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sfbandung
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My missus is in BKK right now. Flying to Udon this morning staying at Best Western next to Bumrungrad. She is scared to death but she's like that.
I'd really like some info on traffic and whether the military is visible on the streets ...
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What a load of drivel.
My missus is neither a social outcast because she is married to me, nor is she in some elevated status. She is still just her.
Financially better off for sure, but she wasn't starving when I met her, just poor. And if I started to treat her badly she'd piss me off in a heartbeat.
There are actually regular people out there, in fact the vast majority of people are.
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Thailand is easy as. People should try to get into Australia. They are about to enforce the "flaming hoop" rule. You have to jump through it over and over until you eventually give up and piss off. Which is what they wanted you to do in the first place.
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Never had an argument from my missus about wearing seatbelts or child safety. The kids argue all the time of course. My 12 year old daughter always wants to take off her seatbelt on long trips and lie down. She does what she is bloody well told. Safety is not negotiable. Belt up or walk.
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I bet she's from Isaan
Why? Because all girls from Isaan are dumb bar girls who don't understand safety?
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Taxi to Swampy. Tg 200x to UTH.
Less than USD100 and you're there in three hours. Safely.
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100k? As in 100 kilos of gold?
Funny, funny, funny.
If you're real best of luck to you. South? Is she Muslim? Change your name to Mohamed. It will be great.
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I was driving back home from Udon Thani the other day and said to my brother in law that I feel like it is just a matter of time before you have a prang with someone on a motor bike. I was turning left out of the Home Pro carpark and looking right for a break in the traffic as one does. Got the break and was about to charge out when a motorbike coming the other way on our side of the road wizzed past in front of me. If I had hit the gas I would have collected him and no doubt it would have been my "fault".
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Substitute 'Thailand' for any country in the world - scheming bastards aren't exclusive to Thailand.
I can't believe there's actually a forum rule which states No Thai Bashing allowed !! Has it ever been enforced ?
Not that I've noticed. Ever.
Try quoting the Bangkok Post though. That gets stomped on very quickly.
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My wife is pathologically jealous and at times domineering. But they are the only chinks in the armour. I like strong women so the domineering bit is ok and it is usually because I've been on the piss too much and need steering back on track.
She is also stunningly beautiful, fiercely loyal, a fantastic cook and homemaker.
I love her to death and it is certainly her "Thainess" that makes her what she is.
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I'm struggling with this but I'll assume you're young and foolish rather than a troll. Your post looks like a car sale ad.
You are in a foreign country and your sole asset is doubtful equity in a car? And no other source of income?
Go home, get some money behind you and then come back with a better idea than you had last time.
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Thai women are lieing gold diggers! -- Well, that's basically every woman out West as well. Sorry fellas, but woman in general would prefer to marry a successful lawyer, versus someone who lays around and drinks beer everyday.
No, basically every woman "out West" isnt a lieing gold digger, thanks.
(..and your comparison regarding successful lawyer -v- lazy beer drinker is just plain stupid)
And neither are Thai women
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It's so easy to find a nice woman. Just go shopping in any market in a normal town, buy some fruit or fried chicken and you will see an honest hard working person. The chances are they will have at least one child and the husband has done a bunk. That's why they are working selling their wares as opposed to their body. Don't get too chatty till they know you don't have a wife or girlfriend and they will approach you. Their are many many very nice women that really do need a bit of financial support for kids schooling etc. In return they will support you through thick and thin.
As for recommending somewhere to stay. If you want to increase the odds of him getting stiffed go anywhere except Pattaya or Phuket. Thailand has beautiful places to stay in just about every province.
Yes, find a woman in a local market without of any kind of education, 2-3 kids and a drunken abusive thai husband and you will have a partner forever. It doesn't matter if you have to support her husband for the rest of his life or the fact that you don't have anything in common with her whatsoever. If your uncle is rich, tell him to find a girl with master degree from a foreign university and a rich high class Thai family, stay away from farmers daughters from north east Thailand
To OP re above.
I am very happily married to a farmer's daughter from North East Thailand. She and her family are the most down to earth, hard working, highly principled I have ever met.
Keep your guard up by all means but don't fall the for the bullshit generalisations. There is some good advice here but the above isn't.
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If he is at all attractive to women they will let him know here.
If he isn't the gold diggers will be interested in him.
What age is he ?
