Good present for a 14 year old Thai boy?

[csaba81]

The boy and his mum live next door. They have been great neighbours for years. I don't have any kids myself, so no idea what kids that age like. Especially a Thai teenager. Happy to spend a couple of thousand baht.

[VocalNeal]

An accessory for his motorbike.🤔

[connda]

A bicycle.  Things that fly (kites, balsa airplanes).  Chemistry kit.  Models (no, not the 18 year old Thai girl variety) as the kind in hobby shops.  Or an experience, like take him to an archery range or bowling or (if near the ocean) rent him a surfboard and an instructor for the day, or swimming lessons.

Think outside the box so the kid will think outside the box. 

 

Edited May 1 by connda

[brianthainess]

13 minutes ago, connda said:

A bicycle.  Things that fly (kites, balsa airplanes).  Chemistry kit.  Models (no, not the 18 year old Thai girl variety) as the kind in hobby shops.  Or and experience, like take him to an archery range or bowling or (if near the ocean) rent him a surfboard and an instructor for the day.

Think outside the box so the kid will think outside the box. 

So just buy a big box..............  

[Chris Daley]

Do not buy him anything.  The father will look bad in this scenario.

 

I did this one time.  I bought some sweets and a presents for all their kids.  The dad just moped around the house.  Because actually none of them do anything.  Maybe 'go to the temple' is all they can think of.  Finally the father went out and bought his little girl some darts (great idea).  They threw it at the wall.  It got too dangerous.  The darts were taken away.

 

Do not try to step on the father's role in a family.

[retarius]

A Ferrari?

[ChipButty]

Give him an ATM card 

Edited May 1 by ChipButty

[Nick Carter icp]

3 minutes ago, retarius said:

A Ferrari?

 

   The cost of a Ferrari would be more than he's willing to pay , as he wants to spend just a few thousand Baht 

[rattlesnake]

Give 2,000 in cash and tell him to spend it on what he wants. Usually the best present for Thais.

Edit: actually 1,000 is probably enough.
 

Edited May 1 by rattlesnake

[Gecko123]

Nice thought, but not sure if giving the gift directly to the boy is advisable. My advice would be to give the cash to the mother and let her decide how best it could benefit the boy.

[VocalNeal]

1 minute ago, Gecko123 said:

My advice would be to give the cash to the mother and let her decide how best it could benefit the boy.

 

He's Thai he will grow up expecting money from Mum/Mom. Better he have his own money to learn how to be independent. 

[Gecko123]

1 minute ago, VocalNeal said:

 

He's Thai he will grow up expecting money from Mum/Mom. Better he have his own money to learn how to be independent. 

There are issues about being perceived as 'Chester the Molester', also issues of pride both for the mother and the child as being seen as a welfare case. If there's a father in the picture, sensitivity to not offending his status as the family provider needs to be shown. Also there are issues about the boy spending the money inappropriately.

 

 Unless the OP has a really fine-tuned understanding of where the boy is in life, giving him a "directed" gift, intended to "broaden his horizons" or give him a life experience he might otherwise never have, has a sketchy chance of succeeding. Take a bicycle for example. Great idea, except in many rural communities many teenage boys are well past their bicycle riding days, buzz around with their buddies on motorcycles, and would be mortified to be caught dead on a bicycle. A bow and arrow set? What happens if he ends up taking some kid's eye out with it? Whose fault is that going to be?

 

If you're only talking about a few thousand baht, give the money to the mother maybe suggesting to buy him some food, new clothes or school supplies. I give food gifts to a neighboring family fairly regularly, but would be extremely hesitant to give the gifts directly to the children, even though most of the gifts are intended for them (baked goods, fruit).

[Lacessit]

A ride on a jetski.

[csaba81]

🔴 Some of you people are seriously sick in the head. This is a is a forum about family and you're making sexualy inappropriate jokes about a 14 year old boy. If you want to talk about stuff like that, fine but do it in the pub forum.

[csaba81]

5 hours ago, connda said:

A bicycle.  Things that fly (kites, balsa airplanes).  Chemistry kit.  Models (no, not the 18 year old Thai girl variety) as the kind in hobby shops.  Or an experience, like take him to an archery range or bowling or (if near the ocean) rent him a surfboard and an instructor for the day, or swimming lessons.

Think outside the box so the kid will think outside the box. 

 

❤️

[metisdead]

Some troll posts advising of unscrupulous activities have been removed and to prevent any further advice of that nature, this topic is now closed.