JimmyTobacco

Nobody is saying that having a bit of cash on hand is a bad idea, but if we are following your logic, we should not be relying on any internet service or device for our daily tasks, just because the internet might stop working? When you drive somewhere, do you still bring roadmaps?

Thailand is way ahead of many Western countries in many regards, especially old-fashioned countries like Germany, Italy or Spain. Try paying for your espresso with a debit or credit card in Italy. If possible, they will give you a very angry look and complain.

The only way to find out is to turn the aircon and a PM2.5 meter on and observe. Our aircon doesn't filter PM2.5, but we bought a filter on a roll that we manually put inside the aircon. This seems to help quite a bit, in combination with an air purifier.

yeah how did you go about it?

However, apparently the report is due 25 February, but I am leaving the day after. I know you can be up to a week late, but what happens if I come back to Thailand without having done the report at all?

Question: I entered Thailand in September. I did my 90 days report at the end of November, a few days before the actual 90 days. On my receipt, it says that I have to file my next 90 day report on February 25th, which is indeed 90 days from the day I've done my first report. I am actually flying to BKK on the 25th and leaving Thailand on the 26th. Do I still need to do the second report? (Despite not staying in Thailand for 180 days or more) It's a small effort to do the next report online though or go to the drive through here in CM, before the 25th. Anyway, next time I will make sure to do my calculations better. I assumed the next report would be due after an actual 180 days in the country, even when reporting early.

I suppose that if you are engaging in a discussion and you don't wish to explain yourself further if your discussion partner doesn't understand what you are implying, the discussion is basically over.

Well I gave you a possible and plausible explanation of what you said, and you denied that that was the correct explanation. Then you didn't care to explain more.

I want to thank you for probably the first serious response to my question, which is very serious as well. Regular updates would be a bonus, but are not an absolute requirement for me. I also realize that it might hit me harder than I think to see photos of my child without having any involvement in the child's life. I'm willing to take this risk. I recently read a story about I believe a Dutch guy who fathered more than 500 children. Many of the women are sending him regular updates and he even regularly meets up with some of the kids, but some women prefer to not have any father in their children's lives whatsoever. Now 500 is a bit much and irresponsible for sure, especially with the risk of incest, but I don't see what the problem is with such an arrangement otherwise. Except for the fact that one could claim that a western man fathering a child with a Thai woman who is economically less capable and then not supporting her financially is not responsible either, but I would say it entirely depends on the situation and circumstances. I know Thai women who make over 2.5 million THB a year.

You clearly didn't know what you meant either. Maybe you can ponder your own behavior for a while, writing absolute gibberish and then not wishing to explain yourself.

Ok but you say that " One is the woman's choice, one is not". What do you mean with this?

Ehm, you are assuming I want to make a woman pregnant against her own wishes?!

All I'm asking is if this procedure (basically sperm donation in any shape or form) is possible in Thailand, as it is in the west. If it is, I am sure there are ways to that they will verify the woman has enough economic resources to raise the child by herself. If not, I can still verify that myself. There are plenty of single moms in Thailand who are raising a child and doing just fine. And I do think there are probably Thai females out there who'd prefer to have a luk krueng. Being white is quite an advantage in Thai society.

I'm not sure, but it's MY point? I am asking if he objects to any form of sperm donation, since sperm donors are also fathering a child without taking responsibility. In fact, in most case the mother doesn't want them to take responsibility.

I have several female friends back in my home-country who have conceived a child with male friends or gay donors. Some are raising the child alone, some are not. How is this different? I don't have any problem if a woman wants to raise a child by herself and needs a donor.

Who are you to say so, if I could legally do so within the limits of the law? In most western countries sperm donation is a completely normal procedure, which is available to lesbian couples, single mothers and coupled mothers who have trouble conceiving with their partner. Both through sperm banks and personal arrangements. Responsibilities can be waived with simple forms signed by both parties most of the time. Do you object to that as well?

It's just not feasible. I even struggle to work more than 20 hours a week, while leaving enough time for rest, working out, exploring, eating, household chores etc. I cannot imagine having to raise a child. However, I am still very interested in fathering one.

I have a Thai gf The both of us don't want to raise any kids However, I would like to conceive a child. I'd like to have no formal relationship and responsibilities to the child, but perhaps get some pictures and updates every now and again if the mother feels like it. Basically I'd like to donate my sperm. I could do this back home and it would all be legally solid, but I'd like to do this in Thailand. Is there any way to donate sperm in Thailand or conceive a child with a Thai lady, without the obligations that come with it? And yes, my gf is fine with it

Mmm yeah I would also not use the word work. If they asked me if I am working while in Thailand, I would probably also answer that I have no work at the moment.

oh get the <deleted> out of here mate what do you know about our relationship? you're probably in a bad mood cause you can't even speak with your missus at all

Well, isn't that normal? That you think: "omg there she goes with her present tense instead of the past tense again" and get slightly pissed off? I mean I know my gf knows how to use the past tense. She just doesn't. Not very interested tbh in women from my home country.

In the previous relationship, I was just so sick of her English after a while. Every time she said something, I got so pissed off. Another language we both spoke was German: me to a very decent level but not quite like English, her fluently. But I didn't like communicating in German so much. I feel the same thing is happening here. Every time I hear her speak, I get so frustrated already, before she's even completed the sentence. I think it's not a personal thing, as I have the same when I have to speak with random people who have broken English. A few years ago, I also had a Filipina girlfriend who was (of course) fluent in English, and also good with words, and we did not have this same issue. There were plenty of other issues though, which I luckily don't have with my current gf 😄

My gf is actually a great communicator and very honest and direct usually. Her English is definitely above average for a Thai person. I find though that as the relationship progresses, we seem to have more and more communication issues. We mostly communicate in English, as my Thai is currently not good enough for deeper communication. I find that as the relationship progresses, I seem to understand her less and less, up to the point that I sometimes have no idea what the hell she is saying. She puts it down to me already pulling my annoyed face when she starts talking English which makes her nervous and unable to communicate well. I guess that that's definitely true, but it might not be the entire reason behind the communication issues. It might also be a natural progression whereby in the beginning of the relationship you just try harder to make proper sentences in a foreign language and after a while you just don't have the energy to keep up that effort. For me English is also a foreign language but I use English in my job on a daily basis and have studied it since I was about 10, so I am almost just as comfortable in English as in my native language. I feel like maybe, since I professionally work with languages, I am too critical of her English and get annoyed too easily by small mistakes. I know this happened to me in a previous relationship with a western girl who had very decent but far from perfect English. With her I communicated in about 4 languages, but after a few years it felt like we didn't know what the hell the both of us were saying. I notice that with my current gf, she is just not great at explaining or phrasing things. If she tells me something in Thai and I don't understand, she will just repeat it, thinking that if she repeats it, at some point I will understand. She won't use different or easier words to facilitate my understanding. I am wondering how people here handle these kind of issues with their partners. I definitely feel the effort should probably be coming from me, meaning I should learn better Thai as soon as possible so we can switch to Thai. However, to communicate about feelings and complicated issues in Thai might be something that is a bit further on the horizon.

What do you call abuse if it's a multiply entry visa for 180 days at a time with a validity of 5 years?

I think it's probably great, but you need to find yourself a good one, just like in every country or with every nationality. I do think one advice that stands out for me is that it is wise to stay away from the family. My girlfriend prefers to keep distance to the family without my asking it, so that's a good thing.