Tsing Tao

We just had our friend from Korea over for dinner and his girlfriend (Korean). Now Andy, our friend, left 9 years ago to start teaching English and loved it so much he never came back. Before he left he was a sensitive little indy rocker. He was, you know, nice to girls in a nice way not a 'nice' way. He never had much luck with women here in Canada, i think mostly, because he wasn't great looking. When Andy moved to Korea everything changed for him, i guess there aren't that many short, stocky, red-haired greek guys walking around. Being the new guy in town – and nice and sensitive – finally got him the luck he deserved. From there, his crotch, there was no looking back. A man getting laid far from home is a man a lot less lonely than a man not getting laid at home.
So, Andy and his girlfriend, Maruko, came for dinner and Korea has changed my sensitive friend. Where in the old days he would have sat and talked with all of us; tonight he only talked with Shane. Maruko, bless her as this has never happened to me before, took care of my children. I cooked, served and cleaned. That was it. And as a topper I only earned a handshake goodbye.
What the fuck? Is it age, culture, what? I am at a loss as to what happened to my young Lou Barlow-esque friend.