mzford

You don't have to read the professional academic literature by social psychilogist about the psychology of the Thai people. The results of the research should not be generaluzed. But to many of us it is clear. The Thai people are ego driven and image is their golden calf. To loose face is not far from death. I met some truly influential and respectable families in Thailand with a lot of money who are sadden by the fact that image has replaced character. Thailand has not always been like this.

I live in Bangkok, I have been here for less than 2 years, I travel about 70% of the time within Australasia for my job. So you may conclude Bangkok is primarily my bedroom community. I love the food, the airport and the friendliness of the Thai people. I have several important clients in both Hanoi and Saigon and I travel there minimally 6 times a year. I can only speak from my experience. Here are my observations and opinions which will be different to those of others.

1) Generally, I personally have learned not to trust Thai women. It is sad how often their mothers use them to fetch money for them. They might not be working as bone fide prostitutes, but in many ways their families prostitute them by encouraging them to marry or date a farang with money. The Thai people in general are egocentric and do not easily fall in love in the true sense as much as they look for material security, and this has been verified by social psychologists who have researched Thai culture. Read Suntaree Komin, Ph.D. on the internet. She is a Senior Fulbright Scholar and a member of the Thai Royal Educational Patronage Society. She is Internationally respected and the leading expert on the psychology of the Thai people. Dr. Komin is Thai.

2) In, general, Vietnamese women are more traditional and conservative. Again in general, they are less likely to quickly get involved sexually with their boyfriends. They value marriage much more than the Thai women and ad in general are more loyal. They are not as greedy as Thai women. Also they are not as egocentric.

3) If you are looking for recreational sex, Thailand is the place to be. If you are looking for a wife and starting a family, I personally recommend you look in Vietnam. Now my statements are only a comparison between Thailand and Vietnam. Furthermore it is based on my personal observation and experiences.