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    Warning For Thai Women

    in General Topics

    Posted · Edited by siamesekitty

    Alright, me back. :o

    Here's a quick translation of the article (in simple, informal language):

    Warning to Thai ladies: if you get a farang husband, beware – you might end up shedding a lot of tears

    Nowadays there are many Thai women who have married foreigners in hopes for a higher standard of living and that they will have money to support their families as well. However, in reality it might not turn out that way. Most women who marry foreigners and go live with them in their country before long end up being used, such as being virtual household slaves, while the money isn't as was expected. Eventually when their husbands are bored with them, they are cold-heartedly abandoned. This behavior is found mostly in Sweden, which is the country that has the most Thai women marrying foreigners.

    The reason more Thai women are marrying Swedes is because there is a Swedish guy living in Thailand who has set up an Internet matchmaking service. Interested Thai ladies have to pay 3,000-3,500baht to post their profiles and photos, as well as another 3,000-3,500baht when they are contacted. Of the approximately 2,000 Thais living in Sweden in the year 2003, about 80% are women, and met their husbands when they came to Thailand as a tourist.

    The Thai embassy in Stockholm currently receives phone calls from many Thai women, all having similar problems, that is being used as virtual slaves by their husbands and husband's family, and being neglected for weeks.

    Many of them have to take their children and escape to a shelter for women in order to request assistance getting back to Thailand. All 22 shelters in Sweden have had numerous cases like this in the past 2 years, and in some cases the same man had brought them into the country.

    Most of these women are from the Northeastern provinces, as they are not highly educated and don't know much English or the local language, therefore having to depend on their husbands. When they are abandoned, it is very difficult for them. Therefore, we'd like to warn all Thai women who want to marry foreigners to do some verification and think very carefully before deciding to go live abroad.

    Oh, and I'll repost the Thairath link here again, just in case anybody wants to read the original Thai text. :D

    http://thairath.com/thairath1/2548/page1/apr/02/p1_1.php

    Warning For Thai Women

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    Posted

    First paragraph:

    "Nowadays there are many Thai women who have married farangs in hopes for a higher standard of living and that they will have money to support their families as well. However, in reality it might not turn out that way. Most women who marry farangs and go live with them in their country before long end up being used, such as being virtual household slaves, while the money isn't as was expected. Eventually when their husbands are bored with them, they are cold-heartedly abandoned. This behavior is found mostly in Sweden, which is the country that has the most Thai women marrying foreigners."

    That's all I could get out before my phone rang, now I have to help a friend in need, to be continued later! :o

    Warning For Thai Women

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    Posted

    Out of curiosity, for Thai-language readers here, is there any reference in article to the recent Swede killing in Pattaya? Is that the impetance for printing this one-sided story?

    Nope, no mention of anything else, just a description of what many of these women go through.

    My wife says a few of her friends that are "stuck" in Sweden and Germany are made to work very hard for the family they live with.  The farangs treat them as house staff and not a member of the family.  They speak bad about her friends as well.  I would assume that is not the case all the time but just a couple of known cases regarding this subject.

    This is pretty much what the article is about. I'll see if I can get a few key points translated for you guys.. :o

    Thai Language Search Engines Where?

    in Thai Language

    Posted · Edited by siamesekitty

    Try www.siamguru.com

    Some ppopular Thai portals she could browse through are:

    www.sanook.com

    www.mthai.com

    www.pantip.com

    www.lemononline.com

    Some of these sites have very a very crowded interface though, might overwhelm novices. :o Siamguru is nice and simple, and the search categories in the drop-down menu are in both Thai and English.

    www.nationjunior.com is also good for English reading (intermediate level)

    Party For Newborn Baby

    in General Topics

    Posted · Edited by siamesekitty

    As Kringle, Random, Dragonman and tukyleith have told you, there is such a ceremony/party. I had one myself, and so did my little brother. However, my cousin did not hold one for her kids, so it just depends on how "traditional" you are I suppose.

    As for the cost it'll depend on the location, number of people, and status. The gold necklace might seem silly at first when she won't understand now, but she will appreciate it when she grows up and Mommy shows her the pictures and tells her where that necklace came from. I've seen mine and I still keep the tiny ankle bracelets my dear aunties gave me.

    Road Sign

    in Thai Language

    Posted · Edited by siamesekitty

    Thanks for the vocab list, Siamesekitty. Is the word for "hawk" the verb or the noun; i.e. to sell something door-to-door or a type of bird?

    Thanks,

    Scouse.

