.
Yeah.
Okay. What about you? What do you like about him?
His hair
My hair?
Is there something about his race that you are attracted to?
I mean he has a cute Asian nose like
My nose
That's a good answer
My boyfriend's a quarter black
Okay
Yeah, that counts
Yeah, he looks like very --
Yeah, he's very exotic looking, yeah
So what are the challenges?
I wouldn't say for him and I there are many challenges
It's kind of, you wouldn't be able to tell
so it's not like anybody's observing it, it's not like my parents ever -- you know what I mean?
And not that that would be an issue if you could tell but like it's not very obvious, prominent
They didn't really have much of a reaction. It was more of, oh yeah, and he's a quarter black. They're like, oh cool
It wasn't like his mom or his dad -- It wasn't really a thing, you know
I would never be with anyone or surround myself with people that had an issue with it.
So it's never been one
What about your family reaction?
No, they're very loving people. They accept everyone.
So how long have you guys been together?
A year
What are some struggles that you have?
None
Not really anything
Yeah, it's pretty chill.
Okay, what do you like about him?
His looks and his personality, for sure yeah
and what about you?
Looks and personality and yeah
How did your family to react to your relationship?
My family doesn't care
Yeah, mine doesn't either, they're pretty neutral about it, yeah
Is there anything about his ethnicity or race that you like?
Yeah, I don't -- it's not like it stood out to me or anything like it didn't --
You just get along?
Yeah, we get along
Yeah, we get along very well.
We have been dating for three years. Just over three years.
Yeah, just over three years
Confirmed, yes?
Yes. Yes
So what are the challenges the struggles that you guys have?
Not too many.
The only one is his family, some of them aren't fluent in English, so it's harder to communicate there.
But like
Yeah, I have the same problem
Totally fine. It's just difficult
What about you?
I got no problems, no problems with this girl
And next question is how did your family react to your relationship?
My family, they don't mind that at all. They're really open about it. They're happy
What about you?
My family like knew him as a friend before we were dating so they were already chill with him
So it was good.
Is there something about her ethnicity that attracted you?
Yeah, you know what? It's because she's different, she's Icelandic
You don't see many Icelandic people around
and what about you?
Same thing, just something different. It makes things interesting
How long have you guys been together?
About a week and a bit now.
Yeah
What did you like about him?
Yeah, what did you like about me?
He's really funny and like super sweet and everything yeah
What about you?
She's gorgeous
Yeah
What are the struggles and challenges in that week?
I haven't found any yet, I mean --
Yeah, it's pretty good so far
He hasn't been annoying or anything
What about you?
No, it's been great so far.
Does your family know about him? How did your family react to your relationship?
They haven't met him in person, well like my dad kind of met him a little bit
but no, they they talk about him sometimes and they think he's really sweet
And what about you?
My parents have met her and they think she's great so far. Yeah
Since August, right?
Yeah
Yeah, since August.
So how did your family react to you relationship?
Well, I haven't told them yet
What about you?
I always tell my mom about everything and she is totally fine with like --
she just wants me to be happy and he's not terrible
Thank you, darling
What do you like about her ethnicity, her race?
Food
Yeah, Brazilian food is really good
Yeah, she takes me to eat Brazilian food.
Yeah, it's really nice
What about you? What do you like about his ethnicity?
Is there something? I'm just kidding
No once he showed me some music because he thinks it's really cool
And it's nice to dance Indian songs
It's really funny
Yeah because she keeps taking me to bars that are only in Portuguese
and Portuguese songs
I gotta enjoy my music as well
What are the struggles and challenges you guys have as a couple?
It's because like I think it would be a little bit
Because I like to eat a lot of burgers and he does too, so it's okay.
So it's fine