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    Getting married / divorced in Thailand - what's required

    Pre-Marital Sex. - Part I.

    By Anonymous, Created on: 18/06/2003, Last updated on: 26/04/2007

    » Hello Mr. Rooster ; I moved this discussion to this more appropriate thread. Mr. Rooster wrote : "People are like animals, and their sexual drives will involve some types of pre-marital sex. So prostitution will be there to provide needed service. " The sexual urge is indeed extraordinarily powerful,...

    • Anonymous commented : con't. Only 100 years ago in the US, the legal age of consent to marry was 10 years old (!). I believe Thailand was similar. It is hard to imagine pre-marital sex under those conditions. Did the country and society crumble?? Were people unhappy?? Was divorce rampant? Were children abandoned? Were children being molested and kidnapped? Were there single mothers? Were teens killing themselves? Were women being battered? Were there teen gangs? Was there prostitution? (yes, but no police force was necessary to control or limit it. It was self-limiting). California was one of the first states to raise the age of consent. It raised it from ten to fourteen in 1889 and then from fourteen to sixteen in 1897. Then, in 1913, California again raised it from sixteen to eighteen. Tennessee went the furthest: under Tennessee law, it was a felony to have sex with any woman under twenty-one. Has this stopped anyone from having sex?? We created this problem ourselves. Raising the age of consent to marry GUARANTEES pre-marital sex, and a LOT of it! Raise the age of consent higher and I guarantee you'll have even MORE pre-marital sex, certainly not less. We think we need to graduate from college first, or that young people are too "immature". Unfortunately, you cannot tell hormones to wait until after college, nor should you. This is a good example of passing a law to fix one problem only to have 10 bigger problems explode a few years later (pre-marital sex, over-crowded prisons, teen pregnacy, teen suicide, drug abuse, single mothers, violence against women, divorce, sexual dysfunction, prostitution, etc.) Rather than allow our sons and daughters to marry, we think it perfectly normal to send them with our blessings on a road to hell. We make these problems ourselves. Cheers!!

    • 20 replies, 16,987 views

    Getting married / divorced in Thailand - what's required

    family visa

    By Anonymous, Created on: 02/01/2004, Last updated on: 12/09/2006

    » When the Thai government will allow foreigners with Thai spouse and children to own a one year visa without the need to travel out of the country every 3 month or to show 800 thousands bahts in a bank account, this is very unfair and even most of the Thais don't earn this sum per year, why this discrimination...

    • Anonymous commented : Yes, I agree. My sister-in-law and her daughter could not even get a month US visa to visit California and Texas where her sister and cousins living. She applied twice and caused them 12,000 bahts without refund, which is her two months salary. She got so discussed with the whole things that she would never want to apply again or visit her US families. She told them to come to Thailand instead.

    • 65 replies, 24,845 views

    Getting married / divorced in Thailand - what's required

    Marry in Thailand 1st then Apply for Immigrant Visa to USA

    By Anonymous, Created on: 15/05/2004, Last updated on: 23/09/2007

    » I'm an US citizen living here in Northern California. I plan to get married sometime next year in Thailand to a Thai woman who works as a registered nurse, as she plans on moving here in the US afterwards. I researched the US consulate in Bangkok and US Immigration (USCIS.gov) and sort of understand...

    • 17 replies, 8,925 views

    Getting married / divorced in Thailand - what's required

    Understanding the American ways

    By Anonymous, Created on: 16/10/2004, Last updated on: 28/03/2007

    » I am a Thai lady who left Bangkok at the age of 20, lived in Singapore for 11 years before residing now in the US for the past 4 years. I lived in California for the first year & a half and now I live in Boise, Idaho. Determine to upgrade myself educationally, I enrolled for classes at the local...

    • Anonymous commented : Why are you wanting to go to Canada? Are you not thinking about return to Thailand? If you want to live in North America, you might want to go back to California.

    • 39 replies, 17,828 views

    Getting married / divorced in Thailand - what's required

    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 : Dear Rooster, Thank you for your reply. So faan (fan) is the same as girlfiend/boyfriend as I understand you. Ok, that is helpful. One thing, you say no respectable Thai lady would co-habitate without marriage. I noticed that amongst this group of people that I met, there were several couples where there was no official wedding,but the couples were living together and called each other "faan" and not "mia" or wife/husband (thai word for husband?). So according to you it is not common in Thailand? It was certainly common amongst the group I met. These individuals did come from poorer backgrounds - does that make any difference on whether people will live together without formal marriage? Living together without marriage is common here in California, so I didn't see it as unusual concept. And people who live together here do commonly break up, just like boyfriends/girlfriends who don't live together. I have done this myself. What I did see that was unusual was that NONE of the wives or girlfriends made any attempt to go out socially with their husbands/boyfriends when we went out as a group. Our group visiting from the west (men and women) went out with only the Thai men (to dance, drink, hang out). Why do the women not go? Do they not want to go? Or do they know their men want to go be with other women and do they accept this??? Maybe the women know the men might cheat on them, but don't feel they could stand up to their men? Or that they couldn't leave the men because they would lose their income for them and their families and so they tolerate men seeking sex elsewhere? (I don't know, I'm just trying to figure out why women would let their men go party with other females without them going along... this concept is different to me). I hear many rumors about Thai men being unfaithful, but I would like to think this is the exception (The Cassanova as Rooster says), and not expected for the average Thai man. Any further insight welcome. Best to you! Velynda

