Dakhar

Im not sure if I would call it "theft" or a blessing. But yes, my wife did cheat on me. That siad, if there was any stealing going on, I would say it was her, because during her affair, she asked me to buy here a house.....

Now I think you know where this is going...

Thai men should learn to teat us with more respect. Else ... you know what may happen.

Chantorn, you usually bring a refreshing perspective to these discussions and have thereby earned my respect. This time, however, you seem to be condoning acts of permanent mutilation in retaliation for having been embarassed. More than that, you even seem to be making a threat yourself. How much blood do you think this man lost before he woke up and discovered that some fairly large veins and arteries were severed? How sure was his wife that she did not give him a fatal dose of the sleeping pills? Did she mix the sleep drug with alcohol? Do you know how many people die each year from that combination of drugs?

Let's face it. If the wife cut off his nose the story would not seem so much like fun, would it? It would be easier to see that she acted like a coward and a criminal. What if it was the man's neighbor that cut off part of this man's body because this man had made his neighbor lose face? Would you still think the crime was appropriate and fun?

Talk about a man's penis is just so titilating that many people just can't see this crime for what it is. Some women have been treated badly by some man and they feel that anything that hurts any man is payback and therefore justified. It isn't. If a woman is not happy in her marriage, the correct response is a divorce, not a cowardly and possibly fatal assault. Shame on you for seeming to condone such a terrible crime.

I can easily recount stories of my soon to be ex Thai wife that would make this woman's seem like a school yard taunting. That said, I did not take a knife to my wife after she effectively stole 100K USD from me. (purchase of property while she has a boy friend)

Then again, I did pay for her boob job, again while she has her boy friend. (she was trying to get all she could while she could)

The result of her boob job was hilarous.... Huge orbs....

A touch of SomNaNa

I actually have a doctorate degree, and Thais do not call me Ajarn. They call a former teacher Ajarn at the office, but do not refer to me as Ajarn. Ironically, Thais do call people in my field with a BS degree as "Ajarn." I am not sure if it is that Thais refuse to recognize a doctorate from America, or they would just rather insult the "Falang."

I had a Thai with a MS, refer to herself as "MA" (doctor because she works at a hospital) and me as a "Falang" when realistically she is my Jr. She said this to a pateint, and yes I also work in the medical field.

Welcome to Thailand....

it's a jar, that will not open

And if we were in the US or UK or Oz, would we think that it was weird if a Thai there called themselves by name? Yes, so you would politely tell them the proper way. But we aren't there, we are in Thailand where the proper way is you use your own name. So do it like the Thais do, because you are in Thailand, and when you are somewhere else, use the proper speech there. Why do some people think that it is ok to come to a foreign land and culture and try to force their own customs on others? If you speak Thai, speak it properly. If you speak English, speak it properly. I am with cm das on this one.

Well, folks to be honest, when I use the word "Koon" folks all laugh and smirk about it.... Like "look at whitey.... make a fool of himself..."

Kind of like an Asian kid rapping, it just dont "feel right"

Back home, you call a fella "Coon" you just may end up with a knife in your throat...

& I have to agree with the OP...

They claim you have a "cold or flu" bot of which are a virus.

News flash, antibiotics don't do jack crap for. Antibiotics are used for bacterial infections, not viral.

So if you can find ANY thing that specifically states you have a virus, and they treated with antibiotics, you may have a prayer on getting your money back.

Inphasis on the word MAY

The Dane travels to Thailand to show off his 3 week old baby to Thai relatives. He must have a screw loose; who takes a 3 week old infant on an international flight? That in and of itself is irresponsible. Then he goes on a pub crawl with violence?

Darwinism in action...

"... and the Darwin award goes to....."

As a father of two sons, and facing a pending divorce I find this story to heart warming. My children's American passports are in a safe controlled by the Mother in law. I work for the family company, and if I try to inforce my rights, I am sure my visa would be stricken.

After a long 10 years of marriage, and the last 5 years spent sleeping in seperate bedrooms, the wife let me know she had a boyfriend, and was "his wife" and I was no longer her husband.

This all revealed to me, after I spent 100K USD towards the purchase of a 250K USD home. She also has another 70K worth of assets (town houses/property) (not to mention the 80K boob job she got 2-3 weeks prior to the revelation of the boy friend)

If any one knew how I could get my kids back, legally, I would also be willing to pay handsomley...

Rith now the divorce date is projected on October 14th to be held at the local Amphur.

I really do not care about the money, I just want my sons.

The wife is not poor, just poor ways. So I can not offer money to her or her family, they would only laugh and act offended.

Cheers to this guy

Nothing can output more energy than it takes to run it. This is a law of physics. When I say 'law' I don't mean something that has been decided upon. I mean something that has been proven to be the case.

Energy transfers cannot result in the miraculous creation of free energy.

If it were possible, the entire accumulated human knowledge about the universe would be wrong.

Which it isn't.

If you are saying that it requires more energy to produce the output energy you are wrong on that. That may be the case for some types of energy production but certainly not all.

The idea is to use a little bit of energy to creat A LOT more energy. Not use a higher amount to yield a less amount, to do so would be crazy.

after being in a violent relationship (wife liked to hit, throw plates, scratch, insult etc) I will not tolerate even "playful" violence etc. It is a slippery slope that I do not want to be on.

Just my opinion

You will nee a re-entry permit, which you can indeed not get at the airport.

The re-entry permit would only be valid till your current permission to stay, Nov. 18!

Yea, I got a "under review" notice too.

I changed from a marriage visa to a work visa, and I got a 2 month "under review" visa.

