BangkokReady

So much "Thainess" in this story.

At least it's reassuring that AI isn't going to be taking over any time soon. I feel sorry for all the professors having to read through stacks of essays written in this style.

An interesting question. If I might counter with another: do the Thai women who marry older foreingers really "need" them? Would they be homeless and hungry without their older foreign partners? Or would they just be getting by, much like most other people in their socio-economic class? According to those critical of age gap relationships, the couples have nothing in common and the younger partner could not possibly find the men attractive, so, if they don't "need" them, why are afluent women with OAP celebrities in the first place? Perhaps it's really the same in both cases, they don't technically "need" the man, but they can make their lives better with their money and their social status.

How does that make the situation different?

Ignoring the obvious "very young girls" silliness, how are they any different to Al Pacino or Mick Jagger?

But not everyone has the opportunity, or the nerve (perhaps that's why they're so angry about it).

I support the correct use of language and not trying to make something sound like something it is not.

But not everyone under 18 is a child.

You might want to tell your AI to tone down the drama a little bit.

They're not though.

Pretty obvious that they're preparing for someone to return.

The article certainly makes it sound like we're weeks away from national lock-downs, which I don't believe to be the case. It doesn't sound realistic at all. Why would it suddenly get worse now? Students are only going back to school this week. It think they're just scaremongering opportunistically due to the panic over kids going back to school.

If covid is that dangerous, everyone with it should be isolating until they test negative.

I think he's asking if he would have committed a crime. I'm not sure if you've explained that he has committed a crime in buying them a drink.

It's OK for you to have an opinion on it, of course, but to say that someone dating a 16 year old is dating a child is being dishonest. I assume you don't like the idea of an adult dating a 16 year old, which is fine, but that is then causing you to want that person to be labelled as someone who is in a relationship with "a child", because you know it sounds worse than "dating a teenager", even though the latter is accurate.

Source? The definition of the word says a child is below the age of puberty. I think the word you're looking for is adolescent, but you want to make the thing you are criticising sound worse.

He knows his audience...

Depends what there is back home. If it's the same but the weather is poor and he can't get a girl, maybe this is the better choice.

The irony... 🙄

Another fruitcake. You can tell by the way they're trying to change what has actually been said. Someone was asking about an 18 year old, someone else says the age of consent is 15, then this guy tries to change that to "young children" (which is actually going to be single figures). Pretty twisted.

All that really matters is that you love, respect and care for each other (or whatever the Thai equivalent is). Values are way more important than having identical interests anyway. Obviously, if the younger partner wants to go out drinking four nights a week and the older partner wants to stay in and read a book, you're going to face some challenges, but women in Thailand seem to be a lot more into working and spending time with family from a young age. (Probably because they don't get things given to them as easily as their Western cousins.) Drinking and partying is a pretty big red flag anyway, for some. And yeah, you could have "click" with someone half your age, then find someone your age that you have nothing in common with. The "nothing to talk about" is a cope anyway.

And?

Everyone knows that from 18-24 Thai girls only talk about toys and cartoons. Then they hit 25 and start talking about politics and philosophising on the meaning of life.

An 18 year old is a child? 18 means adult, so why lie? 🤔 What issues will there be with an 18 year old adult?

Yes, there is.