FiscalFizz

One thing that has bothered me since I became a member here, is the fact.that.the "retiree" crowd doesn't seem to know the definition of "trolling" or being an internet troll. Seriously, get a clue.

bunch.of old people throwing around internet lingo they don't understand. It just makes you look stupid to call OP a troll.....

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Don't mind me guys, American, coming through. BTW- Yes, this is LEGAL in the good ol US of A.

" Ohhh, I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free.... To shooooooot a gun big enough, to chop down a full grown tree"

hehe.

OP should crawl back to his cave. Owned.

boner achieved. So.... if I want to get raped by ladyboys, all I have to do is wear a kilt? As an American, do you have any advice on pulling it off. I have very sexy and hairy legs by the way!

I am listening, right now, to Skrillex feat. Penny- All I ask of you. Next up is some Mumford and Sons

Multi-Post- ( Insert picture of Leeloo from 5th Element "Multi Pass!)

Disagree with the original poster- Bloomberg just had an article pointing out Thailand manufacturing/industry is leading the world in several areas- e.g. Thailand overtook the US to be the biggest producer of pick up trucks this year and it is also global leader in producing/exporting agricultural products. Thailand is also ranked this year as the most attractive emerging market for invesmtent (after China) by Goldman Sachs if i recall.

As to Thailand's neighbours- Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar- these are all WAY more corrupt,ineffiencient and standard of living is way lower for expats if you are looking for modern conveniences, stable elecricity and water supply, decent hospitals etc

I am from the Greater Detroit area, and I can tell you that making a lot of trucks and automobiles doesn't mean shit..... I.E. see Detroit....

<deleted> is this suppose to mean. I get the "worlds smallest violine" concept behind this...... but the OP raises valid points. Why be an asshol_e... you are not even a good or funny asshol_e.... just a lame asshol_e..

is this a joke or for real? I seriously cannot tell........ if the story were to end at -- I need a guys name removed from my wife's ass.... I would believe this is legit..... but come on......replaced with "several men were here"

I think that you are making a serious mistake. Your Thai university degree will not have much value in the West. One day you will realize that you need to make a living. In Thailand you will not make much of a living. In the future you may have to support a wife, and children. You are unlikely to do this well with a Thai University degree. Even with a Thai University Degree you will likely find that you have little, and likely no employment options in Thailand, or else where. You will then need to get a Western University Degree. This will double your effort, and costs. I have a great fondness for Thailand. But I have made my money, and would be considered wealthy, by American standards. You sonny are on the make. Meaning you have not made it yet. Take a course of action that will maximize your chances in what is now a highly competitive world. Don't get caught up with some romantic adventourous notion about Thailand. Look at things from an objective realistic perpective!

This man is smart. Listen to him. I have a Bachelors in business from a good university.here in the states. If i started my own.business, i would hire someone with a degree from.a local community.college here before I would hire anyone with some Thai degree. I dont care if it is an MBA. "But, but...Mr. employer, its the.best University in Thailand! .." LOL

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I am.asking why it takes so long as well...but i am still without degree..answer from the registrar at my college "we use an out of state printer, why wont your transcripts work! ? "

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I still think my advice about pulling out his junk and waving it around at all the gawkers in a restaurant is the best yet..... maybe thats just me.

Ruperts,

You must change your own outlook towards the situation.

First of all, you married the woman so I'll assume you love her. What could possibly overcome that?

A car analogy might be helpful. You live somewhere where everyone owns a Morris Minor. You have been so lucky in life as to acquire a quite exotic looking Ferrari. You can anticipate that people are going to go silent when you pull up to the petrol pumps and some may converse with one another in hushed tones. Bolder types will even approach with open admiration and ask ackward questions but make no mistake, they are admiring or even more than a bit jealous of the beautiful "possession" of yours. Such a thing of beauty is rare and unusual and may look a little out of place parked in front of your town pub or grocery store.

Jealousy is a very insidious thing but if you recognize it you can turn it into something positive. You need to explain that to your wife and treat her as the rare and exotic thing that she is. There is nothing to be embarassed about when needing to explain something to her in public. She is likely the most beautiful female creature in any landscape she is in and I guarantee that most men in those restaurants are having their blood pressure elevated when they see her and their wives and girlfriends are even more jealous than they are and are catching those guys stealing glances at your girl. Some of what your are hearing is those women expostulating with their husbands and some of those guys won't be getting any that night at home if you know what I mean.

