26 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Honestly I do feel sorry for Thai women who marry farangs like you and Fred who are just too stubborn and set in your ways to accept Thai culture but wanting to marry a Thai girl and live in Thailand.

 

If you don’t like or can not accept the local culture and traditions you should not be here with the local women. 
It must put them in awkward situations. 
 

 

 

How does the local culture intersect with the practice of sex work involving individuals, including young women, and a diverse clientele, such as thousands of Arabs and Indians in exchange for money?

 

I told my Thai wives if they want to marry Farang they have to accept Farang culture. My previous wife presented 1 million of her own money to save her face. It's her face and not mine. I would have been happy to remain unmarried, but she insisted. So pay up. The money was returned to her by her parents. They had no idea she put the money and not me.

 

 

Serious Question: Do westerners still pay sinsod? Has anyone actually witnessed this, and know for a fact, not hearsay, or pub gossip?

Just now, Patong2021 said:

Serious Question: Do westerners still pay sinsod? Has anyone actually witnessed this, and know for a fact, not hearsay, or pub gossip?

Yes.

last wedding I went to paid 500,000plus gold chains for mum.

She was a Patong bargirl with two kids to Thai men.

She was from Ubon where they will be going to spend their lives together.

 

According to the official sinsod calculator she was really only entitled to a chicken and a bottle of Lao Kao.

Farang jai dee.

Just now, MalcolmB said:

I can’t imagine why she wanted to divorce you?

 

This is a common reply among simps who also end up divorced and still pay up sinsod and build properties on "family land".

 

 

 

5 minutes ago, Celsius said:

 

This is a common reply among simps who also end up divorced and still pay up sinsod and build properties on "family land".

 

 

 

Fair enough.

There are a lot of simps around these days.

Why is fred up at 6am, posting 💩?

Fred, look after your kid. Don't spend all the hours here posting absolute dross.

We? You mean you and Trans?

It's really pathetic. get off the Internet and look after your kid. Must be depressing for her seeing her dad posting on a forum all day and totally neglecting her. 

 

If you don't have anything to write about sinsod, then why are you here, taking up good bandwidth? I'm here to read interesting comments, not to see you hijack yet another thread with your egotistical nonsense.

**snip** Elwood edit

 

Now...back to sinsod. How much have you paid?

Speaking of sinsod....

 

has the OP revealed how much sinsod he paid?

no, right? but snooping on everyone else? 

9 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

.. and it was that comment that you picked up on stating a '17 year old is worth something' which is typically and despicably lecherous of... as is your attempt to side step that criticism by a) claiming its part of the local culture... and b) deflecting the comment because of a somewhat irrelevant point of 'who's daughter a 17 year old might be'... 

Would point out topic is about sinsot

And a 17 yo female might very well attract some in the next few years.

 

Not sure why some posters always think the worst?

Maybe some of you foreigners ought to try and fit in with Thai culture a bit more.

Come from your home countries then look down on the locals and their customs, etc.

49 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

Why is fred up at 6am, posting

Don't know about Fred, but if I don't get up at dawn every day, I'll end up with a cage of angry rabbits, wondering why I haven't let them out.

 

Not to mention, it's the best time of the day for going out walking, cycling, or just sitting around enjoying the cool air and the mountain views.

22 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

has the OP revealed how much sinsod he paid?

no, right? but snooping on everyone else? 

You don't pay a sin sod for daily bargirls. In time, everyone understands other's motive here, especially when they act innocent.

I've removed the usual totally off topic posts from the usual suspects.

Caught it early this time, only two pages removed.

 

@richard_smith237 stop with the flames please.

 

 

11 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

You don't pay a sin sod for daily bargirls. In time, everyone understands other's motive here, especially when they act innocent.

 

Right.

So for people like that, to be fair, we need a "Lifetime Barfine-Short time Calculator" and see how it compares to most people's Sinsods. 

 

1500 Baht x Average Short Times Per Week x Number of Years Living in Pattaya

 

2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

has the OP revealed how much sinsod he paid?

no, right? but snooping on everyone else? 

Thanks for your question frogs.

I am only a newbie to Thailand and don’t want to rush in to any marriage.

 

However when I do I certainly will be following Thai culture and paying a sinsod to my  wifes parents to show my appreciation for them raising such a fine young lady.

 

And will be using the official sisnsod calculator to work out the price.

 

Of course all my friends on Aseannow will be invited to the big day.

21 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Negotiations with the parents can be tense for the novice.

 

The Thai tradition is that each party appoints a friend and the friends do the negotiating for the families.... 

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Maybe some of you foreigners ought to try and fit in with Thai culture a bit more.

I think some of the guys here don't protest so much in the West where the bride's family pays for the wedding.... 

9 hours ago, Celsius said:

simps who also end up divorced and still pay up sinsod and build properties on "family land".

huh? The sin sod comes before the marriage, the divorce after... 

9 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:

The Thai tradition is that each party appoints a friend and the friends do the negotiating for the families.... 

A lot of the farangs can’t speak thai and their friends can only speak English and have no idea of excepted values. 
It also leaves open that your “friend” will take a cut.

 

Much easier to negotiate with the official sinsod calculator.

 

 

Never pay Sinsod

 

4 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Never pay Sinsod

 

Yes, yes.

And never wai anybody and never take your shoes off before entering someone’s home.

You teach em. Our way or the highway.

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

Yes, yes.

And never wai anybody and never take your shoes off before entering someone’s home.

You teach em. Our way or the highway.

I like to wai. Its fun. Shoes off no big deal. Sinsod is for dummies.

3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

I like to wai. Its fun. Shoes off no big deal

Simp

Just now, MalcolmB said:

Simp

How long have you been visiting Thailand?

11 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

I like to wai. Its fun.

 

some guys look like they're getting carried away with the wais.

almost starts to look silly and like "a show" rather than genuine respect for the person or culture. 

 

Just now, save the frogs said:

 

some guys look like they're getting carried away with the wais.

almost starts to look silly and like "a show" rather than genuine respect for the person or culture. 

 

Do you see guys doing it all day long?

I wonder how much Jeff Bezos paid for Wendy Sanchez.

18 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

How long have you been visiting Thailand?

Living here a year.

two visits before that.

I love it.

Nice people.

Just now, MalcolmB said:

Living here a year.

two visits before that.

I love it.

Nice people.

Dude, sinsod is for dummies. 

Just now, Harrisfan said:

Dude, sinsod is for dummies. 

Depends on the girl.

Are you married?

Just now, MalcolmB said:

Depends on the girl.

Are you married?

Beauty is only skin deep. There's 10m single ladies. 500,000 baht is 1000 nights in hotels. Think about it.