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Mrs. Smith aint no Thailand Lover.
mrwebb8825 replied to bob smith's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Take her on a trip to "Little Thailand" in Queens (New York). -
Thai wife being bullied by family
mrwebb8825 replied to thefarangteacher's topic in Marriage and Divorce
My wife's mom loves Swesen's ice-cream and grilled river prawns. See if your wife has any insights in grandmas' "favorites" dept. When you "drop by" don't appear rushed to leave or bored. When grandma sees your genuine interest in getting to know her I suspect life will start to ease up somewhat and neither you nor your your wife will need to "shush" the family critics, grandma will. It's also a good way to practice your conversation skills. Chock Dee -
Thai wife being bullied by family
mrwebb8825 replied to thefarangteacher's topic in Marriage and Divorce
OP - Do you live near "grandma" and/or visit often? Do you speak Thai? Keep in mind that she's of the "War Baby" generation where many foreigners came through, made babies and just left the family hanging. Try taking her out for lunch and just chatting. Don't let on that you know anything about her comments and just get to know her, let her get to know you. (assuming you spend 99% of your time with the wife and 1% with the family) Winning grandma over will influence the rest of the family a LOT more than you realize. Separating the wife from the family should be a very last resort. Keep your wits about you and your emotions in check. I'm closer to my Thai family now than the 1 I was born into by a huge margin but it didn't happen overnight. We're about to celebrate our 20th anniversary but there were some bumps in the road in the early years. -
Immigration house check
mrwebb8825 replied to James76's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
we DID find a 500 baht note on the dresser and they haven't been back. ???? -
Immigration house check
mrwebb8825 replied to James76's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Never minded the visits, the pictures, the forms or the questions but the live sex show to prove we were married was a bit uncomfortable. ???? -
There's a village death fund as mentioned above that every member of the village pays into their whole life that covers the basic expenses. (20-50 baht per month) Donations are collected at the final temple service before escorting the deceased to the furnace. These are in envelopes so there's no monetary marker saying how much is in each 1. The family is responsible for for the after-chamber (the tall shrine-like thing that holds the ashes and a picture - don't recall the Thai name). Have buried grandma, a nephew and a sister and they all went into the same family shrine.
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1. Why didn't any of them know how to do the things the girls in Hustler knew how to do? (then I turned 13) 2. Nowhere in Europe, unless forced to to claim a LARGE sum of money. 3. Neither - (same reason as above) I have 1 goal left in life and once I achieve it I'm looking forward to dying before drooling on myself and wearing diapers becomes the new norm.
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If cost isn't an issue, here's a search I did from the states: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=pool+monitor+with+a+smartphone If the results come up for you the same as they did for me you might find what you're looking for.
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So, if you agree with important people it strengthens your argument but if your opinion is uniquely your own it fails? ???? As for the topic - find a needy uni student willing to walk around cleaning your house naked and doesn't mind you "bumping" into her from time to time. Pay her well for the cleaning.
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Worked in a school with a couple /11s - even the Thai teachers refereed to them as "Buffaloes" or "The Monkey House" .
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To US Expats in Thailand only. It's about your wallet.
mrwebb8825 replied to swissie's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Maybe, if it's flown in at night as pallets of cash to Iraq who will ship it to Israel who will buy ships loaded with oil at a discount from OPEC who will transport it to Turkey who will buy it at inflated prices and secretly fly the cash to NATO who will present it to him on bended knee in a public ceremony as back payment for US support. -
Pouting land seller
mrwebb8825 replied to NorthernRyland's topic in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership
could be your offer is cutting into the proxy's commission. -
To US Expats in Thailand only. It's about your wallet.
mrwebb8825 replied to swissie's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Things will get better when Trump becomes president again, buys Canada and Iceland, closes the southern border, then defaults on all of China's currency holdings while repossessing all of its land holding in the US for "National Security Purposes". This will be while he restarts American oil production and restores the US to an export country out producing and outselling OPEC. -
PM me if you're close enough to Nakon Nayok. You can buy my set of ProKennex. Never used very much due to back issues. I paid 11k for them on sale but since I've moved to the states and the clubs are still there...
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There's a company near Kabin Buri along the road from Nakon Nayok that sells them and builds houses out of them on your property. A friend did this and it turned out pretty nice. Tried to google it but you may just have to take the drive. Can't miss it.
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Are there therapists for depression here?
mrwebb8825 replied to sotonfarang's topic in Health and Medicine
Found this from the story of the broke female from the US story. Might help: If you or anyone you know is in emotional distress, please contact the Samaritans of Thailand 24-hour hotline: 02 713 6791 (English), 02 713 6793 (Thai), or the Thai Mental Health Hotline at 1323 (Thai). -
Blacklisted from working in Thailand?
mrwebb8825 replied to dny453's topic in Teaching in Thailand Forum
If he were licensed in Canada he would have never needed a waiver. I taught for 23 yrs in Thailand and never needed a waiver. I was also 1 of the 1st in line once Ktue Supa was created to get the new 5 yr license and was on my 3rd renewal when I retired. Before that I had been issued a lifetime license from the MoE which they found a way to 'void' when TCT started collecting their fees. With a Canadian license and copies of his old work permits, the International school can apply for him but it's a hassle since he's not in Thailand and most schools are pretty lazy in regards to helping teachers. -
Married in USA - Wanting an uncontested divorce in Thailand
mrwebb8825 replied to dingdongrb's topic in Marriage and Divorce
the reason you present to the US office for the divorce would be your own - doubt it would be challenged or even investigated. -
He probably means "Elite Government Schools" like Suan Kularb since there's no such thing as semi-private. It either is or it isn't private. You are correct in that money talks no matter the school. Assumption has more buffaloes than most farmers. The entrance exam determines the class at a schools that the students are excepted at. Not only the special IEP, EP MEP, etc but also the second digit of the normal classes such as 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, etc. The higher the second digit the lower the overall IQ of the students (or ability or just a measure of laziness). Nobody fails in Thailand. If the Thai ED system allowed failures there would be a HUGE lack of grads as well as teachers.
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Married in USA - Wanting an uncontested divorce in Thailand
mrwebb8825 replied to dingdongrb's topic in Marriage and Divorce
W/O trying to hijack the thread, was wondering what a person would/could do if married by a judge in an office (in the states) and the Thai woman vanished 3 months later after returning to Thailand (4 months after the judge office thing). Add to this that the current location is unknown and it was over 25 years ago. Would you still need to "serve papers" or just pay an annulment fee so that it just goes away like it never happened? Might be an option for the OP as well. -
No, my wife and her parents are Thai and Thai tv is free. The 399 is for internet for everyone in the house so hardly "paying for tv". That's just a bonus.