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And in another thread we were just talking about: "Don't go for a bar girl, those are nothing but trouble. An educated, professional Thai woman, most likely in govt, now there's your ticket". ????

Yup, 300 baht is the bare minimum, as $10/hr USD is the least you can get all on the online tutoring platforms. I've had people try and haggle this down, and I tell them no. With private, online students, I have the hassle of trying to collect from them, and creating lessons for them. On a platform payment is automatic, and materials can be easily accessed. If in person, those hassles plus that of face to face meetups and scheduling. So for private, local students not on a platform, I should get more than 300. This would also be just for basic conversation practice, vocab, grammar correction. For anything more advanced, such as business or academic English, IELTS prep, this price would be higher. But I've had several offers from parents around my village, and I told them no, I have too many online students already. But the reality is, I'd rather just not have the hassle, when with the online platforms it's a much easier affair.

The general advice you'll hear is, stay away from the bargirls, go for a professional, educated Thai woman. But I can tell you, I've heard of some farangs with bargirls who've ended up lasting years and years, and others with educated women who soon ended up draining them. You just never know. The best advice I'd say, in either case, stick to around your own age. If she can practically be your daughter, there's bound to be trouble. Generation gap, maturity, language barrier. Communication, shared interests and values, which you won't find without communication, are key. I also find rather interesting the large number of farangs on these forums who when speaking of their Thai women, roll out a laundry list of their qualifications, degrees, accomplishments in the corporate world, high ranking or connections in govt. I don't know how there can be so many of them, when they're such a small percentage of the Thai population. Heh. Take it with a grain of salt. Most Thais are simple, humble people, and that's who most of us farangs end up with, believe it or not. That's who I left the US to find. Over the New Year holiday I was back in BKK on Sukhumvit Soi 33. O'Shea's pub is a cool hangout, but unfortunately quite packed. Fortunately a new pub just opened across from it, I forgot the name and it's not on Google Maps yet. But a lot more comfortable, friendly people, quicker service. There was an attractive, little older Korean lady at the table across from me, who kept looking over. But I was with my wife. Heh. Maybe a businesslady just off work. Maybe a tourist looking for a little holiday romance, or perhaps some extra cash. Well, how will you ever find out if you don't try? Whatever the case, she certainly looked like she'd be fun. Give it a go.

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I just sent me mum 30 tortillas, 8 cans of chili. 34 bucks. 30 burritos for $1.13 each. Crikey! Tho my bro will have to hit the store for some cheese, rice, veg, for just a little more.

Terrible how this keeps happening. It's either on one end, absolutely no discipline and the kids run amok, or all the way at the other end, where it's boot camp. They can't seem to find the middle ground.

Yes, they could make you a teaching assistant. I had several in my previous school in this situation. Or, you might just consider going home. Huge demand for ESL in the West, particularly for teachers with intl experience, with the current influx of immigration. That's what I'm in the process of now, with interviews coming up this week. Wish me luck.

But, but, when I walk into a certain large supermarket chain in Thailand, owned by a certain powerful Thai-Chinese businessman, who many have said is actually secretly Chinese, it's practically China in there! Red lanterns and decorations everywhere, shiny red Chinese clothing for sale, Chinese sweets on display in fancy packaging right as you walk in the door, and Chinese music blaring out of the speakers wishing me a happy new year, over and over, as I had my coffee last week. I thought we were going all out Chinese? What gives?

Yes, unfortunately, I've seen this happen too many times. A group of students in a class, usually girls, start having a beef with each other over something. The homeroom teacher hears of it and calls them all into the office. They all sit on the floor around her desk as she grills them, interrogation style, to get to the bottom of it. With the grasp of Thai I have I can tell a bit of what's going on. It's absurd. They're really out to solve nothing, they merely enjoy stoking the flames. They're hoping to catch them in some sort of lie or cover up, making some students look bad in front of the others. As soon as the students leave, the teachers all giggle and gossip about what just happened. They then look forward to the next episode of this TV drama they created next week.

Still now mak mak in the moo ban as the chauffeur drives me to work

Come up here to Issan. Come lay back and chill as your fam's out cutting the sugar cane, serve them a few drinks, listen to their upbeat country music, with drums and cowbells keeping them going. Not a tourist to be seen for miles and miles.

That BKK bargirl in my village who I've commented on many times on AN is unfortunately still stomping around, still with that wonderfully charming personality, after her Royal wedding with some village boy fell through. They did fortunately get her out cutting sugar cane now that it's harvest time. But it's pennies compared to thousands of baht she could be sending back to her fam, with the plane loads of tourists now streaming through Swampy making the news every night, that everyone's been pointing out to her. Hopefully when the harvest's done, her Highness will finally be on a bus.

I love these stories. I got one. It was my first teaching job in a university town. My cheap apt was on the way to the bar district. One night in the bar I picked up a pretty young thing. Went back to my place, did the thing. She said my place is far and I don't want to walk. I got the idea, taxi money. Next Friday night, I wasn't planning to go out, but suddenly got a knock on the door. It was her. She stepped in, and uh, didn't waste any time. Man oh man. Then she wanted to go meet her friends in the bar, but her money was low. Just a few hundred was all I had on me. It went on like this for like 2 months. Amazing Thailand! There wasn't any way for a relationship to progress, language barrier, and the uni partying type wasn't my thing. I then met the lady my own age who'd soon become my wife, and so had to break it off. I worried about her showing up again, but she never did.

Domestic tourism. In the States, Vegas, Disneyland, Disney World, absolutely packed. Disney's ridiculous queueing system to deal with the crowds has been leading to riots, haha.