You must become dismissive of others and focus on your wife. Her happiness is what matters. You've taken her to a foreign place and the onus is on you to work hard to keep her happy. Yes, that might mean finding a thai restaurant occasionally or helping her to make some compatible friends. It isn't out of the question for you to consider taking trips to Thailand with her or even living in Thailand if she is becoming unhappy. You married a woman, the most complex mechanism in the known universe with about a billiion moving parts and as your wife she is supposed to be the single most important "possession" in your life and you need to do everything in your power to make her happy. It is your reaction that she is picking up on and you need to get your head straight and your priorities sorted out or you had better consider moving back to the LOS with her.

I don't mean to be critical of you but you are being far too sensitive to the mutterings of strangers and you are taking a completely incorrect view of what is happening. You are a very very lucky man and you better start to understand that and behave accordingly.

Na Mah

You sir, deserve a nice cold beer. You are not only an officer, but a Gentleman as well. I bid you good day, Sir. Spot on.

On a real, less brutal note- It sounds like your main problem isn't a Thai Girlfriend. It sounds as if you have social anxiety disorder. Smoke some cannabis or go to the legal drug dealer, a GP, and get some anxiety medication. It works wonders for some people ( both cannabis or the pills).

I seriously hope you get help- What next, you dump your Thai GF and find a nice, blonde hair, blue eyed White girl. But god forbid, she has this mole on her neck, and you think that everytime you introduce her, your friends are starring at her mole.

I don't see this being a Foreigner/Thai-White issue. Seems like you truly do have social anxiety.

You realize we only have a short 50-100 years alive on this planet of ours???!. You are going to sacrafice happiness because you can't deal.?

You need a friend like me. I wish I could come hang out with you and the Misses for a week or two. After seeing me act a fool and make a complete ass out of myself in public, I am sure your social anxiety would relax a bit ( business idea, start online "wingman" renting service, do it)

Best wingman ever. Seriously- The only thing better than a good wingman like myself, is a good wingwoman....... can't beat that.

If you can't just breathe and man up..... then at least be man enough to go to a doctor and get some pills or advice. Hell, at least you have that option in the UK with good healthcare.

I read your post OP and you come off as very Beta-Male. This is ok to a point. I think you just acheived the point in your life where your social anxiety is causing you major trouble. We are all different and the human brain is very powerful. Someone like myself, for instance, would love to be in your position. I don't mind attention and if people want to stare and talk, I would probably walk up to them and introduce myself. Maybe they are starring because they are interested or curious. Its not like all of them are sitting there whispering " Who is that bloke with the brown girl... OMG LOOK AT THEM, SHES ASIAN AND HE IS WHITE". How is this causing you any discomfort? Have people actually said shit to you or been rude about it to you?

When you were in Thailand, did Thai people stare and comment at you because you were White? I am wondering if your GF had to go through the same thing in Thailand with you being White????

Ultimatly, you come off as very beta-male about this, which is sad because you obviously like this girl. I think you are correct when you say that she is looking at you and wondering if you are embarassed by her. Any female would wonder this, not just some darker skinned Thai woman.

Also, I thought the UK was supposed to be so progressive and diverse? Where are you from that in 2012, interracial dating is still something people gawk at?!

I am from the Mid-West United States, very small town. I date a Mexican girl and people don't bother us. Although, my attention-whoring ass would love to be in your situation. I would show her off and make her feel like the center of attention, assuming that the attention cannot be avoided.

You ever think they are starring at you because they wish they could have an exotic, beautiful, dark skinned Asian woman?

Next time just whip your cock out, shake it around the restuarant at everyone and shout " I know its fuc_king huge people, but please, a little privacy"

or just continue to let other's opinions control your life.....because, that is not miserabe and every woman loves an over-anxious, unconfident man.....

Also, its interesting to see how people see, hear, read what they want. I was not looking for relationship advice for Thailand. I was just curious if an older gentleman would be so kind to comment on ... well... my Original Post.

I understand that many older guys date YOUNGer girls, hey, thats awesome, more power to ya Is there no any old farang who came to Thailand young, found a girl his own age etc etc. Even if you grew older and still dated 20 year old Thai girls, you would have at least noticed a change in the culture, no? I don't care if you are 40 or 60 or 25 dating a young Thai Girl. I guess I would need soemone who has lived in Thailand for the past 20-30 years, regardless.

Like one example for instance, a poster above talked about a Chaperone being present. Was this due to her family's background, the times and culture, and does it still go on today.

Funny getting the responses about relationship advice...That area is not a problem or concern for me.

