The pipeline between Europe and Thailand. No oil. Rather "Karma".

[swissie]

The pipeline between Europe and Thailand:

In short: After marriage, I took my Thai-Wife to my home country. I managed to get her a good paying job, practically from day 1. Ever since, upon mutual agreement, "your money is your money and my money is my money". A perfect constellation since 2003.

She financed her 2 daughters truh university. Both of them having very well paying jobs in Bangkok for the last 10 years. She financed their homes in BKK as well.

BUT: Inspite of it all, the daughters are still in need of money to the tune of 300'000 Bht per year. My wife pays gladly. (= Family is sacred in Thailand and it increses my "Karma"). Long have I realised that the daughters are part of the hedonistic new young Bangkok "elite", seeing her mother in Farangland as an endless source of Karma related hard currency.

It's her earned money and she can do with it whatever she wants. If it would affect "my money", I surely would have stopped any "Karma related money transfers" to Thailand a long time ago.
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Still: Even without suffering any financial disadvantages myself, I wonder how long the "ironclad family obligations" in combination with the collection of positive "Karma-Points" can lead Thailand into the new age?

Do you have a similar "pipeline" between Europe and Thailand? Or a pipeline between Bangkok and the Isaan perhaps ?
As a consequense, every time a Thai-National tries to explain to me something in connection with "Karma", I realise that we are culturally incompatible. With or without a marriage certificate between a Farang and a Thai National. Can still function in daily life, as long as individual "Karmas" and Bank Accounts remain separated. As we did. All is still well.

[flyingtlger]

The Family in Thailand is like the mafia, once you're in, there's no getting out....

 

[Enoon]

 

"I wonder how long the "ironclad family obligations" in combination with the collection of positive "Karma-Points" can lead Thailand into the new age?"

 

What do you think the New Age is going to be like?

 

Whose/what customs will prevail?

 

 

 

 

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

 

 

Edited June 28, 2023 by Enoon

[Lacessit]

When the OP's wife can no longer work, it will be interesting to see whether the daughters live up to the implied obligation to take care of her. Any village daughter would; however, the reference to an elite accustomed to entitlement may not be a happy ending.

My guess is the daughters would then be harassing the mother to access farang funds.

[proton]

Karma is a myth for the dim witted to believe you can make a merit by doing good, and bad deeds result in bad results, sadly it's not true.

[swissie]

On 6/28/2023 at 10:56 PM, Lacessit said:

When the OP's wife can no longer work, it will be interesting to see whether the daughters live up to the implied obligation to take care of her. Any village daughter would; however, the reference to an elite accustomed to entitlement may not be a happy ending.

My guess is the daughters would then be harassing the mother to access farang funds.

Wife will retire with good monthly pension benefits. But she will probably drain her savings in favour of her children. Until the last penny is gone. Fine with me, it's her money. The kids will not bother to access my money, I have told them that I never liked them and their hedonistic lifestyle and they will never get a penny from me. They also know, that upon my demise, all my assets will not go to my wife, but to a charitable organisation.

 

PS: Can do, as we divorced for technical/financial reasons years ago. Other than that, we still function as husband and wife in perfect harmony.

[swissie]

On 6/29/2023 at 7:00 AM, proton said:

Karma is a myth for the dim witted to believe you can make a merit by doing good, and bad deeds result in bad results, sadly it's not true.

Agreed. But most major religions are based on the reward/punishment principle. = You do good you go to heaven, you do bad you go to hell. (collecting positive/negative Karma points).

Without this concept, religions would lose a great deal of appeal. Possibly folks living by the motto "sex, drugs and rock n' roll". ????