38-year old Alain Moggi, who is Belgian, says that he has never experienced any of the privileges mentioned in the Reddit thread. He goes on to ask if it’s parody. Denise, his wife, tells me, “My view is that some people are over-sensitive, and have too much time on their hands.”

She adds that these statements come off as really insecure.

The couple, who have been together for 7 years and married for 2, met at a Muay Thai camp in Chiang Mai. Denise shares that she’s never discounted dating local men, but points out that she’s received narrow-minded comments about how women look better with long hair (she wears a short pixie crop) or should know how to cook.

“These men would never have gone out with me because they would have deemed me too “unconventional” (therefore unattractive) by their standards; I’m also a proud feminist, opinionated, and a martial arts practitioner,” she says.

At the same time, Denise qualifies that she used to believe that Caucasian men would somehow be more open-minded. She’s since discovered that some are, while some are not.

Similarly, Alain questions, “There are so many different types of Caucasian and Asian or Singaporean women. How can a race determine whether a woman is such or so?”

For him, it was never about realising that Singaporean or Asian girls are “the best.” At their Muay Thai Camp, they never even spoke until there was a gathering over some beers. It was then that Denise says they realised they got on like a house on fire. After that, Alain says, they had to find a way to stay together.

Addressing one of the many stereotypes around Singaporean women who date White men, Alain says, “My wife is not subservient by the way. If she doesn’t like what I’m doing I will know, trust me!”

“Also I’m not a rich ang moh at all,” he adds, laughing, “And on occasions my wife says I’m more Asian than her.”