So this is a sticky subject

I am my early 20s , middle east. My friend n I were speaking the other day, he is a black individual, he said something abit disturbing, he said we all just want to be with a white guy. Im from s africa , racism is still pretty much on, interracial is not that drastic, mostly old white men with non white younger women. Not saying whites are the only ones racist here, theres alot of racist individuals in different colours. However it disturbed me to think most, not just my friend but most people here want a white boyfriend. Even non white individuals desire them. I never associated with white individuals due to the areas act and white people not being near my area, however I was inclined to meet a few, a few rejected me online the moment I said im not white and thats fine, over time I eventually dabbled in with individuals of different colour and culture. The guy for me out of many turned out to have a mother being mixed race n a dad being white and he truly was amazing, he was amazing cause he made feel happy, complete, the fact he was so chilled everytime, that he made me feel special and told me how much he loved me. He was the guy I really liked and connected to on many levels. However I liked him for the reasons stated above. Things never work out due to complications beyond our control, though someday we may reconnect( dont know why im saying all of this, think im letting things out). Though my concern is pretty clear , are white guys more desirable in other countries? I do intend to come to america some day, id be really upset if people based attraction on colour rather than someone actually being attractive. Just wanted other peoples thoughts or experiences on this.