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major factor? probably not if the lady can see at first glance that youre a decent looking and classy guy.

but i heard from a lady i was with while in bangkok that the large south asian tourist population in bangkok in the last few years has not helped the reputation of south asian at all lol. she complained about a lot of groups including indian, chinese, and korean tourists, but she especially had a lot to say about indian tourists because of their arrogance, poor hygiene/body odour, below average appearance, being cheap, etc.

the saying "stereotypes exist for a reason" comes to mind here. but if you properly set yourself apart from the stereotype and are a pleasant person, i think a lady starts seeing and judging you as an individual, apart from any prejudices she may have initially held based on your race.

perhaps introduce yourself as "american" lol