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Look up the word scathing. You obviously are overcome with jealousy and have no idea what it means How is the lady boy search coming along?

When you read only the middle, you end up with dumb questions that were already answered. I didn't choose a girl for her economic background. I choose a girl I wanted to be with. I did my part in getting her a western education and US citizenship. She is now on my level and can hold her own. As far as status? Pretty darn sure she now has financial and social status higher than 99% of the expats in Thailand. Too many expats never give their wife the opportunity to be nothing more than a house slave. Fear of losing them, losing their cheap ass condo, losing low pension, whatever the reason. Some people, given the opportunity, can certainly rise way about your level and status. I kind of think if you had a high level and status, you probably wouldn't be settling for Thailand?

Scams are part of every third world country in the world. Expat behavior? Expats move 10,000 miles from their home for a reason. All one has to do is read the forums here. You would be lucky to find 5% that were decent human beings in their own countries before they moved to Thailand

It's a fool's game when you fool yourself, that you are a super rich, handsum, wonderful fellow that all Thai women should bow down to. The only men that bitch about so little amounts of money, is proof they have little themselves. If you have to live your life on the value of such small amounts of money, I feel sorry for you. Seriously.

You ever think if you picked the right one, you wouldn't have to fantasize about dressing her up like a clown?

Everyone has an opinion Mr. Nose

You ever think how many farangs are trash cans themselves? The majority wouldn't be in Thailand if they were worth any salt at all.

The OP still hasn't figured out, it was never about him, and he is finding that out the hard way where whatever he does is never enough. I married a super poor Isaan girl and it is the exact opposite of the OP I am perplexed while years and years later, she never lets me forget how much she appreciates everything I do for her. I would have thought that she would have grown out of this by now, but no sir. I listen to my wife and what I feel will make her happy. I can be happy with anything. I also took the time to invest in her education, US citizenship, get her to stand on her own 2 feet in any country. While many men don't have the cahones for fear of getting dumped, limited financial means or whatever, I went into the relationship knowing full well and good it would make me happy to make her happy. I never had to give one thought to any financial means or what I wanted in my life. I worked hard and planned well. Unlike some people's thoughts, Thailand is not my home. I just happen to reside there with my wife. It is her house for all legal purposes and I am 100% fine with that. I am a guest in her country. I cannot expect any different. We have a home in the US. Good for me. Good for her. Both our names on this house. The Thailand house is her design, her plan. Her village, her family. I bought some land, she inherited much more land. Makes me extremely happy to see her so happy that she has something and can help her family. Got married in that village. The time of my life, the party of the century. Her father was king for a day. Villagers amazed one of their own was getting married to a farang. She has never let me forget how important that day was to her and for everything I did. Amazing experience. Company brought 25 different wedding dresses for her to choose from, makeup specialists, 6 large circus tents with decorated tables and chairs, large stage with live music, DJ, Coyote Dancers, guest singers, roast pigs, stuffed fish, food galore. Did the traditional wedding march to her house with all the villagers, a tray full of gold and sin sod. What a blast! When she was called on stage to give a speech, she started crying her head off. She said, " I will never forget what you have done for me" and to this day, she never has. I grew up in a good family, got an advanced education and pretty much bought whatever it was I thought I needed or didn't need my whole life. I have no regrets and no longer find things I need or want. Have a whole house full of things in the US. My wife on the other hand, never had one toy growing up. It makes me damn happy to fix that now and for her to have what ever she wants or missed out on growing up. The difference her, is she has never forgot where she came from or how she got to where she is today. Thailand has never been about me. 99% of the men here could never accept that for ALL their own reasons. But I do, because it is exactly what I wanted.

We kept all our US cards and we use them all the time for everything. Keep zero balance at the end of the month on all cards At the end of the year have enough points for 2 flights back to the US US Thai bank for ATM, VISA Money, operating cash, although bulk of cash is in US banks

Really, credit cards are only of any use if want to defer or spread payment, or using it as a loan facility Credit cards offer credit protection. They are a valuable tool if you have enough financial discipline to pay them off every month Plus if you can accumulate points, flight miles, gifts and other cool things

If you could afford to move home, you wouldn't have to think. You could experience America first hand and not rely on radical internet sources 333,000,000 live in America, 50 different states, try to remember that when you paint an entire country with your very thin, uneducated paint brush

You wouldn't know a Republican from a Democrat if you saw them walking down the street together. Your only knowledge is from ridiculous news sources. Hint! Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Funny you have NO maintstream new sources, only the radicals that fit your agenda? Yes, I know Thailand is hot as hell and people spend most of their time indoors, but try to find a hobby away from the fake news. You repatriated to live in a country where people have no rights, controlled by a corrupt military government, court system, police department. I guess all the Thai's protesting are because they love the place, right? Very happy with the direction of the country? You must be one of the woke, who spent their whole lives spending, woke up one day too broke to live in their own country? Rather pay $8 a gallon for gas, outrageous food prices and all kinds of other hell just because of a political party? Grow up man Biden's adminstration has produced the worst run cities in history, looting, smash and grab, homeless tent cities, P**** DA's letting violent criminals off the hook.

Can you read? Bangkok is top destination for TOURIST worldwide. Agoda has found Bangkok to be the most popular destination among tourists globally Simply not true at all. No matter how much you try to defend or spin it, just shows a really ignoratn bias short of facts

Look as your news source? Rawstory? Give me a break and don't be so ridiculous PS I know you are probably bored, but don't believe everything you read on the internet from sources no one has ever heard of I know you have to be smarter than that

I could care less how I come off to you, I don't even know you and if you want to judge people by typing text in a forum, go ahead. I didn't sit around my entire life and end up broke Lots of sacrifice and careful planning got me to where I am today If you are jealous of that, maybe you should have spent the past 40+ years saving more

I see my previous post was deleted so I will post it again Orlando, Florida, USA had 75,000,000 tourists in 2018 Now check how many Bangkok had? Thailand as an entire country, didn't have anywhere close to Orlando Florida Agoda trying to sell ads is all

increased political violence from the white nationalists What percentage of the 333,000,000 people in the US do you think this is?

You would have to define nightlife? Quite a difference in Isaan from Pattaya, Bangers or Phuket

I for one, will be going back. I am getting to the point I cannot think about anything else, except getting the hell out of here I will make sure to send you first hand reports Bill, so you won't have to trust CNN

CNN is about the least reliable source you can watch

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Every single day now, I am wondering why I am still in Thailand? Political stability? Social climate? Why are all the people constantly protesting if it is so stable? PM took over in a coup. I don't have to worry about cost of living anywhere. Where you get old, if your choice of locations comes down to cost, you didn't financially plan very well.

400K is only dead money if you are dead broke! If you don't have 400K to set aside, Thailand is not the place for you.

Complete rubbish Every year, the city of Orlando, Florida outdoes the entire country of Thailand by at least 2+ to 1. Orlando, Fla., May 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ORLANDO, Fla. – Tourism officials announced today a historic milestone for the U.S. travel industry as Orlando released news of a record-setting 75 million annual visitors in 2018

Per capita, more people are killed with guns in Thailand each year than in the USA (I already posted all the statistics in another post here) Due you have a climate of fear and social alienation living in Thailand because of gun violence? Sorry, I have never had a fear of gun violence, ever. Perhaps if you grew up hunting, military, owned guns, licensed to carry, you wouldn't have such a fear of guns