no dbmod, the new country is meaning China.

we are both in Shanghai now but neither of us were originally from here. We are both here for work.

his stereotype also could play some part I suppose. He did mention to his friends that if he is to be with another women in the future, that's going to be a serbian women for sure.
Looks like he found that the inter-racial marriage doesn't work for him.

But there's about a handfull of serbs in China. So good luck to that.