OneMoreFarang

More of the same. If that would happen in any other country, then a big part of the world, let by the USA, would boycott them. But Israel is obviously an exception. They can do whatever they want and especially the USA still supports them with billions. And just in case someone will call me an antisemite, like this always happens on this forum, my post is about the government of Israel and not their religion.

I had a fine in my mind, not deportation. I have to admit I am not up to date with the current rules under which conditions people get deported.

Probably worst case they prefer Thai prison compared to freezing and starving in Ukraine.

This article is about immigration officers, not about other police who should deal with the bad criminals. I also think that arresting a guy for a little over a month overstay is not nice. But on the other hand, immigration police work for immigration. It's their job. And if they would sit in their offices and do nothing then the Thai tax payers would also complain. Hopefully there is some kind of grace period for overstayers so that he can pay a fine and that's it.

Why not? According to the asylum seekers they come from war zones and fear for their lives. Any free accommodation where they don't have to fear death should be fine for them. And if it comes with heating, regular food and medical service it should sound like paradise.

Thanks for the info. Sometimes we hear things, and we are not sure. And especially in Thailand the fact that things are strange doesn't mean that they are entirely untrue. If in this case the ceremony means legally nothing than that is obviously fine.

Is that your personal experience or are you a law expert? I know many of us think a ceremony is not official and it shouldn't be treated like an official wedding. But IMHO that doesn't mean Thai judges will see it the same way. It's like couples in other countries living together because they don't want to marry and later they find out because they lived x years together it is handled as if they were married.

Why don't you compare Hunter's laptop with Eric Trump or someone else from his family? Trump was the US president, the most powerful person in this world. Hunter Bidon is the son of a president with no political power at all. If Hunter is guilty of any crime, then he should obviously be punished. But that has nothing to do with his father or Trump.

That's why some people from those villages come to Bangkok and enjoy life.

Woman D. Yes Mister Ok, come with me. ????

Fine. But please also no GoFundMe page.

If you think that makes you officially unmarried, think again. I remember a guy who thought he was not married to his Thai girlfriend because they never officially married. And later he separated from her. She insisted she was married and as a prove she had lots of pictures of their Thai marriage ceremony. It seems in the eyes of the Thai courts for divorce that was evidence enough. Is it true? I didn't see the documents but normally the guy was not telling BS stories. So be careful of what you are doing.

It almost sounds as if you have less than that. They should think twice if you are the right guy for their daughter. ????

There is of course another fine option: Don't marry! If you like have the same girlfriend for years or even your whole life. If she loves you, then she will stay with you.

Yes, and if you do it right you will have a lot of fun in that process. Let's party!

Find a pretty Thai girls who helps you to enjoy life. Enjoy! And in case you don't enjoy it anymore find another one. Repeat.

If you can remember it, then you were not part of one of those 6am street sessions.

I think the idea is that the husband shows that he has money to take care of the bride. And as far as I know the parents are in some way supposed to "give it back". Not literally, but by providing land to build a house or something like that. We have some experts here in the forum who know the details. And this has little to do with being rich or poor. As far as I know rich Thais also pay sinsod, millions to show how rich they are and how much they are in love and all that. It seems to be accepted cultural standard for rich and poor Thais. And I think if we live in Thailand and want to marry a Thai then we should not ignore their culture and customs.

Obviously it funny to joke about this, especially from our perspective. But I wonder about the situation of those parents. Imagine they have a pretty daughter, and she marries a farang and then that farang doesn't pay big money. Will that family be respected in the village without new pickup and all that? Will the neighbors agree that true love counts, and money doesn't really matter? Or will everybody ask: How much did he give you? I guess it's not so easy for some parents of those girls.

That reminds me of a rich farang in Bangkok, he owned a couple of pubs. He had a new girlfriend and he decided to marry her. And because he had lots of money, he offered 1 million THB sindod to the poor family. They thought he has obviously too much money. And why should he pay only 1 million when he could easily afford 2 million. So they told him they want two million. He could have easily afforded that money, but he walked away from that greedy family.

That's what happens when you spent 40 billion USD on a toy and then you see that it looked interesting from the outside but it's no fun to play with it.

What a surprise - or maybe not?

I live in lower Sukhumvit and sometimes I go out before 7am. I saw often enough the leftovers from the street bars. What a sad view. A combination of totally wasted farangs and old hookers trying to survive.

I understand that discos, I think they are called clubs these days, want to stay open until 4am or even longer. When do they open? 10pm, and maybe after midnight guests start to fill up the place? But i.e. with gogo-bars that is a different story. Girls start dancing maybe 7pm or 8pm. And by 2am they are tired - if they are still there. They wouldn't be able to dance until 4am. So what would happen if bars would open until 4am? They would start and hour or two hours later. But the amount of open hours would be the same. So what is the point of pushing everything 2 hours into the night?

Thailand is not interested in foreigners with no money. And IMHO that is fair enough. Many (all?) countries are not interested to have lots of foreign people in their country who are poor. And voters don't want to pay for those poor foreigners. Lots of people understand this point from their home countries. No, we don't want those financial migrants. But then the same people, living in Thailand, complain that Thailand has similar rules. We are all foreigners in most countries in this world. That shouldn't be a surprise.