I'm new to the forums, so I may be saying something entirely obvious. Anyhow, I've found that an useful framework to have when gaming girls in developing countries is that of the low trust society. While these concepts are not terribly relevant to most of the RVF audience for reasons that I will clarify below, they are important to some of us who ourselves come from low trust societies.
As the name implies, in a low trust society, due to social inequality, corruption, crime, and other factors, there is a general feeling of mistrust among the populace. Mistrust leaks everywhere. While the most visible target of mistrust are governmental institutions, even the smallest interactions between people are eroded. Don't trust police, don't trust business owners, don't trust neighbors, don't trust family... and most certainly don't trust Tinder dates.
Mistrust is present from birth. The socialization process of a girl raised in a low trust society is radicaly different from a girl raised in a high trust society. I'm always surprised how approachable first worlders are. Of course. They weren't raised in a place where everyone is out to get them. LTS (low trust society) girls are suspicious of everything and everyone. Every person they meet is scanned and ranked according to how trustworthy they are. They don't do it consciously - this is built into them. It happens in a split second, influenced by all the information that's available about that person, and can be adjusted as more information becomes available. If you're running game on an LTS girl, that split second can make a difference.
Baseline trust and trustworthiness indicators
For anyone who's running game in a LTS, the absolute first step is establishing what I call "baseline trust". Baseline trust means the girl trusts you enough to meet you (and potentially hook up with you). Regardless of the kind of the kind of personality you have or the kind of game you run, if you don't establish baseline trust, you're not getting anywhere. Baseline trust means the girl can talk about you to her friends. She can be seen with you. She can go to your place. She trusts you enough to know you're not a serial killer or a con artist. Establishing trust doesn't mean she's attracted to you, but it's the first wall you have to break down to bang her.
The reason why I'm calling this baseline trust and not simply reputation is because reputation implies a longer timespan and strong social connections. If you're traveling or doing online game, you don't have that luxury (or that problem). You have to make her trust you with limited resources.
How does one establish baseline trust? By conveying high trustworthiness. There are many indicators girls will pick up, and the more you can convey, the easier it will be for you. I'll mention some of the most common ones.
Being foreign
If you're a foreigner from a country that's more developed than the LTS girl's country, that is likely to mean you're high trust. The more developed your country, the easier it will be for her to trust you. For example, Germans can pretty much ignore all this LTS nonsense. They won't ever notice it, because girls will instantly trust them. Bolivians will have to work hard. Americans will be hit or miss, depending on other factors. But as long as your country is more developed than hers, it will be very easy for you to establish trust.
Race
Unfortunately, racism is rampant in LT societies. I won't dwell on this. But I'd like to emphasize we're talking about trust. In Brazil, I'd argue that the Japanese have it the easiest when establishing trust. They don't have to worry about portraying themselves as trustworthy guys when approaching girls.
Education
Where did you go to school? Did you go to a competitive, top ranked university? If you did, and you're chasing high quality girls, that means you went to the place all her friends want to go to or are going themselves. That implies trust.
Job
Obviously, electrical engineers will have it easy compared to social media managers.
Social activities
Do you go to high profile places? Do you dine in fine restaurants? Do you travel to interesting places? All of these help establish trust.
Networking, friends in common
If you have friends in common with the girl, or belong to the same extended social circle, others will vouch for you and grant you trust.
Online LTS game
Baseline trust is particularly important when doing online game. Girls will always swipe left on you if you're not trustworthy enough. Even if they do swipe right and talk to you, they don't trust you completely. You're just a guy from a dating app, possibly a fake. Additionally, a lot of girls are plain stupid and will suck at reading subtle trustworthiness clues that you may be communicating. To maximize your chances in an LTS, you should be obvious. Smart girls can tell you're high trust from the faintest indicators. Dumb girls will pick it up because you're spelling it out in 50 different ways.
Aside from having pictures that convey your high trustworthiness, an active Instagram profile will help you tremendously. But every little bit will help. Make sure you're displaying your university and employment information. If that's not clear enough, mention it in your profile description. A lot of guys do this and while it's tacky, it helps.
I've had a few girls ask me for a Facebook profile so they can see "I'm real". This is the clearest sign of a low trust scenario. I usually keep mine deactivated, but I reactivate it so they can check it out. Another thing some girls will ask you for is your surname, so they can Google you. In this case, having a personal website will give you great results. Making the news will be even better. If she can find your name in a newspaper article, that's rock solid baseline trust. If you're looking for a first-date bang, something like this will make a huge difference.
Reversing LTS game
If your game is tight enough and you're handsome, high status, etc, compared to her, you can pull off a reversal of the whole "establishing trust" routine. Have the girl prove herself to you. Where did she go to school? Which neighborhood does she live in? What's she doing with her life? You're not going to steal my organs, are you? Can I trust, you really? I won't bring any random girl into my condo. If you can pull this off you obviously don't have to do anything else regarding trust.