I reckon they're not too keen on going back. I reckon we'll then see a lot of overstays, or border runs, or dodgy ed/volunteer visas, or perhaps they've brushed up on their English and will now be hitting up all the schools for Non-Bs. Any "real" teachers out there better grab those positions now, for the new term in May.

Talk to employment agencies. They have connections and can pull strings to get you hired without a degree, if that's what you're getting at. They'll want you teaching in one way or another though. You'll have to sell yourself with something of value that you'd do for the kids, as others have said, you might've had experience with marching bands, with sports, with art, with counseling troubled youth. Perhaps you've volunteered at a church or community center, helping kids or the elderly. Perhaps you were inspired to do so by the trouble you escaped in your neighborhood or family. Tell a good story. Of course I won't name names, but you should look out to the larger Northeastern provinces, with the big, famous name schools, where you'll see the agencies serving them posting ads like "3-5 positions available now!" Heh, it's totally a racket. They'll do whatever to pack farangs in as they're eyeing those fat budget allocations, that they're ready to get a piece of. The downside to this is of course, don't expect to be treated so well. But if you're looking to somehow get to Thailand, and honestly want to try helping kids, and you're worried that your background/quals wouldn't fit a conventional teaching role, this would be the way to do it.

Do print out this thread and show it to immigration at your next renewal. Maybe you'll get 100 bonus points. ????

I remember the case. CCTV got a good view of him dragging her body around the condo, down the elevator, then dumping her outside, unconscious or possibly dead already. Yet another example of this lovely Thai caste system, and how they feel about those below them. Yet as a male model he's prob not that much higher. I do remember there were also drugs involved, as the articles at the time noted they pay extra for "khanom" or "snack" models, meaning they must also take drugs with the customers.

You just answered your question. Thailand's a good place to come live and get the experience, that you'll need to eventually land that good teaching position. After I got my MA in English I simply hopped on a plane to where I knew there'd be jobs waiting, a beautiful country, low cost of living, not to mention as a single guy, plenty of lovely women, one of whom would soon become my wife. Compare that with trying to teach in the US after earning your degree. You'll soon find that the degree is not enough, you then must run the gauntlet of trying to get a teaching license, with more practice teaching, more courses to take, depending on your state. I see MN will now just hand you a license with an MA in your subject, thank God. OTOH, CA, TX, and FL are the worst with their amount of BS. Then once you get that license, prepare for the competition, a gaggle of other budding young teachers all vying for the job. Then good luck dealing with useless administrators, and as someone else noted, dodging the flying bullets. Then good luck with paying the rent anywhere near the school on a teachers' salary. You'll be working long hours, commuting long distances, just to barely make that rent and not have much of a life. Then with the ladies, heh, it goes without saying, in the dating scene hardly any American woman wants to hear "teacher". Here in Thailand, you'll quickly be in front of a classroom without BS, a cheap apartment is near your school, you have plenty of free time to enjoy this wonderful, exotic country on your weekends and holidays. And as for women, if you find a good one who's not just a gold digger, you'll find that unlike in the US, she and most Thais actually still respect the teaching profession. The teaching job is what you make of it, if you're like many farangs you could just get up there to play Hangman and put on YouTube karaoke every class. But if you're like me, asking yourself just what did I get my Master's for, you'll be putting together some functional lesson plans with practical applications, to get those who are interested and engaged to actually leave your classes with more English communicative ability. The teaching money here's not good, as someone else noted, I get around $1200 USD at my govt school, then along with online teaching make my monthly income $2k. It's enough for a comfortable living and local travel, but still not enough to save for the future nor retirement. So for that my wife and I are going to the US. With my MA and nearly a decade of experience here in the LOS, I've now got a few interviews lined up with state universities in the US. They so happen to be looking for someone just like me, with years of experience interacting with foreign cultures, helping those looking to enter a new language community, as my country's now in the midst of receiving many new immigrants. It looks to be great timing. I actually hate to see it go, but this looks to hopefully be my last year teaching and living in the LOS, as the experience its given me will enable a brighter future for me and my wife in the US.

My mom told me the stories of marriage to my biological dad in the 70's. Sleepless nights, trips to the hospital. Calls to the cops resulting thusly: "We don't get involved in family matters". Fortunately she got the divorce and I didn't have to grow up with him.

If you've been to Spain and asked the locals for their opinion, you'll find it's the same. ????????

The hisos can do no wrong. That's why I'd never teach at a private nor international school again. OTOH, out here in Issan, some kid's out of line in my class, I let the dept head know. Next time I see them they're as quiet as a mouse. Heh.

I was in BKK over the New Year weekend. I saw large groups of happy, excited Chinese at Chatuchak. They've been dying to travel after 3 years. At the SuperRich at Asok BTS outside of T21, the line of them went all the way down the corridor. They've brought plenty of these guys to convert to Thai baht. Once the authorities were reminded of this being impeded, they came to their senses.

Go to YouTube and look up AJI NEW CAR FAMILY. There you'll find a rather talented, well-endowed Thai lady in terms of automotive presentation skill, among other things. She's literally all over the HAVAL H6 among other cars. You're welcome.

Mmm. I was in tech sales for 10 years. The company reps would occasionally drop by, and it was easy to see what got them hired. Of course being very attractive, but also the charisma, the flirtations. Body language, facial expressions, leaning into you and lightly touching, pretending it was an accident, laughing at everything you said. Man, you brought back some memories. The end result of would then be when you got a customer wanting 100 pieces of X product, of course brand X would be the first that came to mind. Hehe. They really had it down. Then, if you could match their game with some of your own, when you got sent off to trade shows, saw them out in the exhibit hall, got invites to bar meetups, and then hotel rooms.... I'm afraid I never got that far, but some colleagues shared their stories. Ah. Those flirtatious visits they gave me over at my desk were plenty exciting enough for me.