GinBoy2

I'm from a farm hand family in the Californian Central Valley. Surprise Surprise everyone was Hispanic. Everyone covered up head to toe, not a one ever had exposed skin. I worked every school vacation and my Mom would never let me go in the fields without being fully covered up

I had to google it too since I'd never heard the word before; dox /däks/ verb INFORMAL past tense: doxxed; past participle: doxxed search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the internet, typically with malicious intent. "hackers and online vigilantes routinely dox both public and private figures"

Thats a fascinating piece of history, thats for sharing

So Mrs G not a youngster anymore. But even back in the day, never wore a bikini, always a one piece. Bra to bed, never Braless at home, often Braless outside, never And waaay past Daisy Duke shorts lol

My wife is basically American, went to Chicago to live with aunt and uncle after both her her parents died. College in the US before going back to Asia. She from Isaan, very clearly Lao, I think she's beautiful, but she'll happily tell you that not a single Thai man of her intellectual equal would even look at her because of her Lao appearance. Lucky me I guess lol

Oh Dear another relationship crisis. But don't I think this is exactly restricted to Thai/Farang partnerships, welcome to modern life. If you are really unhappy, well you got to get out, after all this isn't a dress rehearsal for life! Now here's some 'opinion'. Keep your daughter in farangland, wherever that may be in the EU. Educate her in the West. Would your wife go back to Thailand? If so she'll probably leave the daughter with you, thats not uncommon. On your relationship issue. What do any of us talk about? My wife grew up in Chicago as a teenager, college in Chicago, so we share similar backgrounds. But we talk about; Whats for dinner How was your day at work What do you want to do at the weekend Endless discussions about our kids and grandkids The battle of watching Thai or US TV in the evening We do argue about politics, she's a rabid Republican and I'm a bleeding heart liberal. But I can vote, she can't, so I always win that one! But in general for most of us, life can be pretty mundane, but we just feel comfortable with each other. You got decisions to make, but none of us keyboard warriors can help you at the end of the day

I dunno what it is about Thai's and having a ground connection installed. When we built our house I literally had to stand over the electrician to ensure he pulled ground wires and a copper spike, since he just wouldn't accept why I wanted it. Not sure what they teach them in trade school!

I've always gone in the foreign line with my green card wife. Never been a problem

So, you are in some unnamed European country. I'm assuming she has some long term visa, so has a right to remain. Sounds like a typical breakup. You get a place of your own, you'll figure out the usual child visitation stuff, and you both move on with your lives. Try to stay friends at least, after all she is the mother of your child

I think the Brits, especially the younger ones, with their NHS kinda forget that in most countries it's not a totally free system and there is a price to pay. I feel so sorry for the family, but the tales of youngsters in Thailand, little reckless, in a country renown for terrible traffic accidents are so common, and the subsequent 'GoFundme' accounts someone needs to set up a serious ad campaign before these guys get on a plane to tell them the risks

I don't want to rehash the usual travel insurance stuff, which is pretty relevant. But in the article is states 'brain function is now minimal' Does that mean he's essentially brain dead?

I think that's quite attractive and kinda sexy. But. Add a couple of kids and 20-30 years not so sure how it looks at that point!

There are many 'agents' who would like to help you, but often they know nothing, and don't let any of them tell you they have special access. Any one them that tell you that RUN! Now the whole K1 process is different to real immigration, ie a CR1 or CR2 You'll need to prove intent to marry and that will be within 90 days. As part of the process you will ned to provide financial responsibly for the fiance and you'll be on the hook for that. When in the US you apply for an adjustment of status. It's only after that is approved she can work, get a drivers license etc My wife has a friend who has been here for four years and didn't do all the upfront due diligence still doesn't have her green card

You cant use future SSI as income. You can use last years tax return or use fixed assets such as houses or cars to meet the requirement. I'm trying to recall but something tells me I needed to provide 3 years of back tax transcripts

So we all appreciate airfares have increased for a myriad of reasons. But as an airline employee I have these words of caution. Use the comparison websites to figure out your best deal. But, ultimately book directly with the airline. The Expedia's Travelocity's may save you a couple of bucks but that's about it. The problem is when things go wrong. I cannot tell you how many times I've dealt with irate customers, when a flight gets cancelled, or something is wrong with their ticket and I tell them there is nothing I can do, they need to contact the third party who booked the ticket. These third parties almost never have a phone contact number, and good luck getting them to answer an email when you are at the airport trying to deal with an issue and your flight is supposed to be leaving in 50 minutes

The food thing in restaurants is funny It appears the lower you are the less likely you are to say 'Box it up, I'll take it home' The HiSo's have no problem with this. My wife straddles the two, low so birth birth but ended up as a teenager in the US, and experienced the lack of the nonsense of Krang Jai culture She'll happily box up leftovers to take home. As she's says "I paid for it, I'll eat it where I want"

Misogyny I don't think so. Both my daughters and my son have tattoo's and I hate them equally. Against my better advice they all did it, but hey their bodies they can do want they want, they're all adults. But did I treat my daughters differently to my son, No

Well said. Ultimately you get what you pay for. Unfortunately folks have got this weird thought in their head, that you want to pay for a pack of peanuts, yet deserve Filet Mignon At the end of the day it's a few hours out of your life, it'll get you where you want to be, you're not being waterborded so it ain't that bad

Well social norms have changed. Back in my youth, it was only sailors and women of 'ill repute' who had tattoo's. Today I often joke that I'm about half a dozen men on the planet that doesn't have a tattoo!

I must have lost the plot somewhere; Her House Her Mortgage Just walk away, lick your wounds and move on

I always told my kids. I look at pictures of me in the 70's wearing clothing which at the time I thought were pretty cool. Today I'd look like an idiot. Tattoo's however unlike clothes last a lifetime. What may look good on a 20 year old body, maybe not so much on that 50 year old body!

So just canvassing thoughts here. But do you think a woman 30 years your junior would be interested in you? I'm very sure you are a Hansum Man, as are we all, but really gotta think about why any woman young enough to be your daughter has any true sexual interest in you

Well this happens all the time. I'm totally fluent in Thai and Lao, yet I can talk to some shop girl, and if my wife is with me the response is always directly to her. I think this sorta explains it!

So again I am not British, and Brit's can comment more on specifics. Generally for tourist visas Western countries don't do background checks, but be aware the UK and the US are tough for single women, especially if young. So you can tick that box for no criminal convictions if you want. And lets not conflate a traffic offense with a felony and jail time. Then you get down the line should you get to it, wanting to take your tillack back to the UK as a bride. Thats when things get tricky. Thai's often think that emigration to mystical magical farang land only requires the MFA clearance they get when they go work overseas. I 'think' any convictions for that are expunged after a few years. And again, I can only speak for the US, but emigration visas require that Police report, where nothing is expunged. Maybe the UK is different

Well never having heard of this woman, of course I followed the well trodden path to Google. Quite the train wreak, although her relationship with her son does seem a pretty redeeming feature among all the rest of the trailer trash nonsense https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61813593