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Crime Pattaya Beach Woman & Ladyboy Rob Australian Man
I suspect he was 3AM horny and his penis gave him bad advice. Dummy -
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Why manufacturing won't return to the U.S. - former CEO Motorola
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An Operating Manual for Understanding the Thai Mind
For me, the OP highlighted one disappointing aspect of Thai culture that has caused the most unhappiness in our relationship, and I suspect other expats with Thai wives will have experienced similar issues. The strict family hierarchy that is reinforced by language (Pee, Nong etc) and by gestures (the wai, sitting positions etc), can be broken when a younger family member is in a relationship with an older foreigner. The older siblings expect the younger one to be inferior in all aspects of their life .... money, knowledge, international outlook and travel experience, housing, clothing and cars. It's just a wild theory, but I think it's often the youngest daughter who ends up with a foreign husband? The youngest is not burdened by the family expectations of a 'high status marriage' and may not receive the family support for university fees or a 'leg up' into a government job ..... the youngest has more freedom to choose a husband, to travel to the big city in search of adventure, to meet 'falangs' (who are automatically seen as lower class by the family). But when she marries her falang, she's exposed to international cultures, travels more and, the biggest sin of all, has more money. The family expectation is that 'Nong' will use her good fortune to support her extended family, keeping them all in the correct position in the hierarchy. But a wise falang husband says 'sod that' and keeps the cash within their new 'Western family' of husband and wife. So the youngest daughter suddenly has the nicest house, best clothes, skiing holidays, new iPhone and a Mini Cooper. By not giving all her new found wealth to her parents and older siblings, and therefore moving up the social ladder, she has broken the ancient system. This results in seething resentment and family feuds. This issue has been the only blot on our wonderful 15 years together, but it can be a big blot unless you move out of Thailand. I thought it was all due to pure jealousy, but after reading the OP I can see there's more at play. -
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While Trump fails, Carney outsmarts him once again
Wow, burn! Intellectual destruction. I havent seen a beating like that since Dave Shultz pounded Dale Rolfe in the 1980s -
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Are you OK?
Funny but Friday as I was going through TSA area at Palm Beach Airport in Florida, some big burly TSA guy kept asking me am I OK? He persisted as I just ignored him. Then he asked if I wanted him to call a supervisor. I said I don't care what you do. I said I don't understand the question. What do you mean by OK? My financial status? My family relationships? He was just bored and looking for something to do
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