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Do girls in these countries seriously want to marry foreigners? Why would a guy marry a girl from one of these places?

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You answered your own question

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He said the economy was incredibly depressing...a lot of the men drank way too much and were really hostile.

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Abuse and alcoholism amongst men in these countries is very high. Yes, there are a ton of women who honestly want to meet a nice western man. Like women around the world they want to settle down and eventually have children in a nice stable environment with a man who is normal and doesn't beat them every day.