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Isn't life so tough for those multi-millionaire celebs?  poor things, off to the celeb therapist for reassurance and comfort.

Just now, thairookie said:

The blurring of the line between marriage and cohabitation in Thai culture plays a big part in the level of commitment one adheres the moral concept of fidelity.

 

A Thai man and a Thai woman live together as man and wife.  They don't bother to register the union as marriage at the municipal office, and they don't bother with a ceremony in the baan nok.  They address each other as "faen", which in Thai can mean either a regular sex buddy or an official spouse. 

 

For those who are neither officially married, the use of the term "faen" offers them the best of both worlds.  If a woman refers to her regular sex buddy as "faen", in the normal course of events nobody would probe and ask if they are officially married.  But if the woman encounters another man for whom she has affection, she can proclaim that she is not married. 

 

In other words, when she needs some moral acceptance from her social circle, the term "faen" which can be used interchangeably with "husband" will do the trick.  If she feels that she wants to have a fling with another man, she reminds herself that she is not married and therefore not morally accountable to her current sex buddy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

well isn't it a hierarchy?

Samii/Mia

Mia Noi

Faen

Gik

Sideline

Customer

They are all interchangeable when situation demands  (normally linked to THB)

Just now, Happy enough said:

yes

Ok have a seat here we go:


It's obvious it was the Civics fault.   

(Sarcastic Commentary)

HiSo Benz, and their like, rule the country. 

(Cynical, but realistic observance of Thailand)

Next! 

(Knowing that it WAS the Benz fault AND nothing will be done we might as well move on to the next case of  HiSo's getting away with it).

Just now, Happy enough said:

well that comment is confusing but rather than react i'll answer. what don't you understand? it's basic stuff

are you serious?

That Thai media nothing gets past them eh?

Just now, Happy enough said:

nope. it's obvious it was the mercs fault and the civic passenger started to sound scared towards the end and rightly so. the merc driver was acting like a prick and quite possibly was armed. i'd be concerned myself. money exchanged everyone free and back on the roads ?

 humour malfunction?   

hey the Yogi has no clothes!

(sorry Hans)

terrible crime and hurts Thai hearts send the guys to jail  and the girls to me for punishment 

Legend indeed but time for a rest before the inevitable.  

It's obvious it was the Civics fault. HiSo Benz, and their like, rule the country.  Next!

Naaay!  but I thought I had read somewhere that it is a 'good luck' variant that pictures a girl that is hoping to meet a strong and virile man?  A sort of animistic totem.

Oh I thought he meant the 3rd gender.  Anyway equal men and women as long as they are rich.

Just now, spidermike007 said:

All this, from a man who used his status to dodge the draft five times. Had he ended up on the battle front, no doubt he would have wet his pants at the sound of a bullet nearby. He is perhaps the greatest coward, and the least patriotic leader the US has ever had. 

Nixon might argue with you there.  Anyway why not just tell us how you really feel?   ?

1 hour ago, Spidey said:

Can't disagree with you but I don't like dictators like Putin. How many oligarchs do you know?

 

If they didn't have serious kompromat on Trump, I'm sure that he would have already threatened to bomb them.

You know I'm not going to agree that Putin is a 'dictator' but we will go off-topic. Personally I think it was silly to go to the meeting but that it's a red herring (forgive the pun).

Just now, Spidey said:

There is no war with Russia but clearly Russia is an enemy of the US ergo it's blatant interfering with the 2016 election. The Russians fight their wars in cyberspace and are assaulting the US on a daily basis.

"or adhering to or giving aid and comfort to its enemies by one who owes it allegiance"

let's just bomb them eh?  we see the world very differently but that's why there is so much conflict.  I like Russia, love Russians and enjoy visiting there.  Have a nice day.

Just now, sfokevin said:

“They didn’t hide it”... ?

 

Everything you just said is wrong... 

They hid the meeting at Trump Tower?  the meeting that's in all the MSM news?  you mean they snuck in in disguise?  used aliases?  ok fair enough I didn't know that

5 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

If the cash comes from an ATM, arent you just moving the risk from merchant to ATM ? I have been scammed more times at ATM than merchant or online. Nowadays with the wave the card over the terminal it ends up being a quicker process than cash/getting change etc.

Back in Australia a pack of cigarettes at $40 a pack is a major purchase , lol

Maybe not sure. I always use ATMs in shopping centers if at all possible. In fact, thinking about it, I rarely use my card apart from online where I use it a lot. I certainly would not risk using it when trolling bars or eating at restaurants. Cash is King and I guess it's habit but that's what I use for small purchases 'over the counter'. 

Just now, Becker said:

If that someone was a foreign national from a nation adversarial to the US (to be polite) the absolute minimum they should have done was to inform relevant authorities about it. 

Of course, some would say that what they did was treason and that that's exactly what you support. And that's a big deal indeed.

That's absurd. There is NO war with Russia, a fellow Security Council member, there is NO law to say one cannot converse with Russians. They didn't hide it it was at the Tower. Treason?  don't make me laugh please.

legal Definition of treason. : the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of one's country or of assisting its enemies in war; specifically : the act of levying war against the United States or adhering to or giving aid and comfort to its enemies by one who owes it allegiance.

I think we need a 'pause' button on this thread as it's not as simple as is being suggested by some posters. There are so many variables such as 

• own or pay rent on accomodation
• married?  kids?
• working or retired
• own transport
• BKK or nakon somewhere

and those type of things.

I would respectfully suggest that a single property owner with no kids and own transport could easily live on 45k whereas a married, 2 kids at international school house renter in BKK needs double that ++

Destruction of the worlds natural heritage should never be judged in Baht!  it should be judged in animal and plant life DESTROYED by selfish greedy humans.  BTW the earths resources are for us all not just the country they reside in.

Who uses a card for cigarettes? I get annoyed if I'm in a queue and someone pays for a low value item with a card holding everyone up. Use cash!  then you can't be scammed

If someone said they had info most politicians would go and find out what it was. No big deal.

I'd say 45,000 was 'livable' to be honest, 65,000 is good and 85,000 great with 100,000 being amazing. I've know ex-pats both sides of that. 

Just now, Baerboxer said:

 

Talking of twilight zone, have you checked on when caretaker PM Yingluck was dismissed by a court PRIOR to her brother's administration being removed by a coup? Or still living in your own little world?

 

Just because the offender is a politician doesn't make the case political. That is the current get out politicians all over the world try when caught.

Any court operating in an unelected military Junta is... a what?... I'll give you a clue... yes it's a Junta Court you got there in the end well done.