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Only on thai visa!!!

Where someone needs to mention how pretty their girl is for a question about a visa

Thanks for both replies.

I tend to agree with cgphuket as I have never heard of expats joining recruitment agencies and I've been here a while.

It was a Japanese friend who recommended I try, but I would imagine that, other than the locals, the Japanese are the most sought after foreigners.

Not for a French teacher! Or a Indian chef

600 baht per hour!!!!!!!!!! Wth

That's what people back in my home country get paid

I must admit, if you are expecting and are disappointed that your kid doesn't turn out to be the president of the United States, then you are having kids for the wrong reasons

You should accept them for who they are regardless, since you decided to have them

There is no point and it's unfair , pushing your inadequacies or insecurities onto your kirs

Maybe when I hit 60 I'll look at things differently

But if you flash your cash and expect the girl to behave any different whether In thailahd or back home then you have rocks in your head[/quote

That being said, I'd have to admit most of the people who go to Thailand and want to stay have a certain negative common features that I wont go into in this thread

Maybe when I hit 60 I'll look at things differently

But if you flash your cash and expect the girl to behave any different whether In thailahd or back home then you have rocks in your head

I'm not going to read all the responses

Bu

But man you guys are harsh!!!!

Sure he might be on the conservative but if you need to be an atm for your gf then it's not respectful from both sides

If that's the sort of relationship you want, then so be it, but other than the teach the gf financial responsible bit, I think he is doing great right thing

If you have picked up a bar girl then stiff shit, but if she is a genuine girl, there won't be as much focus on money as what people are mentioning here

You have to forgive some of those replies, for the only way they would ever have a successful relationship with a thai girl [or perhaps any girl] would be to be the financial provider for 100% of everything.

God help them if the money well ever runs dry.

That was one of the OP major mistakes, of coming here with that story. Flame bait!!!!!

Excuse my generalisations but I'm not 60+ fat, bald and ugly

But If you have to pay pay pay every step of the way, you are essentially paying a hooker or the girl is seeing youfor more then your personality

If it works for you then, good luck to you,

If it doesn't, then you have to look for a good girl,

Ask yourself would you be paying for all of this stuff back home

If the girl is genuine, she will respect you for who you are and not how much you can withdraw from the atm

Just my 2c

I'm not going to read all the responses

Bu

But man you guys are harsh!!!!

Sure he might be on the conservative but if you need to be an atm for your gf then it's not respectful from both sides

If that's the sort of relationship you want, then so be it, but other than the teach the gf financial responsible bit, I think he is doing great right thing

If you have picked up a bar girl then stiff shit, but if she is a genuine girl, there won't be as much focus on money as what people are mentioning here

I know a guy who would love to trade everything to be single again. He always say if he could turn back the clock, he would never ever get married and have kids. He still regrets today....

Your father?

Ouchy! That's gotta hurt

Grand Swiss on Soi 11 have just opened and have opening specials, ive booked

and a friend is there right now and says its very nice, inlcuding the roof top bar

$65 per night, bargain for a 4-5 star

I find it amusing how you go to any major shopping centre and there is a metal detector at the entrance, while people stream through it, the machine is going bananas beeping at just about everyone and the security just sit there day dreaming

How old are you, how old is she, and where did you pick her up from?

Does it matter ?

He is either beyond help, or talking out his @rse.

That's a bit harsh

I agree he started the relationship on bad pretences by paying for her dentists bills etc

Would he be ridiculed as much if he was talking about a girl back home?

Hmm, the OP is trying to teach his girlfriend of three weeks, financial responsibility and budgeting, some of us having been trying to teach our wives such things for fifteen years or more and still we're not there yet!

The other striking point about what was written is the OP's complete lack of understanding of Thai culture, you're going to her mums house for the first time, sure you need to buy her a gift.

The part about the car and driver for 3.5k, silly girlfriend for doing that but doubtless she wanted to show an association to farang wealth, the issue there is 90% about "face", the 10% is likely that she wanted you to have a relaxed trip in comfort.

Good luck, you've got a way to go yet,

1st sentence - Haha true

2nd sentence - I agree, always get a gift to meet the potential inlaws, regardless of culture. In my culture, a bottle of wine, a hamper of food, a bunch of flowers, is always a good thing, however, maybe in thailand they expect a new buffalo

3rd sentence - I still dont truly understand it completely, if face was so important wouldnt she made sure she got the money from him in front of her friends and family, if she really wanted to gain face, all she would need to do is tell her family that rich farang gave her 3500 for petrol, even if he didnt

4th sentence - agree, I dont think he is tight ass, just careful, and probably smart, but a lot to learn

How old are you, how old is she, and where did you pick her up from?