I dont really know what this is all about and I feel like I may get kicked out.

I don't know what to do or think about this....

I failed to "report" every 3 months, so I am not sure if this is the reason for the "review"

She will learn the lesson that travel to any country need visa and have to be checked before departs....

I am sure the lesson could have been learned without the threat (or atempt of theft) of a 10K fine. Sitting on a plane for around 40hrs+ is a lesson well enough.

I would have to agree.... "So what if you have a beyond platinum card," in Thailand it represents what.... a line of credit for 30K baht....

Now, on the other hand, that green card represents free entry & stay in to a country that required probably about 700,000 Baht to aquire that card.

The reality is, that "Nap" could probably buy your house, car and all you posessions with one of her credit cards....

Honestly if you have a green card, one could easily develop the "i can do anything attitude/thought process.

America treats the green card holders like any other citizen (preety much) so it is no stretch of the imagination that the green card holder thinks they have the same privaledges as the a USA citizen.

Regardless, a 10K USD fine is a bit much...

I wish her the best and I would advise her husband to encourage her to hurry up and become a US national, thus voiding his I 864 affadavit of support, because every day he is married to her is a gamble that could be worth 100 of thousands of dollars if she divorces him before she is a national.

God help us...

To the Op Sorry my post was not meant to have a go at your parenting skills.

I was just saying he is an adult it is a bent bike dont waste your money. He new it was a bent bike and took a chance like we all do in life. Draw a line under this bike right it off and help him get a legal bike. That will help your son more in the long run. Good luck hope it all works out

Robblock

This is a bent bike not a mortgage or anything of any importance. By helping him out and putting good money after bad how will this show his son how to grow into a fine young man.

"Young Man"

What is he now a todler? He is 22 for heaven's sake...

Why don't I leave? I'm working on it... these things take time, but thanks for your concern.

sounds like a great "boy" that is "going" places

he shows so much drive, determination & is goal oriented. I mean really, I bet his patch work scooter is the best in the village...

Ry Cooder - Girls from Texas

Well, I met a girl from Texas 'bout a year ago

Hadn't known her for too long when I had to let her go

You see, she had a razor, was ten inches or so

And every night you'd hear her knocking at my door

She said, "Baby, I'll give you the clothes on my back

You can have everything that I've got in my shack

But if you ever try to leave they'll take your out in sack

'Cause me and my razor will see to that"

That's the way the girls are from Texas

That's the way the girls are from Texas

That's the way the girls are from Texas

I thought about my situation, decided not to tarry

For my own self preservation I decided we should marry

When the preacher started reading 'bout 'till death do us part

I told him, "Skip it, we had that understanding right from the start"

I am from Texas, and I never met a girl from Texas such as the one described. That said, I would not state that there are NO such girls.

In my case, I attempted to stick around for my 2 boys. You can not cure those that do not want to be cured and to be frank, most people with "mental issues" will deny that they have a problem.

"Although it is quite a dangerous mission"! Dangerous in what sense-no pad Thai for 60 days?

LOL!

You sir, have obviously never been on open waters. One could easily suffer from sun burn, or a nasty case of heat stroke.

The weirdest part is so many westerners keep coming back for more.

Apologies for sounding like an absolute snob but I couldn't possibly conceive being in a marriage where the communication relied on pidgin English, sign language and misunderstandings, where there was an even chance that my wife would go off like a banshee at the slightest provocation, where the wife had the personality of a fridge, where there'd be hours of sullen silence, where she'd bugger off for days after an argument and where there's the possibility of domestic violence. I simply couldn't.

She's a wife for God's sake. As mentioned by another poster some westerners seem to choose there supposed life partner, soul mate and mother of their children with no more thought than they'd decide what toasted sandwich to have from 7-11.

It boggles the mind.

I met my soon to be X in the states while she was working on her Masters degree. Her spoken English is nearly perfect, her written, is better than most. Communication was not an issue for us.... if it were, I probably would have never married her.... but u r right about one thing, i should have taken more time

Not being fluent in any form of sign, but yet having studied a lot about deaf culture, sign language etc (doctorate of Audiology)

i would not be surprised if your brother could communicate, to some degree, in sign with other Thai signers. (there is a lot of cross over in sign languages around the world)

My soon to be x-wife never pulled a knife, but that was probably because one was not "handy" at the moment. But she did attack me. She is a very controling "power hungry" manipulative person. She thus far attacked me twice... and I do not intend on giving her a chance for a 3rd round.

Her trigger point for attacking was when I caught her in a lie, and showed her the proof. She just went bonkers on me, hitting, screaming and scratching etc etc. What I fear is that, honestly she is around 90lbs and I am 210, she has learned she can not hurt me.... so I fear she will pull a knife in the future.

So honestly I stay away and hope for a divorce soon. This far it has been 8 months since I left her.

The bad part is we have 2 kids together....

Oh and what is the main stay of our arguments... her cheating on me.... but to be honest I am grateful she did!!!!

OP - Your wife chooses a good looking new maid then tells you that many maids are also required to 'take care' of the master of the house.

I think your wife is giving you a subtle (or not so subtle) message.

Sadly, I think the wife is saying she finds the OP, sexually repulsive.... & I only say this because I used to hear the same stuff from my soon to be Thai X wife (praise God). Now the trouble with me was, I didn't take her seriously when she told me to get a mia noi, because she was not interested in sex with me... I mean really when it is down to 4 times a year... one would think she was being honest.

Now 5 years and over 170K USD gone and my 2 kids essentially stolen from me... I got the message...

They say divorce is expensive, because it is worth it.

OP, I wish you luck