SlyAnimal

Haha you've obviously misread my post. When I've said "Flirting with the line", I am referring to the "line" I mentioned in the previous paragraph, of being "liked" rather than "respected" (e.g. Liked because I don't give a lot of homework, because I'm getting too close to "edutainment" rather than having a strict focus on learning). Nothing to do with anything inappropriate.

Leave her and remain in Thailand so that you can remain in your daughter's life. As I doubt you'd get custody of your daughter if you'd be taking her back to Europe, and you'd be unable to properly raise her in Thailand (I assume you're not fluent in Thai lol). Plus, you likely came to live in Thailand for the lifestyle, and living by yourself, with just a bit of "child support" for your daughter / exwife will likely be cheaper than paying for the family + yourself + extended family's gambling debts. You'll then get to live a much more enjoyable lifestyle, still see your daughter regularly and probably save money in the process.

A couple of important points to note: 1 - Culture & threshold for compliments Thai culture compared to Western culture means that people are much more willing / likely to give a compliment to strangers. So back in the west, unless it's some cat calling US construction worker, it's very unlikely anyone would give a compliment to a stranger, but in Thailand it seems the norm, especially with Farang. My son, who is 9 and half Thai, has had random strangers tell him that he's handsome etc in 7/11 or at the traffic lights since he was about 4 or 5. With compliments being more the norm, it means that there's a lower standard required to illicit a comment compared to in the west (e.g. They'll compliment anyone who's decent looking, not just models). 2 - Different standards of Beauty Within Thailand having a bridge on your nose and white / pale skin are considered very desirable features. Comparatively no one really cares about either that much in the west because the majority of Caucasians have the same look. So assuming you're Caucasian, you're already ahead of the curve and will be seen as handsome provided you're not overweight (If overweight, they'll call you cute instead lol) or wearing a nasty scowl across your face, then you'll probably be called handsome as a compliment, doesn't mean they're interested in jumping you though.

These guys have full live coverage of all world cup games, and the replays are available afterwards too for 1700 THB: https://connect-th.beinsports.com/en# Also I think Rugbypass.com have highlights + discussion etc about the matches and will be either free or cheap I think (I haven't actually checked though, just remember some ads from them) https://www.rugbypass.com/ Also as a general note, I think these guys below have coverage of 6 nations etc when the rugby world cup isn't on. https://www.premiersportsasia.com/ All of them you can stream on your computer, and they probably have mobile apps too (Which you can then comcast or whatever to your TV).

Over the past 13 years I've had 3x teaching licence waivers from Krusapa at 2 different schools. 2011, 2015 & 2020 I think. The one in 2015 I didn't end up using for a work permit. My old school also applied for a waiver for me in around 2017 I think, although they needed to click a button within 30 days and didn't, so the waiver wasn't granted (They weren't very organized). I previously passed 2/4 of the krusapa tests before they abolished them I also have a Thai Culture Certificate from 2014 I think I also started doing a diploma in teaching, but stopped due to covid etc (And didn't return to it). I'm thinking about going back to teaching in 2024, it'd likely be at the same school I had my last waiver from. If I did do you think I'd be able to get another license waiver? If I did, I'm thinking about sticking with it for a fair while so that I can apply for citizenship (I easily meet all requirements except for having a WP + earn 40k+ for 3+ years) Do you think I'd be able to get enough waivers for +5-7 years? Or if I wouldn't be able to, what would I probably need to do instead? (I saw there's some new system?)