The passport bros share a simple message: dating in the West is broken — so go somewhere your money stretches further and your chances improve. Seeking partners abroad is nothing new. But online, the passport bros have repackaged it as the “ultimate life hack” — and their message can sound like the angrier corners of the manosphere.

Carla Subirana travels to a passport bro hotspot, Da Nang in Vietnam, to find out what these men really stand for and what they reveal about why men and women in the West are drifting apart.

Topics covered:

• Dating
• The manosphere
• Social media

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