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Social life and dating in Thailand
BangkokReady replied to SomeFarang's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I'm sorry to have to sound like a doubting Thomas, but I find it very unlikely that an 85 year old man is attracting women in any other capacity than a financial one (other than women of a similar age). As you say, it's the "getting rid of them" that is the problem. This is very likely because the ones that don't want money now, are merely playing the long game and hoping for money some time in the future. Some women actually target the older gent, hoping to quickly get married and then for him to die and leave her all his money within a couple of years. I don't wish to be rude. I simply wanted to provide a different point of view. -
Social life and dating in Thailand
BangkokReady replied to SomeFarang's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I believe, in Thailand, you can stop at "wealthier". All the rest is just somehting women will put up with for money. It's an interesting country. No wonder prostitution is so accepted in Thailand. It seems to pretty much be model for all relationships. -
Social life and dating in Thailand
BangkokReady replied to SomeFarang's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Maybe start holidaying in Vietnam. ????♂️ -
Social life and dating in Thailand
BangkokReady replied to SomeFarang's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
You could even specify in your advert: "Free English lessons for young single pretty Thai women who have a good job." ???? -
Social life and dating in Thailand
BangkokReady replied to SomeFarang's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
From a completely anecdotal and speculative angle, I would say that, in my experience, Thai women seem less interested in foreigners now than they were pre-covid. I'm not old, but I'm not particularly active in terms of seeking out a Thai girlfriend either. So it's really just what I "feel" has changed. (And I'm pretty observant.) Purely based on attention from women in the everyday, it seemed like pre-covid it was a lot more common for something like a girl in a 7/11 to like you and maybe an older women might ask if you speak Thai, then the girl would giggle. Or perhaps a girl on the street might notice you, smile, or say something. On dating apps, too, it seems like there are fewer nice looking women than there were pre-covid. What it really feels like is that many Thai women are now scared of foreigners. Some people will say that isn't the case, I'm sure, but that's what I think. That's probably not much use to you, or perhaps it is, but that's what I think has happened. -
too late ... obviously you don't live here, or don't go outside much. I really can't think of a better place for the alphabet crowd to live, other than TH. 'Coming Out' ... waving one's freak flag is so accepted here, it's not even noticed. Pride Month, IMHO, is a bit silly here, and surely just a money maker for the special interest groups. Bring awareness to who, as people stopped living in caves here 1000s of years ago. I think he meant "LGBTQ+ paradise!". As in, it's fine to be accepting and tolerant, but not the super-woke nightmare where your speech is controlled and people with penises can go into any woman's space they want. And if you question anything you lose your job. Thailand is pretty close to as good as it is possible to get for LGBT. It doesn't need to move towards Western ridiculousness where the claim of "oppression" allows you to get special treatment.
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Mexico v Thailand
BangkokReady replied to bradiston's topic in Visas and migration to other countries
I too haven't had many of the issues that people complain about, but I generally live a quiet life and try to be polite to everyone I encounter. But I have noticed a lot of things around covid and some Thais behaving as if all foreigners have covid. I also get a sense that many Thais are not particularly fond of foreigners, although many are fine, and most probably don't care either way. Certainly Thais are not as friendly with foreigners as they are with other Thais, even if all other things remain equal. There might be perfectly sensible reasons for this, but it is what it is. No matter your experience, you must be able to see that foreign people are not considered to be particularly high in terms of social status in Thailand, and are often discriminated against or exploited by some Thais. I feel like I haven't experienced this to the same extent in other countries that I have visited, which was the reason for my question. -
Mexico v Thailand
BangkokReady replied to bradiston's topic in Visas and migration to other countries
So anyone who has experienced those things is lying? You haven't personally experienced something, so you assume that no one else could possibly experience those things? Really? You must know that different people have vastly different lives? You sound like you have a chip on your shoulder when it comes to other foreigners. -
Mexico v Thailand
BangkokReady replied to bradiston's topic in Visas and migration to other countries
Don't assume that everyone has a chip on their shoulder just because you do. -
Mexico v Thailand
BangkokReady replied to bradiston's topic in Visas and migration to other countries
Is there any developing country that has a lower status attached to Westerners than Thailand? -
I think small victories are worth celebrating. If you ask yourself "would this woman behave in the same way if it was a Thai person?", the answer is probably "no", which means it is, although on a small scale, someone attempting to extort someone due to them not being Thai.
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Lorry driver dozes off and crashes into car, female passenger killed
BangkokReady replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Isn't the Suzuki's un-caved-in roof visible in the photo?