Maybe it's different in the US, but in the parts of Europe I've lived, you get the worst of both worlds: "independent" woman who are completely dependant for "t

Maybe it's different in the US, but in the parts of Europe I've lived, you get the worst of both worlds: "independent" woman who are completely dependant for "traditional man tasks". These "sweet feminine woman" you speak of really don't take any shit either. I think the US has a picture of submissives under the patriarchy when they look at Eastern woman, for example. Let me tell you, that can not be further from the truth. I've dated, middle Eastern and Asian woman, and they had more _actual_ independence than any European woman I've seen -- and good on them!