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    Understanding Thai Men, help

    By Anonymous, Created on: 25/03/2005, Last updated on: 16/08/2007

    » Dear forum, I've just returned from my first trip to Thailand, and I did enjoy the people and culture very much. Hope to return soon. I wasn't looking for a boyfriend on my visit, or even a date actually, but I became a little romantically friendly with one Thai man (met through mutual friend)....

    • Anonymous commented : h like play-things where both parties have open relationships and could move on for greener pastures. Majority of urbanite men are smarter now and prefer to take advantage of women so there are very few mistresses. The stupid girls would end-up pregnant and having children without child support from the men or government. These girls would most likely become prostitutes, which is better flex-time with nicer incomes than average minimum wage. I knew so many of these girls that it is not even funny anymore. If they got smarter, they might find local good men or foreign men to marry. Western men do not seemed to mind marrying Thai women with children, it would be a big scandal for middle and upper class men to marry these women in Thailand. Bangkok and some parts of Thailand have different groups of foreign cultural practices. In the Muslim communities, Mulism men could have up to four wives each time. In the Chinese communities, it is common for them to have minor wives. In Thai traditional culture, rich men could have as many wives as they could afford and to treat them equally under the same roof. In the modern day, gumbo culture resulting from Western and other foreign cultures. Therefore, urban people seemed to do whatever are conveniences to them. This is possible because Thailand lacks of child support enforcement and social welfare for children and single mother, so that the Casanovas have more freedom to console to any women as they could.... My sister is a victom of Western Casanova. My cousins are victoms of common local Casanovas. One of my cousin died of AIDS and left a daughter with HIV for my uncle. The Casanova with HIV took off with another girl...who knew where? In most of these cases, traditional values and culture were not followed which resulted in disaster future for the girls.

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    Buying property in Thailand

    By Anonymous, Created on: 17/02/2006, Last updated on: 11/11/2011

    » Nothing much to say here is there, i think that IAN has told us all there is to know and believe me.......... .he's right.

    • Anonymous commented : BANGKOKPOST, 24 JULY 2006 DATELINEBangkok Land scandalon Samui needs study Prachachart Turakij editorial _ Over two decades ago, Samui was known as a paradise island with beautiful beaches and verdant forests. As tourism grew, property developers descended on the island. New hotels and luxury housing projects sprouted up. Land prices skyrocketed. Samui is back in the news, but for a different reason. Two weeks ago, Surat Thani provincial authorities began looking into possible encroachment onto forest reserve land and other illegal ownership. Caretaker Natural Resources and Environment Minister Yongyuth Tiyapairat flew to the island with investigators. He said there was evidence that several plots of land around Khao Dang and Khao Duangnok might have been obtained illegally for sale to foreigners. Meanwhile, another investigation was launched by Pien Yongnu, head of the Bangkok Metropolitan Waterworks Labour Union, who claimed that leading members of the ruling Thai Rak Thai party had bought large parcels of land from local villagers and later obtained title deeds. Sand was dumped onto rocky beaches while local authorities were ordered to cut a new road into the area, Mr Pien claimed. Our own investigations reveal that foreign companies are involved in the current land development boom on Samui. Big advertisements for property projects have appeared in Thai and foreign media to draw foreign buyers. Some of these projects are operated by foreigners who use Thai proxies to set up companies here. With a lot of money at their disposal, these foreign property developers buy land along the beaches and on the hills. We urge caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to look into this matter and take action against anyone found to have violated the law.

    • 119 replies, 367,763 views

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    International Marriage - a new type of Human Traffickings

    By Anonymous, Created on: 08/11/2006, Last updated on: 08/11/2006

    » A female teacher of Ubon was hooked up through the famous international dot com website 'M' marriage/match-making site and met a Pakistan men, who murdered her in Bangkok. A Kalasin prostitute married an American man and moved into New Jersey and finally dumped by the man and she is now...

    • 0 replies, 2,508 views

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    Some comments from typical Thai lady.

    By Anonymous, Created on: 29/01/2008, Last updated on: 25/05/2009

    » Just some comments from Thai lady side, please be known that my comments are from only my experience. Why do we look down Farang with dark woman? - They don't have the minimum standard for their wife. ( I have no complain marrying with bar girl. What the reason do you choose her to be your...