    • 25 replies, 18,621 views

    Thai environment, energy, safety issues

    Solar Power

    By Anonymous, Created on: 29/03/2005, Last updated on: 31/03/2015

    » I dont understand why Thailand is not using the sun which is there 365 days/year. Can anybody tell me ? I am in the process of building a house but when it comes to solar energy i might have to import myself to only then be confronted with a high import tax on such products. And that while closing...

    • Anonymous commented : In California they grow a lot of rice. Rather than burn the rice husks, they bale them like hay bales, then use them in home construction at a pittance of cost. They are essentially rated at R56! Which means they insulate bigtime, as the walls of the homes are literally as thick as a bale, additionally they can be put up with a few friends in a weekend! Simple. Look up "hay bale houses". on Google. Also there is no waste and pollution by the burning. Janet

    • Anonymous commented : It appears that scalable solar energy may be here already. Nanosolar in San Jose California is claiming their thinfilm printed solar sheets can be purchased ata cost of 99 cents- US per watt. If this is the case you have the beginnings of the great energy revolution. With that kind of cost it would be ideal for homeowner to power both his home and his vehicle with solar electricity. Utilities could even provide hydrogen as fuel at reasonable prices by splitting it from seawater. The US in particular is sick of dealing with OPEC. It costs us over a billion dollars a day to try to maintain the continuance of that supply and what do we get-higher and higher prices from countries that continue to oppress their own people. Yep- scalable solar is coming.

    • Dominic990 commented : [quote="ed browning":250ifptx][u:250ifptx]It appears that scalable [url=http://www.shinesolar.net:250ifptx][color=#000000:250ifptx]solar panel[/color:250ifptx][/url:250ifptx] may be here already. Nanosolar in San Jose California is claiming their thinfilm printed solar sheets can be purchased ata cost of 99 cents- US per watt. If this is the case you have the beginnings of the great energy revolution. With that kind of cost it would be ideal for homeowner to power both his home and his vehicle with solar electricity. Utilities could even provide hydrogen as fuel at reasonable prices by splitting it from seawater. The US in particular is sick of dealing with OPEC. It costs us over a billion dollars a day to try to maintain the continuance of that supply and what do we get-higher and higher prices from countries that continue to oppress their own people. Yep- scalable solar is coming[/u:250ifptx].[/quote:250ifptx] Practically I am not huge fan of solar power.. It is very expensive with little efficiency..

    • 58 replies, 163,778 views

    Buying property + home in Thailand : issues + guidelines

    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 : Rooster, I read your comments and think you are FULL OF IT. Let’s get this started!!! First: You are the keeper and not the true holder of this land? Whose name is on the DEED? You should know that I am a loan broker and I am a United States Citizen. If you own land here its yours. What happened in the past is over and DONE. It cannot be brought back.. Thailand has just as many skeletons in its closet as the US concerning this issue. Second: If you or your parents bought a house or land that depreciated in value that was your fault! You should have done some research before you purchased. I own many houses in California, all with equities over 100k each. "That’s in the first year" Maybe next time your money will be better spent on a financial advisor. A House is the strongest asset you can possibly own in America. I can go on if you would like? Don’t comment about homes, land or the US if you don’t know what you’re talking about. I do agree with you about becoming a Thai Citizen "IF" you wish to live in Thailand. Same goes for America. You think you have a problem with farangs staying in Thailand… Try ILLEGALS staying in your country by the millions! These people DO NOT bring money to the country like Farangs do to Thailand (reference the illegal Hispanics). Foreign investment is a large asset to Thailand. Take away foreign investment and Tourism, Thailand’s economy will belly up! Third: you make a comment "foreigners could ever fathom since they are reckless, dishonored, bad dharma, thieves and parasites” I have only one question for you... WHY did you become a US citizen? Someone in your family thought it was a good idea for you to live here. Bottom line Rooster... Wake up and move into the 21st century... Read all the history books you want, they will not change what has happened in the past. I leave you with one question.... How did you pay for that "real home" in Thailand that you own?

    • 119 replies, 367,763 views

    Setting up a company in Thailand - what's required

    Changes and Effects of Foreign Business Act

    By Anonymous, Created on: 10/02/2007, Last updated on: 27/01/2015

    » The purpose of this act since 1970s, is though no one clarify openly, to protect local industry against the foreign market invasion. Therefore FBA is in fact Domestic Industry Protection Act. Since 1990s of open door policy, Thailand had promoted vigorously FDI - foreign direct investment of almost...