    My pleasure, scouser. Could be a teacher except for the fact that I'm terrible at explaining the rules! :o

    "เหยี่ยว" means hawk as in the bird, or falcon.

    Warning: If you're going to use this word try to make sure you get the tone right. "เยี่ยว", which is pronounced almost the same but has a falling tone, means "piss" and is therefore rather rude! :D

    Farang

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

    Posted · Edited by siamesekitty

    The Thai spelling is ฝรั่ง (farang), but it's commonly pronounced 'falung'. You probably won't hear a Thai saying 'farang' with a distinct 'r'.

    Road Sign

    in Thai Language

    Posted · Edited by siamesekitty

    If the rules just confuse you :o just remember them word by word for now. When you get familiar enough with the words, you'll learn to recognize them when you come across them. :D

    Some words with the a silent "ห" or "อ" before the "ย":

    หยุด = stop

    หย่า = divorce

    หยิก = pinch

    หยิบ = pick up

    หยาบ = rough

    หยอด = drip (as in when you use an eye-dropper)

    หยิ่ง = conceited, arrogant

    เหยี่ยว = hawk

    อย่า = don't

    อยาก = want

    อย่าง = type, sort

    อยู่ = stay

    Ah, and please note that all of these have the same low tone. If you already know how to correctly pronounce หยุด then just apply that same tone to these other words.

    Annoying Things Websites Do

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Pages that are nothing but links to other sites. Give me content or go do some knitting or something usefull. Stop wasting bandwidth.

    Thats a search engine thing.

    I think what cdnvic is referring to (and a pet peeve of mine as well) are those websites that you have found from a search engine, and from the search results description, appears to have the information you're looking for, only when you visit the sites, have a page full of links to websites that (supposedly) actually have the information. However, it gets even more frustrating when those sites contain no information either, but instead links to more websites! :o (and on and on)

    You end up wasting your time and not getting much info, but contributing to the owners' "pay-per-click" online advertising setups!

    :D

    Average Cost Of Apartments

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    Posted · Edited by siamesekitty

    if u REALLY can avoid the "girlie"-thing I assume 10.000 baht/month will do just fine for you. Enjoy and improve your skills. Send invitation if u r having a nice fight coming up. Chockdee.

    Yeah, I'll second that (excluding training costs of course). But you might want to have a reserve of about 4,000-10,000baht/month, in case your standard of living differs from what was initially imagined. It all depends on what you're comfortable with.

    You can have a meal for 25-40 baht if you're fine with tiny little shops and roadside stalls, but some of them are not too sanitary :D if you have concerns about this you can have your meals at nice restaurants, nothing too fancy (think S&P-type for those of you familiar with Thai eateries) for maybe 60-100 baht.

    You might need to x2 for all this if you require large portions of food though, I've had farang friends complain about how the portions here are so small. :D With all the training I suppose you will need to eat a lot?

    I noticed you asked about fresh meat here, it sounds like you'd like to cook your own food. There's plenty of fresh meat and vegetables here, inexpensive and will really keep your cost of living low. Keep in mind though, that many of the cheaper tiny apartments don't allow cooking. You might want an apartment with a kitchen, which will of course be more expensive, I'm not sure 4,000baht will cover this. :o I'm not familiar with costs of apartments in that area so I can't give an estimate, sorry.

    Anyway, a 'Welcome to Thailand' in advance. Happy training and good luck! :D

    Buying Mobiles Online!

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    I just saw a full-page ad for the Samsung D500 on page 2 of the Bangkok Post yesterday (Mar.21), so it's probably sold through legitimate distribution channels by now.

    Try calling the Samsung Call Center at 02 689 3232; they could tell you what shops have this model in stock. Would be a safer bet than MBK, which is known for dealing in stolen goods/gray market activities. :o The price at a licensed distributor should be higher though, so you'll have to decide whether you're willing to pay a premium for your peace of mind.

    If you can read Thai you might also want to check out the Samsung website at www.th.samsungmobile.com for more info.

    แฮง Means ?

    in Thai Language

    Posted

    If I'm not mistaken, I think "แฮง" is the northern/isaan way of saying "แรง", meaning "strength", "energy".

    My mom once mentioned that the Chiangmai maid we had when I was little used to ask "Khor than kao gorn kha, diew mai mee hang", meaning "May I have my breakfast first, please? Otherwise I won't have any energy (to do the housework)."

    (For those of you who are wondering why she had to ask, maids had to wait until household members had their meal before they could start theirs. That was how it was then, not sure about how it is in modern times.)

    But then again, as I am a city girl I could be wrong. :o Isaan people please verify!

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