    • Anonymous commented : Hi AD, Probably not as often as you, AD, there are other places in the world to see, you know. Besides I have stated several times before that I am in this forum to learn about Thailand and not to teach Thais or farangs living in LOS how to be or do. I sometimes do disagree with you but for me that is not a problem at all. You have your opinions and I have mine. I fail to see why we should mean exactly the same about everything. I can tell you a secret AD: Sometimes I even agree 100% with Adam`s opinions. This specific time is one of the rather few times I totally disagreed with you. “Thai lady 10th ..............I am sincerely sorry, and feel ashamed at the behavior of some farang men i have seen in Thailand. Please believe me when i say that we are not all like them.” AD; I can also feel disgusted when I see the behavior of some tourists in Thailand but I do not accept that farangs in general are blamed for the bad behavior of a few. Neither do I apologize for it. Thai authorities have constantly denied fair play for constructive farangs to settle in LOS just in order to import masses of white trash on 30-days tourist visas in order to milk them for money, so exactly what do you or ”Thai-lady” expect from farang party animals, AD? Usually they drink themselves senseless, Drunk, fat, frustrated, ugly, uneducated 20-65 YO Scandinavians, Aussies and Germans are screaming in the streets with a 20 YO Thai girl in each arm. Farangs speaking lousy English and those of them being most familiar with Thailand has even picked up some kind of gutter-pasa-thai instead of real pasa thai. What a shame! But why should you or I apologize for them? I to go to Wenzhou , Xiamen and Dalian in China in April, and if I have the time I will visit Bangkok in order to straighten a few things out concerning my account in Tanakarn Khrung Theep (Bangkok Bank) . Best regards, Hans

    • GORDON commented : HI TO ALL THAI LADY,S. I AM A FARANG LIVING HERE WITH MY THAI WIFE AND FAMILY AND OCCASIONALY GO OUT FOR A NIGHT OUT WITH THE BOYS . I AND MY FRIENDS ENJOY LOOKING AT ALL THE BEAUTIFULL YOUNG LADIES BUT WE DO NOT CARE TO SEE GIRLS BEING MAULED BY STRANGERS OR TEMPORARY FRIENDS[SO CALLED BOYFRIENDS I.E. 1 MONTH]. THAT BEHAVIOUR IS NOT WHAT WE SEE AT HOME . IT IS DRUNKEN BEHAVIOUR OFTEN ENCOURAGED BY THE GIRLS SEEKING TIPS. SOMETIMES IT IS THE GIRLS WHO GRAB YOU UNWELCOMELY , BUT I APPRECIATE THAT ESPECIALY NOW THAT TIMES ARE HARDER THE GIRLS ARE MAKING [ OR TRYING TO ] A LIVING THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN TO SUPPORT A FAMILY AND OFTEN A CHILD OR 2 BY A THAI MAN WHO DUCKS HIS RESPONSABILITY AS MANY DO. I UNDERSTAND THE THAI WAY OF NOT SHOWING AFFECTION IN PUBLIC , AND I BELIEVE THAT IS CHANGING WITH THE YOUNGER GENERATION . I DO NOT FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE HOLDING MY WIFE,S HAND ANYWHERE EVEN BACK IN HER VILLAGE. THAILAND IS CHANGING , I AND MANY ORDINARY FARANGS AGREE WITH YOU THAT A HALFWAY MEASURE IS ALWAYS THE BEST. NO ONE WAY IS ALWAYS RIGHT , LIFE IS ABOUT MAKING COMPROMISES , SHARING VIEWS AND IDEAS . THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO BE HAPPY IN YOUR LIFE WHETHER IT BE A MARRIGE OF THE SAME CULTURE OR THE BLENDING OF 2 . IN A LOT OF WAYS A MARRIAGE BETWEEN 2 DIFFERENT CULTURES IS ENRICHING FOR BOTH PARTIES ENVOLVED. A LOT OF UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE IS REQUIRED . SOMETIMES IT IS HARD NOT TO ARGUE TOO STRONGLY ABOUT WHAT SEEM TO US FARANGS AS VERY SILLY SUPERSTITIONS , WE HAVE TO SOMETIMES STOP THINKING LIKE FARANGS AND SOME OF THE SMOKE CLEARS , ALL IT TAKES IS A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL PEOPLE WHETHER FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES OR NOT ARE JUST THAT - DIFFERENT , AND AS WE SAY IN THE WEST - MEN ARE FROM MARS / WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS . PLEASE TRY NOT TO JUDGE ALL FARANGS BY THE DRUNKEN TOURISTS , THEY FOR THE MOST PART ARE JUST BOYS LET LOOSE IN THE TOY SHOP. ------A SMALL POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IN CLOSING IS THAT I THINK IT UNFAIR TO BLAME THE TOURISTS FOR THE SEX INDUSTRY APART FROM THE OBVIOUS AREAS WHERE IT IS EXPLOITED - BANGKOK/PATTAI/PHUKET TO NAME 3. I READ THAT 95% IS FOR HOME CONSUMPTION , ENCOURAGED BY THE SHY VICTORIAN CUSTOMS OF THAI COURTSHIP AND LACK OF SERIOUS SEX EDUCATION FOR YOUNG LADIES . PLEASE DON,T TAKE MY COMMENTS AS CRITISISIM OF THAILAND IT IS JUST MY VIEWS AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH MY WIFE . WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS AND STILL LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER. A BLESSING TO YOU ALL WHO READ THIS - BE HAPPY . GORDON - Sorry to all this is is uppercase , at the time I posted I was new to posting.

