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  1. 17 minutes ago, geisha said:

    Lesson learnt I suppose.In my whole adult life of 60 years I have never had a joint account. Surely two adults can come to good arrangements without ?

     

    Whose idea was the joint account?

     

    To save face, what you could do is have one account just for yourself, and retain the joint account. However only keep a relatively small amount of money in the joint account; perhaps enough to pay for 1 or 2 months expenses. Top up your joint account from your private account. You can explain it's for "tax reasons" from your home country.

  2. 2 minutes ago, dj230 said:

    I personally never gave gift cards, I prefer to give a gift that the person would use on a daily basis which could somehow improve their lives in someway. i.e more comfortable shoes, better phone/laptop, electric toothbrush, depends on the person and the occasion. 

     

    I prefer not to give cash either, it's easily forgotten, when you give a gift that someone uses daily it leaves a longer lasting memory. 

     

    Just don't buy your partner a steam iron and an ironing board.

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  3. 5 minutes ago, dj230 said:

    I thought about gift cards at central but I found most things at central department stores to be priced a bit higher than if you went to the stores themselves 

     

    Why would you want to exchange cash, which you can spend anywhere, for anything, in perpetuity, into an unguaranteed credit note with an expiry date that is only redeemable at limited locations where the goods on sale may not be the cheapest? Gift cards really are a triumph of marketing.

     

    Thai culture is very different from your home country. Cash is most welcome here.

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  5. Just speak English to him, and never speak Thai. Let everyone else speak Thai and ask them to never speak English.

     

    If he speaks Thai to you do not tell him he is wrong. Just reply in English. If he holds a ball and says, "bon" you say, "yes, ball".

     

    This follows the one parent, one language principle.

     

    He will learn both languages simultaneously.

     

    It's very possible as this is how most children with bilingual parents learn.

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