This is how you meet women in Thailand if you are attractive to them. ............... You walk out your front door.
Reminds me of a guy in PNG who asked his mate, who would regularly come home with a pretty lady he had picked up off the street on the way home, what he said to the girls to entice them.
He answered, "Get in"
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You're talking about children and she's 17? That's a young adult not a kid.
Raising adolescents 101. Particularly girls. Particularly pretty Issan girls. Keep them close. Involve her in what you and your missus are doing mostly and keep the blokes with unscrupulous intentions at bay.
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The fact is there are two very distinct components. There is Thailand itself with all its quirks and frustrations and plenty of advantages. Prior experience with a "non western" existence is a huge advantage.
And then there is your partner. Very often what makes people unhappy here is their choice of partner. To over simplify, it is typically a case of a substantial age gap coupled with a cultural divide. Often too wide to bridge. When these relationships fail often Thailand is blamed when realistically the union was always doomed.
So it is subjective. I am a career expat and I love Thailand. And my wife is a wonderful lady who I love very much.
Would I recommend my situation? Absolutely.
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Make sure you have internet banking with your overseas account and of course a Thai account to transfer to. I transfer money from my ANZ bank in Australia and a business account in Papua New Guinea (of all places) all the time. It's not instant but the funds are here in 24 hours. The exchange rates are good and the overseas fees at the originating bank are reasonable. I have to have a chat with Kasikorn though because there seems to be an element of variability in the fee they charge for the inwards transfer, but it isn't silly.
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Piece of cake. If it's first time to meet the family it will be a bit strange for a little while but that's all. Bring booze, the universal ice breaker and wai the oldies.
Has been said but yes, better to be upcountry than in BKK/Pattaya/Phuket/Chiang Mai during Songkran. Will be quite happily camped at our place in Ban Dung not far form where you'll be.
Also been said but yep, grab a room at a pub. At least one with AC, True Vision and serving half decent farang food for when your stomach needs a break.
It's all about attitude, if you want it to be good it will.
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Not everyone drinks...bring some of those sweetr things for the kids and book into a pub.
Visit and leave the family as you wish. You will be welcome and may spend more time with the family than you think you will. It is allways good to have the hotel though to sleep in,
Good call.
And sometimes they like the drinks sweet! I took a bottle of of single malt I figured I'd share with the old man. All he wanted to drink was the missus' Malibu and Midori.
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Not sure if money is an object but my brother checked out of here literally on Monday. Raved about the place and 6 weeks later is a new man:
But you have to want to stop. Really want it.
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Piece of cake. If it's first time to meet the family it will be a bit strange for a little while but that's all. Bring booze, the universal ice breaker and wai the oldies.
Has been said but yes, better to be upcountry than in BKK/Pattaya/Phuket/Chiang Mai during Songkran. Will be quite happily camped at our place in Ban Dung not far form where you'll be.
Also been said but yep, grab a room at a pub. At least one with AC, True Vision and serving half decent farang food for when your stomach needs a break.
It's all about attitude, if you want it to be good it will.
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Have regrets. What's done is done and I'm always the better for the experience.
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Anything Toyota for sure! Do not do Isuzu. Ford is okay as well. Nissan... never did like them. So go with Toyota!
Why not Isuzu? Currently own a Mu 7, fantastic car. Drove it form Udon to Chiang Mai and back in January. In PNG I have driven loads of Hiluxs and the D Max is a far superior vehicle.
Found the Toyota dealers arrogant and misleading, the deal was changing all the time.
And to the OP. Buy new. You don't save much buying used here and it isn't worth the risk.
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Drove Udon Thani to Chiang Mai and back a couple of weeks ago at the height of the drama. Nothing except fantastic roads and crap Thai drivers.
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Stop at the AOT booth and get one of their limos. Or hop on the Airport Rail and forgo the roads altogether.
Otherwise, suck it up, do it legal, and take your turn with the rest of us unwashed masses.
I've never waited more than 10 minutes for a taxi at Swampy, but that may just be luck. On my one trip into DM, the taxi line took over half an hour.
Me too. Never had to wait more than a few minutes even when there are loads of people, the queues move very quickly.
But reading this at least I know now what those bloody big turnstiles at departures have been installed for!
Thailand's army invokes martial law: military TV
in Thailand News
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Thanks TD. She has arrived at Swampy. No problem, you are right about the traffic. She just said plenty of army around.