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Don't say it's so!😯 Such an honored and revered man would never stoop to such depraved levels!

No!!! Not at all! She suffers from PTSD! So, I'm sure she'll do everything physically possible to avoid the press or any sort of publicity that would aggravate her frail mental health! I'm sure she must have been forced into talking about this.

I dunno why it's Thai men, or men in general, getting a bad rep all the time. I happen to think this about the majority of women here, too. Just to be clear, that quote you took from my comment was an encapsulation of a quote from a different member here that I was quoting. I was just highlighting some of his pontificating absurdities as he keeps going off on tangents, writing book length sermons, completely separate from my main point about how he denigrated Thai men. It's the typical deflection to a tangent that losers instinctively do.

HELL NO! Who in their right mind would think for more than a nanosecond about giving any quarter whatsoever to these barbaric, genocidal maniacs!? Yeah, nevermind... I know... they'll be on a cushy air-conditioned flight very soon, if not already.😡 What a squandered opportunity to help bring some accountability it will have been. And now they'll go back to fight more when they could have been taken out of circulation and reduced the murderous rampage. I wouldn't be sad if their planes crashed....

Hey Skipalongcassidy, Best just skip along and ignore this guy. He's a piece of work. Refuses to admit he communicates poorly and plays games with semantics. Same as when I directly quoted him - "Thai men don't laugh. They just don't marry a woman that's been around. Usually. They'd rather keep on using them and leaving when kids are born. We laugh at what sad "men" they are, running from responsibility." - and he refused to admit that this statement would show that he is denigrating Thai men. And rather than admit that he didn't qualify his statement well and made a horrendous generalization, he says, "you assume I say this about all Thai men. I didn't." and "Just as it is about all men in general." So, not all Thai men, but all men are generally no good, lowdown, filth (to varying degrees of course - and I need to qualify that because you likely didn't realize that there are levels of good and bad. Thankfully, he was good enough to inform us of this.)! 🤣 Maybe that's why there's so many transgenders now? After all, knowing these facts, who would want to be a man, unless they were some sort of psychotic female who wants to identify as a man!?🤪It's like a comedy trying to reason with him. His bloviating about irrelevant tangents is quite nauseating too. A root canal would be more enjoyable. Not good can mean many things. Not doing their share of the work around the house, not looking at them as an equal partner, putting their friends and hobbies in front of their wives, hitting them, abusive language, cheating, lying, not helping with the children, not providing for the family etc etc. There are levels of good and bad if you didn't realize this.

ok, 15 or so years later, there's still no answer how to tag others in posts/comments!????

Interesting claim, in light of what you said a few days ago.... That's quite the non-show of disdain for Thai men. I guess you said that with no disdain🤥, but with a laugh of respect?🤔🙄 If you meant to say "some Thai men" or even "many Thai men", ok fine. Say something to the effect of, "I made a poor caricature of Thai men, what I meant to say was..." Then be done. No need to write a book. No need to ask again, as I've already spoken on this more than once. You make massive assumptions, draw erroneous conclusions from them, and don't believe me anyway. Too caught up in your own paradigm to fathom that something else can exist. I'm done...🥴

Hadn't even thought of the sliding glass door to my patio.... I'm guessing it isn't safety glass. I can't imagine building any glass door that isn't safety glass! I guess I had just gotten lazy with many years of it being the standard back home and not even thought about it anymore! Many building codes seem like they were made by politicians with an agenda, but many are seriously important. But that said, I'm guessing that this one isn't even any sort of code in Thailand anyway.... just thought of as something for luxury high class. But who knows, maybe it is in the building code, not that it would mean much....