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    Murder in Ranong

    By Anonymous, Created on: 12/02/2008, Last updated on: 31/07/2009

    » I wonder why nothing has been reported in the English language newspapersof Thailand regarding the recent murder of a Canadian Citizen living in Ranong. The grieving family in Canada have been kept in the dark by not being able to access any information. Three people have been arrested including the...

    • buzzlighyear commented : anyone who lives in thai that is white is doing a very risky thing indeed. why would you surround yourself around a bunch of people that have no money and would not care wether or not you are dead or alive. first off why would you want to live there. what would you do . deff not the party scene , not the great culture . why ???? if you want to be able to have sex with a small hot chick just stay in bangkok where it's a little safer or bring her back to your home . staying in thai is asking for trouble . nothing good can come from it . how you going to make money ?? iam not old . iam just turning 25 and find it rediculous how many old men get taken advantage of . what 20 something year old woman is going to love for real a fat white guy in his late 40's to 50's . just ask yourself??? they want your money and thats it. yea they sound nice and try to be lovely but in the end it's about boom boom and take care . we all know this . love for thai women is based off of their need to be taken care of . and yes i do see a problem with thai women finding men just for a more financially stable future. how bout go to school , get a job , or not have 3 children by the time of 16 , thanks

    • 19 replies, 32,413 views

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    marriage in thailand

    By Anonymous, Created on: 15/02/2008, Last updated on: 21/02/2008

    » im canadian , how do we get married in thailand , and what is easy way to do it ?

    • Anonymous commented : in Thailand consists of both parties registering their marriage in person with the local Thai Amphur (Civil Registry Office). [ The United States does recognize the validity of such a marriage.] 1. Complete an affidavit at the Canadian Embassy, 15th Floor, Abdulrahim Place 990 Rama IV Road Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 Thailand The affidavit form, available upon request, includes all of the information required by relevant Thai law. The form must be completed and notarized at the Embassy. You may download a copy of the form here. 2. Have the notarized affidavit translated. Click here for a list of translators in the Bangkok area. 3. Take the affidavit and translation to: Legalization Division Department of Consular Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3rd Floor, 123 Chaeng Wattana Road Tung Song Hong, Laksi District, Bangkok Tel:(02) 575-1057-8, Fax:(02) 575-1054 4. Take the affidavit and supporting documents to a local Amphur and register yourselves as married. The Amphur will also require the following documents: Your Canadian passport If one party is Thai, the Thai citizen's identification card If either party is under the age of twenty, written permission from the parents (with Thai translation); If either you or your fiance have been previously married the Amphur will want to see proof that prior marriages have been terminated; either divorce or death certificates. These documents, if available, should be translated into Thai prior to presentation at the Amphur. Simple, and good luck, I hope he's a honey.

    • 8 replies, 4,152 views

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    GANGSTERS IN AIRPORT SECURITY STAFF BKK INT'L AIRPORT

    By Anonymous, Created on: 01/03/2008, Last updated on: 30/07/2009

    » Report to Security Manager and Airport Police, robbery at X-Ray checking of passengers, 27 Feb 2008 . Copy sent to embassies and medias. 29 FEB 2008 Mr Michel XIMA Chemin du Mistral 13113 – LAMANON (France) mail : michel.xima@wanadoo.fr Attention to : CHIEF SECURITY PASSENGERS § AIRPORT...

    • 2 replies, 12,180 views

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    About Face.

