Foreign women are almost always the exception to the stages. When you travel abroad to just about anywhere, your chances of meeting and having fun seem to immensely increase. Im not talking about a cheap prostitute in Thailand, but everywhere in general.
For example, lets say you are in your 30s and in reasonable shape. You take a trip to somewhere in eastern europe where you go to a bar/club for some action just like you do here in NYC. Its almost like the 70s/80s where meeting and picking up is not that challenging. The attitude in foreign countries is much different. However, when they step foot on American soil then the rules change and they default back to the good ole stages.
Your best bet here is to find a foreign woman that doesnt want to change to fit the stages. The easy part about this is that you just have to listen to accents when your traveling around NYC so it makes the process a little easier. If you hear an accent of any kind, then you know you have a step-up. She might not have been poisoned by American society just yet.
In your 30s, you can pick-up stage one women with ease...well, that is you will have to work out and diet like you are preparing for the Olympics or your genes have to be especially good where you dont need exercise or diet. The second part of the equation is to all-out lie and say you are in your 20s. I did that for a while at age 30-33 where I said I was 26. I would get up early in the morning hitting the gym for 2 hours and sometimes go back for more at 6pm. I would take creatine and drink those EAS milkshakes for months while eating nothing else. Then my time started to erode and I simply couldnt keep up anymore. I also couldnt stand the EAS milkshakes and needed to taste real food again.
In your 40s, it almost becomes impossible to pickup stage one women. Thats because your health starts catching up. Even if you train as if you were heading towards the Olympics, you still have those hints of being in your 40s.
Stage 1 women seem to fear a guy when he turns 30+ around NYC. Its very taboo. It seems like a big deal if a woman is 19 and your 30+ going out with her. Obviously there is an age difference, but to me I see no reason why it should be so taboo. Im going to take advantage of her just like a 24 year old would take advantage...
My advice to the younger crowd of men following this thread is to pickup as many women as you can. At some point, you will have no access to the young women and the Stage 3 and 4 is all you will find. Exercise and diet helps, but only for so long. Age will catch up to you at some point only leaving behind the memories. So its important to make those memories good

Remember one thing though. Pick-up, but do not pay meaning dont waste your money on dinners. Instead, just meet her at the local Starbucks or go for drinks at one of the cheaper bars in NYC. Always put it out there that you would like to go half. Never brag about the money you have, your career or what you drive. In fact, you might want to bring a beater or a lesser car for the date if you drive in from the suburbs.
Even if you have lots of money, do not pay. If you start paying big from the first date, then it will not end there. The sky is the limit on how much you will spend and you need to put your foot down from the first moment. If you decide to pay $100+ for dinner on the first date, then keep expecting to pay for everything and the sky is the limit as far as the price tag over the course of one year. You will keep paying and pay so dear that you will be broke. All it takes is one-person, a judge, to decide that you will be broke for the rest of your life. Therefore, always hide the fact that you have money and do not spend money on dates. If she likes you, then she likes you. If she likes you because of whats in your wallet then its not meant to be...if you really want to spend money for a successful date then I suggest driving or flying to Canada where you can legally give women $$$ for sex. Although this is an immoral route that men are resistant to take, its far cheaper then an all out relationship in NYC. In the end, there is no difference between all-out prostitution and buying dinner. Actually, the difference here is that you can spend over $300 over the course of 2-3 dates (or even 1 date) and get nothing where as going to Canada or some other country you get what you pay for...