I agree, no problem. But, let me refresh your memory (below). I didn't say that I "didn't see things like (you) mentioned" in my 25+ years here, I said that "I've never known" those types. You acknowledged understanding what I said at one point (below) and asserting that it was "impossible". But you seemed intent on continuing in a tangent that was disparate from my original point and insisting that it is "impossible" for me to not know these sorts of lowlifes. I don't and I haven't and that's why I kept saying you are wrong. I couldn't really care less about all of the other tangential things you brought into the mix. If you know so many of these types, up to you, to each his own. We must run in VERY different circles, and I have no desire to spend 1 minute of my social life among the types of which you apparently know so many. You're right, Thai men don't necessarily laugh when they hear stories like this. Over the years I've talked with some of my friends about these kind of stories. They never laughed, nor did the women with whom I shared these kinds of stories. They shook their heads in disgust at the Thai families that behaved this way. They didn't have disdain for the farang, so they wouldn't laugh at him. Since you show an apparent disdain for Thai men, it's understandable why you'd hold the opinion you expressed about them here. It is on the same level to be head-shaking in disgust about. Of course, I've heard those stories of irresponsible men who do as you mentioned (in my home country too), but I've never known one in over 25 years here and know many men who are very respectable and are great husbands and fathers. Perhaps it shows the circles you run in? I don't know... but it sure is sad that you hold such a low view of Thai men and make such broad generalizations denigrating them.

I did not assume that at all. You did say that. I literally quoted you in my last reply. Here again - "Thai men don't laugh. They just don't marry a woman that's been around. Usually. They'd rather keep on using them and leaving when kids are born. We laugh at what sad "men" they are, running from responsibility." As I mentioned before, it is a horrible generalization that would be better to be attended with a qualification if you didn't intend to mean all Thai men. Personally, I very highly doubt it would even apply to most Thai men. Good that you have qualified that. It would have been good to do that from the beginning. As I mentioned before, that was the original point I was making, before you went to a tangent making your absurd assumption that it is impossible for me to not have had any of those sorts of people in my circle here over the past 25 years. I never said that I don't know they exist. That was never my point. That somehow became something that you read between the lines. One would have to be living in a cave with no interaction with society since one was a child to not know there are lowlife men in society.

You are wrong, plain and simple. Assuming you can judge what goes on in another's life by personal anecdotal testimony is a severely flawed way of going about life. Apparently you think very highly of yourself to be able to make judgements about someone you don't know at all. It is very clear that we associate with very different kinds of people. What makes you assume I haven't heard gossip? You can believe all the gossip and partake in all the gossip you like. It normally does nothing but lead to harmful ideas and poor understanding of myriad complexities that are beyond the grasp of such idle talk. You seem to assume that I am unaware that there are people who live unwholesome lives. I never said such a thing. I said that I don't associate with those kind of people and I have had none of those kind of people in my circle. I'm thankful for that. For you to say that is impossible is an absurdity. It is a distraction to have associations like that in one's life and I don't need it. If you think it is impossible to live life like that, you would benefit in taking a look around yourself and rethinking your lifestyle and relationships. But, if you enjoy keeping your low view of Thai men and continue in that society, be my guest. It's all yours. But you are wrong in your assessment, judging that Thai men are such lowlife creeps. That is an arrogant, not to mention ignorant, generalization that doesn't hold water. You may want to qualify such excessively broad statements when belittling half the population of a country, which I see you've now started to do, after I called you out on it. Originally you posted Thai men as generally being creeps, as you said, "Thai men don't laugh. They just don't marry a woman that's been around. Usually. They'd rather keep on using them and leaving when kids are born. We laugh at what sad "men" they are, running from responsibility." Now you say that you "don't denigrate all local men". Well, that's good. But you sure did denigrate them in your earlier post, which was my main point to begin with.

You are wrong, as I believe you are also wrong in making such denigrating generalizations about all Thai men. Like I said before, "Perhaps it shows the circles you run in?" I am careful about who I choose to associate with. And I don't spend time in settings these sorts tend to be attracted to. You might want to do better in that area yourself. You just possibly may find life more enjoyable and see another part of society that you apparently don't even know exists. But that's up to you, of course. Personally, I'm happy to not associate with low-lifes. To each his own....

OMG... milking it.... She has control over public attention. Here she is putting herself in front of a bunch of cameras and getting lawyers, etc... If she doesn't want public attention, go home and don't talk with anyone you don't want to! And if stress is an issue, don't read anything about the case or talk with anyone about it. The only reason it's still popping up in the news is because of her! The police and courts would deal with the Swiss fool and it would be forgotten quickly. But that seems to be the problem. She doesn't appear to want it to be forgotten and neither do her lawyer friends. So stupid....