Flakiness
A lot of the flaky behavior that members complain about in South American countries can be explained by trust factors. If you have a decent amount of numbers or matches but are getting too many flakes, that indicates you have a problem establishing baseline trust. You can be attractive to a girl and not trustworthy enough. You can be trustworthy but unattractive. (If the latter, she's unlikely to set up a date with you, let alone flake). If you have this problem, try signaling more trustworthiness indicators, it can make a difference.
Calibrating trust game
The perception of trust in a society can be measured and there is a growing body of research about this subject. When traveling, you should calibrate your game according to the trust level of the society you're in. The lower the perception of trust, the more explicit you should be about your trustworthiness. In high trust societies, you don't have to stress much about any of this.
For reference, here's an up to date (2016) ranking of corruption perception worldwide (source). Generally, the perception of corruption maps inversely to trust.
As the name implies, in a low trust society, due to social inequality, corruption, crime, and other factors, there is a general feeling of mistrust among the populace. Mistrust leaks everywhere. While the most visible target of mistrust are governmental institutions, even the smallest interactions between people are eroded. Don't trust police, don't trust business owners, don't trust neighbors, don't trust family... and most certainly don't trust Tinder dates.
Mistrust is present from birth. The socialization process of a girl raised in a low trust society is radicaly different from a girl raised in a high trust society. I'm always surprised how approachable first worlders are. Of course. They weren't raised in a place where everyone is out to get them. LTS (low trust society) girls are suspicious of everything and everyone. Every person they meet is scanned and ranked according to how trustworthy they are. They don't do it consciously - this is built into them. It happens in a split second, influenced by all the information that's available about that person, and can be adjusted as more information becomes available. If you're running game on an LTS girl, that split second can make a difference.
Baseline trust and trustworthiness indicators
For anyone who's running game in a LTS, the absolute first step is establishing what I call "baseline trust". Baseline trust means the girl trusts you enough to meet you (and potentially hook up with you). Regardless of the kind of the kind of personality you have or the kind of game you run, if you don't establish baseline trust, you're not getting anywhere. Baseline trust means the girl can talk about you to her friends. She can be seen with you. She can go to your place. She trusts you enough to know you're not a serial killer or a con artist. Establishing trust doesn't mean she's attracted to you, but it's the first wall you have to break down to bang her.
The reason why I'm calling this baseline trust and not simply reputation is because reputation implies a longer timespan and strong social connections. If you're traveling or doing online game, you don't have that luxury (or that problem). You have to make her trust you with limited resources.
How does one establish baseline trust? By conveying high trustworthiness. There are many indicators girls will pick up, and the more you can convey, the easier it will be for you. I'll mention some of the most common ones.
Being foreign
If you're a foreigner from a country that's more developed than the LTS girl's country, that is likely to mean you're high trust. The more developed your country, the easier it will be for her to trust you. For example, Germans can pretty much ignore all this LTS nonsense. They won't ever notice it, because girls will instantly trust them. Bolivians will have to work hard. Americans will be hit or miss, depending on other factors. But as long as your country is more developed than hers, it will be very easy for you to establish trust.
Race
Unfortunately, racism is rampant in LT societies. I won't dwell on this. But I'd like to emphasize we're talking about trust. In Brazil, I'd argue that the Japanese have it the easiest when establishing trust. They don't have to worry about portraying themselves as trustworthy guys when approaching girls.
Education
Where did you go to school? Did you go to a competitive, top ranked university? If you did, and you're chasing high quality girls, that means you went to the place all her friends want to go to or are going themselves. That implies trust.
Job
Obviously, electrical engineers will have it easy compared to social media managers.
Social activities
Do you go to high profile places? Do you dine in fine restaurants? Do you travel to interesting places? All of these help establish trust.
Networking, friends in common
If you have friends in common with the girl, or belong to the same extended social circle, others will vouch for you and grant you trust.
Online LTS game
Baseline trust is particularly important when doing online game. Girls will always swipe left on you if you're not trustworthy enough. Even if they do swipe right and talk to you, they don't trust you completely. You're just a guy from a dating app, possibly a fake. Additionally, a lot of girls are plain stupid and will suck at reading subtle trustworthiness clues that you may be communicating. To maximize your chances in an LTS, you should be obvious. Smart girls can tell you're high trust from the faintest indicators. Dumb girls will pick it up because you're spelling it out in 50 different ways.
Aside from having pictures that convey your high trustworthiness, an active Instagram profile will help you tremendously. But every little bit will help. Make sure you're displaying your university and employment information. If that's not clear enough, mention it in your profile description. A lot of guys do this and while it's tacky, it helps.
I've had a few girls ask me for a Facebook profile so they can see "I'm real". This is the clearest sign of a low trust scenario. I usually keep mine deactivated, but I reactivate it so they can check it out. Another thing some girls will ask you for is your surname, so they can Google you. In this case, having a personal website will give you great results. Making the news will be even better. If she can find your name in a newspaper article, that's rock solid baseline trust. If you're looking for a first-date bang, something like this will make a huge difference.
