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    The Cheap Charlie experience.

    in General Topics

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    Sorry, did not expect it to go on for so long. Have read all the comments (thanks to all). Opinions seem to be split 50/50, one persons idea of cheap is another persons idea of extravagance. My original thoughts were more about the pressure/loss of face that the term can cause. I titled it "Cheap Charlie" but maybe I should of titled it "Kiniow":because I was more interested in a Thai general life perspective than a ferang/Thai perspective. But I have enjoyed and taken note of the various replies.

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    Dowry

    in Marriage and Divorce

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    As I recall the biggest expence for my marriage was the British Embassy. My Father inlaw questioned sinsod a few years later to which I replied "your daughter has been married once before, how many times can you expect to be paid?" He does quite well out of me by the way which I am fine with but no marriage payment.

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    The Cheap Charlie experience.

    in General Topics

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    Robby nz, I am talking general life but I know what you mean. My sister and her husband from America came to visit and questioned tipping. They were going to be very generous which I am ok with but I pointed out that the tip may be more than they paid per day and (I know it seems strange) may embarrass them.

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    The Cheap Charlie experience.

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    Scotty, get the point, to me it seems there is an assumption of wealth and the spending should reflect the assumption. Had a chat with my son (23) a while back and his thoghts were why die rich. I get his drift but as I tried to explain to him how will you ever be able to buy anything that costs more thhan what you get paid? Perhaps I live a strange place in Thailand, (not a lot of westerners) but I hear the kii neow a lot and not always to do with me.

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    The Cheap Charlie experience.

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    Zeichen, thank you for your views, but yet again more assumtions. If you want to know ask, I have no problem. I thanj you for your perspective on the subject and wish you all the happiness that life can bring.

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    The Cheap Charlie experience.

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    I do not think it is restricted to Thai/Farang encounters. As one or two people have mentioned it is used for a lazy person to get money from a sibling because they have some money. I give my father inlaw 1000B when I visit because I a very nice man (5555). He gets on his bike and spends it immediately because if other family members know he has money they will pressursise him into buying whisky.

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