    • 18 replies, 93,164 views

    Thai business stories

    Baht too strong - urgently needs freedom to float

    By oldexplorer, Created on: 12/03/2009, Last updated on: 04/11/2015

    » As the massive Chinese economy begins a freefall descent in response to the Western financial collapse, the Abhisit government needs to assist Thai exports by allowing the Baht to float downwards. Keeping the Baht slavishly locked to the US Dollar is short-sighted, and will simply make Thai exports...

    • Sean Moran commented : [quote:9cbos3up]by oldexplorer on Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:21 am As the massive Chinese economy begins a freefall descent in response to the Western financial collapse, the Abhisit government needs to assist Thai exports by allowing the Baht to float downwards. Keeping the Baht slavishly locked to the US Dollar is short-sighted, and will simply make Thai exports uncompetitive on the increasingly hostile global economic battleground. A high Baht also damages tourism - British tourists in particular are ignoring Thailand at the moment because of the strong Baht (also admittedly partly because UK Sterling has weakened). What about introducing special attractive rates for tourists? The Thai economy is in danger of being left high and dry by a strong Baht, and becoming completely uncompetitive. The Abhisit government and the Banks need a fresh approach and some creative thinking.[/quote:9cbos3up] Surely the real cost of living is still lower in Thailand than in Britain or California? We're still getting 23.3635 THB to one Aussie dollar according to today's www.xe.com which is still a few baht over what it was back in 1997, from what I have been told.

    • villager commented : [quote="Sean Moran":2va3xoag][quote:2va3xoag]by oldexplorer on Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:21 am As the massive Chinese economy begins a freefall descent in response to the Western financial collapse, the Abhisit government needs to assist Thai exports by allowing the Baht to float downwards. Keeping the Baht slavishly locked to the US Dollar is short-sighted, and will simply make Thai exports uncompetitive on the increasingly hostile global economic battleground. A high Baht also damages tourism - British tourists in particular are ignoring Thailand at the moment because of the strong Baht (also admittedly partly because UK Sterling has weakened). What about introducing special attractive rates for tourists? The Thai economy is in danger of being left high and dry by a strong Baht, and becoming completely uncompetitive. The Abhisit government and the Banks need a fresh approach and some creative thinking.[/quote:2va3xoag] Surely the real cost of living is still lower in Thailand than in Britain or California? We're still getting 23.3635 THB to one Aussie dollar according to today's http://www.xe.com which is still a few baht over what it was back in 1997, from what I have been told.[/quote:2va3xoag]Hi Sean , if you take into consideration inflation the Aussy dollars is worth far less than it it was 12 years ago, for instance a litre of gas was only 10 baht a litre then ,now its 22 or there abouts.

    • 36 replies, 213,281 views

    Domestic / cross cultural issues - Thai / Foreigner concerns

    Land purchase through Thai spouse forbidden: Land Dept

    By Suttisan, Created on: 28/05/2009, Last updated on: 02/10/2016

    » -- Land purchase through Thai spouse forbidden: Land Dept The director general of the Land Department has reiterated that foreigners using Thai nominees to buy land anywhere in the country will have their land title deeds revoked if caught – even if the nominee in question is a lawfully wedded...

    • Chaem commented : ".... of the Land Department has reiterated that foreigners using Thai nominees (their wives) to buy ..." This was said here. Not only Thai nominees do this (wives of foreigners) for Aliens but also Thais act as nominees for their children. To do the right thing and go the whole way, Nobody should be able to buy any of the holy land of this country. The law-maker here should think about this ! Re-write the existing discriminating law. ANYBODY should only be able to put up a claim for enough land to build a house, for not more than 30 years. With an option for another 20 or 30 years. It is an insult to (say US citizen) that a Thai can build a house for his family in California but a Californian may never own the smallest hut in (let's say) Udonthani. Thank you for thinking about this -

    • Bradda commented : [quote="Chaem":1xhh54qs]" It is an insult to (say US citizen) that a Thai can build a house for his family in California but a Californian may never own the smallest hut in (let's say) Udonthani. -[/quote:1xhh54qs] Yes, It is an insult. The real issue is that it takes away the feeling of security. It makes me think twice about any investments in Thailand. As it happens, I have placed the titles of our land in my children's names. Still, security for foreigners living in Thailand is always questionable. The instability of the political realm and the periodic "anti-foreigner" Nationalism, while always present, over the years most of us who live in Thailand learn to not get to excited over "words". Action is a far different story here in Thailand. Rare and not often following up on the Anti-Foreigner crazy talk. In a Utopian world, I wish I could have the same rights and privileges in Thailand, as Thai people enjoy in the USA(ie; Land ownership,employment,citizenship, etc...). In the long run, I think Thailand would be better for it. Small thinking localism, provincialism, xenophobic Nationalism, and Cultural Purity type philosophies are weak and out of place in a progressive,forward moving society. The world would be a more peaceful and brighter place without it.

    • 186 replies, 1,555,754 views

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