Reversing LTS game
If your game is tight enough and you're handsome, high status, etc, compared to her, you can pull off a reversal of the whole "establishing trust" routine. Have the girl prove herself to you. Where did she go to school? Which neighborhood does she live in? What's she doing with her life? You're not going to steal my organs, are you? Can I trust, you really? I won't bring any random girl into my condo. If you can pull this off you obviously don't have to do anything else regarding trust.
Flakiness
A lot of the flaky behavior that members complain about in South American countries can be explained by trust factors. If you have a decent amount of numbers or matches but are getting too many flakes, that indicates you have a problem establishing baseline trust. You can be attractive to a girl and not trustworthy enough. You can be trustworthy but unattractive. (If the latter, she's unlikely to set up a date with you, let alone flake). If you have this problem, try signaling more trustworthiness indicators, it can make a difference.
Calibrating trust game
The perception of trust in a society can be measured and there is a growing body of research about this subject. When traveling, you should calibrate your game according to the trust level of the society you're in. The lower the perception of trust, the more explicit you should be about your trustworthiness. In high trust societies, you don't have to stress much about any of this.
For reference, here's an up to date (2016) ranking of corruption perception worldwide (source). Generally, the perception of corruption maps inversely to trust.
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1 - New Zealand
1 - Denmark
3 - Finland
4 - Sweden
5 - Switzerland
6 - Norway
7 - Singapore
8 - Netherlands
9 - Canada
10 - Germany
10 - Luxembourg
10 - United Kingdom
13 - Australia
14 - Iceland
15 - Hong Kong
15 - Belgium
17 - Austria
18 - The United States of America
19 - Ireland
20 - Japan
21 - Uruguay
22 - Estonia
23 - France
24 - Bahamas
24 - Chile
24 - United Arab Emirates
27 - Bhutan
28 - Israel
29 - Poland
29 - Portugal
31 - Barbados
31 - Taiwan
31 - Qatar
31 - Slovenia
35 - Saint Lucia
35 - Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
35 - Botswana
38 - Dominica
38 - Cape Verde
38 - Lithuania
41 - Costa Rica
41 - Brunei
41 - Spain
44 - Georgia
44 - Latvia
46 - Grenada
47 - Cyprus
47 - Czech Republic
47 - Malta
50 - Mauritius
50 - Rwanda
52 - Korea (South)
53 - Namibia
54 - Slovakia
55 - Malaysia
55 - Croatia
57 - Jordan
57 - Hungary
57 - Romania
60 - Cuba
60 - Italy
62 - Saudi Arabia
62 - Sao Tome and Principe
64 - Suriname
64 - Montenegro
64 - Oman
64 - Senegal
64 - South Africa
69 - Greece
70 - Bahrain
70 - Ghana
72 - Solomon Islands
72 - Serbia
72 - Burkina Faso
75 - Turkey
75 - Kuwait
75 - Tunisia
75 - Bulgaria
79 - Brazil
79 - China
79 - India
79 - Belarus
83 - Jamaica
83 - Albania
83 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
83 - Lesotho
87 - Panama
87 - Mongolia
87 - Zambia
90 - Colombia
90 - Indonesia
90 - The FYR of Macedonia
90 - Morocco
90 - Liberia
95 - Argentina
95 - El Salvador
95 - Maldives
95 - Sri Lanka
95 - Kosovo
95 - Benin
101 - Peru
101 - Trinidad and Tobago
101 - Philippines
101 - Thailand
101 - Timor-Leste
101 - Gabon
101 - Niger
108 - Guyana
108 - Algeria
108 - Egypt
108 - Côte d’Ivoire
108 - Ethiopia
113 - Bolivia
113 - Vietnam
113 - Armenia
116 - Pakistan
116 - Mali
116 - Tanzania
116 - Togo
120 - Dominican Republic
120 - Ecuador
120 - Malawi
123 - Honduras
123 - Mexico
123 - Paraguay
123 - Laos
123 - Azerbaijan
123 - Moldova
123 - Djibouti
123 - Sierra Leone
131 - Nepal
131 - Kazakhstan
131 - Russia
131 - Ukraine
131 - Iran
136 - Guatemala
136 - Myanmar
136 - Papua New Guinea
136 - Kyrgyzstan
136 - Lebanon
136 - Nigeria
142 - Guinea
142 - Mauritania
142 - Mozambique
145 - Nicaragua
145 - Bangladesh
145 - Cameroon
145 - Gambia
145 - Kenya
145 - Madagascar
151 - Tajikistan
151 - Uganda
153 - Comoros
154 - Turkmenistan
154 - Zimbabwe
156 - Cambodia
156 - Uzbekistan
156 - The Democratic Republic of Congo
159 - Haiti
159 - Burundi
159 - Central African Republic
159 - Chad
159 - Republic of Congo
164 - Angola
164 - Eritrea
166 - Venezuela
166 - Iraq
168 - Guinea-Bissau
169 - Afghanistan
170 - Libya
170 - Yemen
170 - Sudan
173 - Syria
174 - Korea (North)
175 - South Sudan
176 - Somalia