I was turned in 1880, love. I've been around for a while. [ Just throwing that out there. ]
To explain that, you gotta know what vampires are like. We enjoy chaos and bloodshed. It's easier to get away with feeding too, without drawing th' attention of a mob. [ All true, although he has more personal reasons for liking China. ] That also happens to be when I bagged my first Slayer.