There is nothing noble about having or not having kids, its a personal choice. Key word "personal"

I dont judge on anyones personal decisions, but those that do, dont look down on others who decide not to, there is nothing more embarassing then having to listen to someone who looks down on those that dont have kids. Its just as bad as listening to someone who has maxed out their credit card and is in financial disaster from overspending on holidays, booze, car, latest gadgets, dining out complain about how tough their life is and how they deserve a better life and how unfair god is, and they wish someone would pay their card off

A few years ago I found a bird in the middle of a suburban road, couldnt tell if it was sick or young or injured

took it back home, fed it overnight, and then drove it 45 mins to the local RSPCA in the morning,

to which they told me, it was a pest and by law/regulation, they had to put it down.

well that made me feel a bit useless and silly

I still have faith in the human race when I hear stories like this, well done for trying

Ive heard of stories of sex workers back home whom engage with a client and the client doesnt want any sex.

sometimes they just want to talk, sometimes they just want to hug, sometimes they get in the same room and ignore eachtoher

was wondering if anyone actually ST/LT a girl and doesnt get down on the deed? or is it a phenomenon never seen in Thailand?

in my will, i have left over 50% of my assets (not that its that much at this point in time anyway) to various charties, mostly for animals

id rather help innocent beings then someone who may see me as a walking atm, thailand or not

Why do you want to help anyone or anything when you are dead, when you can accomplish much more alive?

"Let us not meet death with saved energy" (Swedish poet)

fair enough question,

firstly I Need to live, and I may need those assets down the line, I dont want to donate what I have now and then get sick or have an accident and have nothing to support myself

also, while im alive, I can earn/leverage/increase these assets and do more

in my will, i have left over 50% of my assets (not that its that much at this point in time anyway) to various charties, mostly for animals

id rather help innocent beings then someone who may see me as a walking atm, thailand or not

um, I just had a look

Radisson Suites vs In Residence

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almost identical address, almost identical room photos,

whats the difference?!?!!? but in residence significantly cheaper!

I stayed in the one bedroom radisson suite about two years ago from a free upgrqde, and have been going there everyyear and asking for an upgrade, but they havent given me one since then

My girl is well educated and put herself through school to a masters degree level.

What has the education of your GF to do with the story?? Why is it that nearly every post is pre fixed with this on here? Short hand for "my gf isnt an ex hooker so dont judge but listen to this story"??

The first bloke to prefix a post with "I`m a retired sex pat shacked up with a ex hooker in Issan" gets a pint from me

I have often wondered the same thing. If you read Thai Visa posts, you would think every single

member is married to a Thai/Chinese college graduate from a hiso family . And having been here a very long time, I know that is far from the truth... In fact if I were a betting man, I would guess

that of the posters here on TV, about 60 % are married to former bar girls....

Regarding the dog story, the only danger might be from the owner falling down laughing when

he hears a demand for money....

and dont forget even though he is 20 years older then his bargirl wife, he looks 10 years younger and isnt one of those old, fat, smelly men, and how all his friends are jealous of him

even though he makes minimum wage or is on a minimal pension

My girl is well educated and put herself through school to a masters degree level.

What has the education of your GF to do with the story?? Why is it that nearly every post is pre fixed with this on here? Short hand for "my gf isnt an ex hooker so dont judge but listen to this story"??

The first bloke to prefix a post with "I`m a retired sex pat shacked up with a ex hooker in Issan" gets a pint from me

well said! it seems to be common amongst many many members here,

I would assume mostly keyboard warriors

Isn't it time we had a Doormat Forum?

I think it would be easier to rename the general forum to doormat forum

I know there is a list of hotels in bkk, but unless there is another thread on this,

How about we list some awesome value hotels in sukhumvit

Here are mine

Le fenix soi 11 - about $60 per night with breakfast, terrific value

Dream bangkok soi 15- about 70 Inc breakfast, nice rooms

Radisson suites soi 13 - about 80 per night without breakfast, beautiful big rooms, but location a bit isolated, I believe it's the cheapest 5 Star