Must Read So proud to be Thai! American born funny man gets Thai nationality at last

[SunsetT]

18 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

someone who went through the Thai education system

That must be the reason he feels proud to be Thai!

[justin case]

was here as a child, thai education and at 44 ...  What the ...

 

ex, after marriage , got 5 year foreigner card, no crappy run around begging show, reporting 90 days

 

3 years later, she got citizenship and still abusing it right now 

[BobbyL]

Fair play if that is what he wants. Has he been able to keep his US citizenship?

 

The only sad thing about this is the photo of him prostrating on the floor. That action should really be abolished. 

[Orton Rd]

44 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Not sure what you mean by god cult. But I met Christy and Jonas couple of times. First at our local immigration office when they were renewing their extensions of stay several years ago; and secondly when they were performing at a local Loy Kratong event. 

 

Both were nice to talk to and Christy was very nice to my disabled son.

 

Good luck to this guy. He's been here since very young and made a life for his family.

 

 

Met them both dozens of times and like the guy in the op both were brought here when kids by their children of god cult parents. Being decent adults now does not alter the facts of what the cult was or did to children. They used to give part of their income to what became known as the family but Christy seems to have distanced herself from it in recent years. The children of god cult damaged a lot of kids and they did not all grow up as well as Christy did. She is an exceptionally good person.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-44613932

Edited February 13, 2020 by Orton Rd

[Asernume]

Raised in Thailand, fluent in Thai, married to Thai, father of Thai children, business in Thailand... how many years did it take him to get Thai nationality? (and how much did he have to spend?)

Sounds like the kind of guy who definitely deserved it.

[Paradise Pete]

14 hours ago, Yadon Toploy said:

800,000thb for Thailand is about right, but much higher for the UK, around £250,000 kept in the bank

It costs £250,000 to live for a year in the UK?

[Orton Rd]

It amazes me that people on here claim never to have heard of the Children of God cult they raped kids and destroyed families, all in the name of their evil founder David Berg

 

Edited February 13, 2020 by Orton Rd

[atyclb]

18 hours ago, Saint Nick said:

19 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

well thats lovely, I chose to stand for an anthem and have my integrity questioned for that. Sad how life has degenerated into ad hominem and groupthink.

You stand for an anthem and criticize others about groupthink?

Priceless! 

 

 

kazahkstan national anthem not bad

 

 

[Ventenio]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

I will never do anything to disappoint Thailand.

Oh, I've heard this one before...... I think this is the guy who can really speak Northern Thai, so I'm happy for him.  

 

I'm now joking (so you know).... OK, soon corona infects 50% of Thailand and he apply for American citizenship.   LOL

[Expat Brad]

18 hours ago, Saint Nick said:

You stand for an anthem and criticize others about groupthink?

Priceless! 

Many times l have read the negative and hateful comments when an immgrant living in America does not stand for the American anthem. If you are living here and in the situation where Thai's stand for their anthem...... Then you should bloody well stand too!!!

[Caldera]

Congratulations! Looks like he has deserved it and fits in well.

 

[Wavel]

To Gene & Mary Long, I'm sure this must be a very proud moment for you, Congratulations. Also to you Udom, it must be great to actually belong here.  

[Saint Nick]

1 hour ago, Expat Brad said:

Many times l have read the negative and hateful comments when an immgrant living in America does not stand for the American anthem. If you are living here and in the situation where Thai's stand for their anthem...... Then you should bloody well stand too!!!

First of all: I really don't care what you think!

Second of all: who said, I don't stand?

Third: with all the respect my "host nation" shows to its "guests", they should not be surprised, if I would return that respect!

Fourth: I stand, because otherwise, i might be in trouble! So it is fear, not conviction!

 

Are you happy now?

 

[Metapod]

i need to work on my thai. he speaks so much better than i do

[Orton Rd]

43 minutes ago, Metapod said:

i need to work on my thai. he speaks so much better than i do

I wonder what happened to him as a kid? both Bergs son and cult kiddie River Phoenix were both raped from 4 years old. Underneath the humor I suspect there lies a lot of pain in his childhood. David Bergs son-the 'prince' killed his mum's best friend then blew his brains out as a result of his childhood with the cult.

Edited February 13, 2020 by Orton Rd

[sanemax]

5 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

I wonder what happened to him as a kid? both Bergs son and cult kiddie River Phoenix were both raped from 4 years old. Underneath the humor I suspect there lies a lot of pain in his childhood. David Bergs son-the 'prince' killed his mum's best friend then blew his brains out as a result of his childhood with the cult.

He reads and posts here on TV , maybe you could ask him ?

[Orton Rd]

what is his login ?

[sanemax]

10 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

what is his login ?

Dont rememberl

[sawadee1947]

Probably he is dement, got borderline or else desease? ????

[Sydebolle]

Don't forget to hand in your US passport and get your American citizenship revoked = you will no longer pay taxes to the US. So done by i.e. Tina Turner who handed in her US citizenship after becoming Swiss. 

[JulesMad]

He might have a Thai passport now, but he will always be a farang...

 

[holy cow cm]

Yes and there are thousands ++ more who need the honor bestowed because they have been here for a long time with family. And then the ones who should have Residency that is another story. Such a farce. 

[sirineou]

He came here as a child. well at least it wasn't offered to him posthumously  

[Broeno]

He is literally there under the Thai king.

[balo]

If he went through the Thai educational system , he is a perfect candidate for sure.  He is just a simple Thai man now.  

[mvdf]

The pernicious power of jealousy. So many bitter posters posting derogatory assumptions about this man's character and life. That's just how it is in this world of envious bipeds. One man gets the best of both worlds: Thai AND American citizenships AND speaks the local language with unparalleled fluency. This is how one discovers the true colours of certain people. One man succeeds and the other resents that success. 

[mvdf]

Instead of being happy and congratulatory, no, they'll dig up his familial background, denigrate something totally unrelated to the core topic's cause for celebration. Then you have those who pretentiously react with "i'm confused" emojis, assuming it's perfectly alright to attack his parent's past missionary activities in the Kingdom which are totally immaterial to this good news about his acquisition of Thai citizenship. 

 

If Mr Udom Suksanaih happens to have the opportunity to read this discussion, my warmest congratulations to you for your well-deserved Thai citizenship. 

[djayz]

On 2/12/2020 at 4:40 PM, Boomer6969 said:

For my enlightenment could some of the people here come up with a detail of the things to be so proud of? Other than overcoming some outlandish bureaucracy, of course.

"Somdam" and never having been colonised by the Europeans. ????

[Sonhia]

Good luck!

 

 

 

[Elzear]

Congratulation. He has embraced the Thai way of life, its spirit, its happiness, its sadness, its un-western logic with its benefits and disadvantages. My best wishes in your new identity life.