You're right, Thai men don't necessarily laugh when they hear stories like this. Over the years I've talked with some of my friends about these kind of stories. They never laughed, nor did the women with whom I shared these kinds of stories. They shook their heads in disgust at the Thai families that behaved this way. They didn't have disdain for the farang, so they wouldn't laugh at him. Since you show an apparent disdain for Thai men, it's understandable why you'd hold the opinion you expressed about them here. It is on the same level to be head-shaking in disgust about. Of course, I've heard those stories of irresponsible men who do as you mentioned (in my home country too), but I've never known one in over 25 years here and know many men who are very respectable and are great husbands and fathers. Perhaps it shows the circles you run in? I don't know... but it sure is sad that you hold such a low view of Thai men and make such broad generalizations denigrating them.

A dowry, especially that much, for a divorced 47 year old (no uni education - I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't even finish high school) with children and grandchildren!???? You've got to be kidding me! This guy obviously did absolutely zero reading or asking any uninterested third party Thai person anything at all about Thai marriage practices. What an idiot. I wish him the best, but wow... I wouldn't want any part of that family. Of the 6 Thais that I've known well enough to know what happened with the dowry, 5 got it back (of course) and 1 didn't have any dowry. I don't have any problem at all with the dowry system/tradition. It has a purpose and when treated respectfully, it's all good. But when dealing with greedy, self-interested, despicable family members, it can become a grotesque image, showing the levels to which people can stoop, which should in fact make them lose face. It is disgusting and shows no respect whatsoever for their own daughter, let alone their son in-law to be. And it also shows that they have no respect for their own culture unless it serves their own self-interested purposes. From the tenor of the article, it sounded like it wasn't a small amount to the guy and it apparently wasn't even clear how it would be treated - given back for them to start their marriage off with a better financial foundation or for them to keep with his best wishes for them to enjoy, since he's doing well financially. Since they were "dating" online for many years, it sounds like he doesn't have so much money, otherwise it would make sense that he would have visited her numerous times through those years and dated in person more extensively. It really sounds like this is another story of a naive sucker taken for a ride. At least he knows where he stands with her family. The problem is that his wife apparently agreed with it, so he's stuck with a bunch of shameless low-lifes.

When will the stupidity enddddddddddddddddd😫 Wake me up when it's over....

One thing I've noticed that seems to be a giveaway is that Russians don't smile or give/return greetings to strangers as many westerners might in public places.

There are a lot of Thai agriculture workers over there. I'm wondering if this soldier may have had some Thai friends, may have worked with some Thais before having to join the war. Perhaps he just meant to show solidarity with Thais, who have hostages being held by the maniacal terrorists/Hamas. Maybe one of his Thai friends sent it to him. But, no matter what official story they come up with, I don't think anyone will believe it. In the end, it's pretty stupid to make a fuss of it. It's just an ordinary soldier, not like he's some sort of high ranking officer making an official statement. But people love making a major commotion out of anything these days.

Sure would be nice if he got deported....

I've often said the same for the word "logic"

Stupid is as stupid does

Suffered an attempted rape and her phone was stolen as well, yet did not go to the police?????? Ok, I know the police may not be the most dependable characters around, but who on earth would do that!? Does she actually expect anyone to believe her? That would be one incredibly bizarre story if true...

It's just a lowbrow ad. Not to everyone's taste, to say the least. Pretty much the same as vulgar jesting. It's crude and immature. But some people like it... If it falls within city regulations and you don't like it, take it up with the city. How is this news? Social media whining becomes news these days?

It could likewise be said that hosts are beholden to keep their guests happy....

I think you have understood that correctly, assuming the statement in the article is accurate, "Addressing crimes committed by foreigners is of paramount importance to the Royal Thai Police...". Although, they may not "ignore" the Thai, it is of "paramount" importance to get the farang and not so important to get the Thai.