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Building a house in Thailand
These threads get side-tracked so fast its amazing, though I'm sure people are well-meaning. To the original poster, your aims are 100% doable.. just need to know the right people. -
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Thai NCSA shuts down dtv.in.th and eta.in.th websites
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Ex-Thai Actress Accuses British Husband of Fraud and Infidelity
You are correct. That does not support your assumption of a registered marriage without any ceremony. The article says a "marriage" without a ceremony. That clearly suggests they got married (which is what it means legally when you register your marriage) but didn't have a wedding. There's no mention of anything resembling a wedding and explicitly said no ceremony. This is not uncommon in Thailand (nor is the opposite, as you pointed out). -
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Where the farangs actually are in Thai society
Ok. You left out a large number of critical facts. What was this? A technical school, a quality university with international accreditation? If it was one of the mediocre Thai educational facilities, it would make sense not to see foreigners, because hopefully, that could do better. Technically, all non Thais are farangs. You may have missed the Myanmar, Malaysian and Chinese foreign students in attendance. There are 30,000+ foreign students in Thailand. Not a lot, but they are there. The capable western foreign students, like many of the Thai students who can afford it, leave Thailand for graduate and post graduate education. Some also leave for undergraduate studies. The Thaksin clan made sure to complete their education at US universities. In respect to the "place" that farangs hold, it is no different than in your home country. Socio economic characteristics determine one's position in the hierarchy. Don't expect uneducated and retirees of limited financial means to occupy high social status. Nor will IT gig workers, day traders and generic day trippers from border countries occupy high status. The foreigners with wealth and status jobs such as diplomats, scientists, senior business executives have status. They always have and they socialize in circles that the typical western foreigner never breaches. The top layer of foreigners engages in a self preservation type of segregation, avoiding and excluding anyone who is not of perceived acceptable status. It can be intimidating to be invited to dinner at someone's palatial home filled with servants. Certain foreigners also occupy a higher status just because of their nationality and location; For example Japanese people are typically treated with more respect than the run of the mill Australian. It's all about personal presentation, politeness, deference and visual image. This is why the experienced westerners warn others to dress appropriately when interacting with the police or immigration. -
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Hamas Sinks to New Lows with Hostage Body Swap
Yet another post of mine deleted/removed, why. -
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