Hahah, geeez, just joking with ya man...oh, and I am def. A cynic, no troll. >_>

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What should someone at 26 years old know about Thai woman and dating versus someone in their "retirement" years of life?

Most of the old guys seem to date women in your age.

But the 26 year old can date 26 year old women without paying for it.

Haha, I love this response!

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"I got a tat done at a night bizzare in Thailand".......... do you see where your experience first started a turn for the worst?

Got it, thanks for the information! Hot and polluted ey? Ah well, they don't burn their fields the entire year, however it could have a serious impact on your health if you're having any lung/airway issues.

What could be considered cheap when it comes to getting a scooter?

The HHH walk I would definitely be interested in, was reading the topic before, and I hope I can attend the next event.

Regarding the rafting, I figured as much. Once you've rafted 3 weeks in a row on the Nile over and over again, there is not much that could top it when it comes to rafting.

One more question, and I hope it exists, but is there any place that has Dutch specialities? As in fast food or anything related to that? I'm Dutch, and after staying in China and other countries, I'm dying for a Frikandel Speciaal

You typed all this out just so you could drop the fact that you spent "3 week in a row" rafting down the Nile.

Oh, yeah, on a related note- Just last week, I was hanging out with my buddy George Clooney, we were on our way over to the French Riveria, when we decided to take our private jet on a detour...... yeahhhhhhhh

I will keep this as short as possible. Mods, feel free to move to appropriate sub-forum

Ok, so I am reading a bit about the guy who ends up marrying a Thai woman. A lot of the stories I read about romance and marriage in Thailand seem to come from men who have quite a few years on me. I feel like all the stories I read about someone marrying a Thai women come from middle-aged people. Nothing wrong with this, at all. I was just wondering if there is anyone in their 20s or 30s who came to Thailand and ended up getting married to a Thai woman. How has marriage/romance/dating/relationships changed, for the better or good over the years?? What should someone at 26 years old know about Thai woman and dating versus someone in their "retirement" years of life? Has society changed the rules that much in Thailand? For example, America, where I am from, is very much a "pop" culture society compared to even 25 years ago...... This affects the things we do/talk about/dating etc....

I read the forums and stories, but can't help to think that they are not very relevant to my potential experience because they are being told from the point-of-view of someone a few generations older than me.

Thanks

nothing guys?. TL;DR= My Bachelors degree and passport names don't exactly match ( middle name issue). Immigration cool? Yay or Nay?

As the title says, I just noticed something that I previously did not even think about. First off, I have a pretty weird name. For some reason, I have a hyphanated middle name... or basically two middle names. The first part is my father's first name, Phillip. Not a weird name. The second part is Omar....... OMAR!??!! My mom said it had something to do with her side of the family and her father's father etc.. So my middle name as shown on my passport is the full Phillip-Omar. I never use the Omar part. I think the only documents that have the -Omar are my birth cert, passport, State Driver's lisc.

My entire life, I have never gone by my full name. Sometimes I forget I even have the extra part.

Here is the thing- My B.B.A degree has just the "Phillip" part printed. Not the hyphen Omar. SO my degree reads First Name Phillip Last Name, while my passport has the entire name printed.

How much of an issue will this be at Thai immigration when I go to apply for a work permit. Does it depend on what immigration office I am applying at? Who I get?

I just read on a forum that some guy was just denied his work permit last week because his passport read his first name as Samuel but his B.A degree read "Sam"

If this was an issue, do I involve my university or my embassy?

The funny thing about this is this- At a lot of universities, you can pick what your degree name displays as... to a point. Like you can leave your middle name out, or just an Initial. They ask you what you want at a lot of schools, at least mine did. So its not like what is printed on the degree is "official" or whatever.

My university unfortunatly takes 10 weeks to get new degrees printed and mailed out.

Any thoughts, commens, experiences would be appreciated.

Thanks everyone, I hope I explained the issue above clearly.

Oh no......

Oh no here we go again.....OP....please use the search function...there must be thousands of threads on this subject on TV...

when this question, along with questions on Sin Sot come up....every Thai wannabee jumps on the bandwagon trying to show how at one with their Thainess they are....

Soutpeel- I apologize for inconviencing your world by asking a question on TV that has been answered before. The 3 different search terms I typed in must not have hit home to the elusive and well written ThaiVisa.com algorithms that guide the well known and established thaivisa search engine. For this, I am truly and utterly apologetic. To offend the good nature and senses of someone like yourself is beyond comprehension for a peasant such as myself.

Next time everbody. I wil make sure to type in 5 different search terms,...