    By Sean Moran, Created on: 14/10/2008, Last updated on: 13/04/2014

    » One olde axiom that comes to mind is, '[i:3b539sim]If you can't say something nice, then keep your mouth s.h.u.t.[/i:3b539sim]' Just a thread that pertains to one of the cultural differences one might notice in venturing from a typical 'westernised' society of the assertive kind to the shores of...

    • Sean Moran commented : a one shot deal between both parties in which Thais generally get the best deal they can. They live in the now and think in the now! Could it be that these 'ships in the night' type of relationships are generally between Thai/Chinese trades people and tourists with neither having a vested interest in going much deeper than 'the now'? fast eddy[/quote:18szifmw] Regarding the problem mentioned, I reckon it's right on the mark Mr Eddy. That's why I prefer to live in the rural places where Mr Klaus' 'rumor-mill' travels a lot further than in the big cities. So many tourists ARE only around for 'the now' and there is no comparison between the treatment that I have received as a farang in Bangkok or even strange places or the streets in Nonthaburi with that of Mabkha or up in the village at Nikhom Pattana. I'd try to explain further how good luck was my friend when I first arrived in the LoS, but it might take the thread off-topic, perhaps. I'd just like to mention that the 'shallowness' might be normal reaction to relentless tourism, and I've had it countless times from strangers, but it is possible to get to know the people in a rural community given some time, providing you keep good habits and get to bed most nights at a reasonable hour, without company. That reputation side is a large subject, and although related very closely to the topic, as Klaus pointed out, possibly best taken as a given for the purpose of the thread, I guess. I read this story on the Stickman site back in 2007 that really shed an optimistic light on foreign diplomacy in Thaoiland. I haven't read it in almost two years. The only words I remember are "Dan, you like jump plane?" I hope that the author's perspective might be fun to read, but you seem fairly right about the trust chasm between foreign strangers. I'm a bit that way myself in Australia anyway, when it comes to trusting strangers. [url=http://www.stickmanbangkok.com/Reader2007/reader3596.htm:18szifmw]One Day In Thailand, anon.[/url:18szifmw]

    • 61 replies, 76,687 views

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    Farang and their seemingly paradoxical ways

    By Mr. Surin Province, Created on: 17/10/2008, Last updated on: 17/04/2010

    » As a long-historied Farang resident myself, comfortable and understanding, I have to ask the age old question regarding Westerners that find it necessary to stay/live here while finding life so objectionable in many ways. Why is this so? I've experienced this throughout Asia {in particular the LOS}...

    • mythaihouse commented : I'm a w/m farang married to a Thai woman for the past 20 years, which has been full of up's and downs! We have been living in Thailand for the past 5 years, prior to that in N.A. I've been doing my best to assimilate into Thai society the best I can, but at times find it increasingly dificult. The Thais in Bangkok are more sophisticated and therefore easier to communicate with but they don't allow you to get to close. In comparison, I have a home in Chiang Mai, which my wife and I have owned for the past twenty years. The neighbours have all been living there for the same time and I've seen children growing up and going on to University. My immediate neighbour's really have nothing to do with me, know matter how hard I attempt to make friend's, they just keep to their own. The language could be one factor, but my thai is not that bad, that I can't communicate. I befriended a shopkeeper close to my home in Mae Rim, where he advised me that Thai's and farang's don't mix, and I wondered why? You only have to live here a short time, not come as a walking ATM tourist, to really see how welcome you are in this country, and the indifference shown by Thais. I've very rarely seen a genuine smile from a Thai directed towards me, even if I should smile at them first, they just don't see us, it's like were invisible. Any political party which calls themselves TRT (Thais love Thais), has to explain an awful lot, about the psyche and personality of the Thai people. Even Thaksin used the word Farang often as PM, which in my opinion is a condescending racial word. I've travelled to China, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Cambodia and Sinapore. All these countries convey warmth and genuine friendliness towards me and I'm sure other foreign travellers who visit there. What a refreshing experience it is! When I return to Thailand it's the same old attitude, the Thais with their non-smiles and indifference towards most foreigners. The people who are really the most friendly in Thailand, are the ones with the least amount and the neighbourhood of Thai Muslims, whom I got to know quite well, living near a Muslim community, they were so poor, but very friendly. The middle and upper middle class families really want nothing to do with us, because women who go with a foreign man are looked down upon by Thai society! The Thais' also think they're the best country in SE Asia, how wrong they are!!

    • 57 replies, 74,821 views

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