Who Would Like To Meet This Lady?

[TRIPxCORE]

Lan Phan

[Totster]

I'm her roomate !

[Phil Conners]

No thanks. Had my share of women wannabe men cum amazonas.

[Wolfie]

No thanks. Had my share of women wannabe men cum amazonas.

Ummm.... sounds like fun

[andyinkat]

Nah, I bet she's clueless in the kitchen and crap with a duster.

[SoCal]

Talk about maintenance.

[Sandy]

A lot of guys hating on a woman who has some great brains on her shoulders. Do i hear jealousy?

[RDN]

A lot of guys hating on a woman who has some great brains on her shoulders. Do i hear jealousy?

Yep! Jealous of her "Get up and go" mentality. Mine got up and went a long time ago.

[Boon Mee]

Sorta reminds me of some Chinese chicks I'd occasionally date - always focused on the money to the exclusion of everything else. I like her work ethic though - she's not bad looking either.

[john b good]

A lot of guys hating on a woman who has some great brains on her shoulders. Do i hear jealousy?

Yep! Jealous of her "Get up and go" mentality. Mine got up and went a long time ago.

So i'm not the only one.

Mine too and whilst she didn't have a lot of "get up and go" about her, she still went.

Never been better off (me that is)

[snoophound]

Great

gal

I love her comment about collecting expensive purses.

I know plenty of asian gals here in sydney who would have a deposit on an apartment out of their LV collection.

Great attitude

Good on her

Marrying material for sure.

[KevinN]

Might not hurt to check on the gov't loan scheems to Viet Nam refugees and see the interest rates and pay back figures set by the US gov't before making to many plans.

They have advantages that are not available to citizens and taxpayers. Most of which most people are not aware of.

[Phil Conners]

A lot of guys hating on a woman who has some great brains on her shoulders. Do i hear jealousy?

No jalousy, just understand the fact that most farang guys came to Thailand to avoid farang (and farang style) women.

[mbkudu]

You make an interesting point Kevin. I remember going to trade school for autobody work when I was in my late teens. All of us had to buy a lot of expensive tools for the trade in order to graduate. There were four Vietnamese guys in our class. All their expenses were paid for by the US government. I did'nt understand it then, but I understand it now. Many of them lost everything including family members because of 'our' war with them; in my opinion a very senseless

war that could have been avoided by the US government; that's another story.

They deserve all the help they can get after all the pain they endured.

[Insight]

A lot of guys hating on a woman who has some great brains on her shoulders. Do i hear jealousy?

Suggested reading.

(Wish I could find the original clip of it)

[RDN]

A lot of guys hating on a woman who has some great brains on her shoulders. Do i hear jealousy?

Suggested reading.

(Wish I could find the original clip of it)

Harry Enfield (UK TV comedian) did a great sketch along the same lines. Very sexist, but very funny too. Here is an email I received a long time ago and just found again on the web using Google.

'The Good Wives Guide'

1. Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal (especially his favourite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.

2. Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.

3. Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.

4. Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper,etc. and then run a dustcloth over the tables.

5. Over the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

6. Minimise all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Be happy to see him.

7. Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.

8. Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

9. Make the evening his. Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other places of entertainment without you. Instead try to understand his world of strain and pressure, and his very real need to be at home and relax.

10. Your goal. Try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order and tranquillity where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.

11. Don't greet him with complaints and problems

12. Don't complain if he's late home for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through that day.

13. Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low soothing and pleasant voice.

14. Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgement or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him. A good wife always KNOWS HER PLACE.

[andyinkat]

The really scary thing about that is how it's supposed to be comedy back in Farangland!

[KevinN]

You make an interesting point Kevin. I remember going to trade school for autobody work when I was in my late teens. All of us had to buy a lot of expensive tools for the trade in order to graduate. There were four Vietnamese guys in our class. All their expenses were paid for by the US government. I did'nt understand it then, but I understand it now. Many of them lost everything including family members because of 'our' war with them; in my opinion a very senseless

war that could have been avoided by the US government; that's another story.

They deserve all the help they can get after all the pain they endured.

No You are talking about the ones that are still there,the ones that got out had the bread to do so.

Maybe we shouldn't have been there and maybe we should, I am not going to argue over it,,but the things that were given to all Viets in the USA was bullshit,,when a GI couldn't even get a vets loan to buy a home for his family and the Viets that wouldn't fight for their own country ran to the states and were handed thousands of dollars in credit to buy yachts,businesses and anything that they wanted was a little to fukin much to suit me.

Low/no interest loans with no payback for 10 years,,unheard of. And PFC O'Reiley living under a fukin bridge.

[RDN]

The really scary thing about that is how it's supposed to be comedy back in Farangland!     

Many people don't understand that British people love to laugh at themselves - Harry Enfield's characters were brilliant caricatures of people like Stavros (Greek kebab seller), Loads-a-Money (vulgar Tory Yuppie), and Mr Chomondley-Warner ("instructional" films host) who gave the "Women! Know Your Limits!" lecture.

You don't actually think that we are like that now, do you?

[andyinkat]

You don't actually think that we are like that now, do you? 

Actually I am a Brit mate, and was a huge Harry E fan back in the old days of Ben Elton et al.

I've spent the last couple of years in Nepal and India with many deeply devout Hindus and Buddhist families. My serious point is that they would not see any irony at all in that list - it would make a perfectly straight 'manual' for girls. I know many who adhere to these 'rules' perfectly and I have to say I am in awe of them; yes, I can honestly say I would rather have a what the West would label an 'old fashioned' wife than the 'modern' farang relationships I've experienced.

Regarding the actual article in question about the Vietnamese lady who has made it in the US, my first post was purely tongue-in-cheek but the truth is I suspect we would have too little in common in terms of shared interests and aspirations. That's all.

[RDN]

Actually I am a Brit mate, and was a huge Harry E fan back in the old days of Ben Elton et al.

I've spent the last couple of years in Nepal and India with many deeply devout Hindus and Buddhist families. My serious point is that they would not see any irony at all in that list - it would make a perfectly straight 'manual' for girls. I know many who adhere to these 'rules' perfectly and I have to say I am in awe of them; yes, I can honestly say I would rather have a what the West would label an 'old fashioned' wife than the 'modern' farang relationships I've experienced.

Regarding the actual article in question about the Vietnamese lady who has made it in the US, my first post was purely tongue-in-cheek but the truth is I suspect we would have too little in common in terms of shared interests and aspirations. That's all. 

Hey, Andy, I understood your first post perfectly - could see your tongue firmly embedded in your cheek! But I did think you were serious in your second post. I love to laugh at British stereotypes, myself included. I think I've got a lot in common with Enfield's "Old Gits". I love the one where the two gits had come into some money, and instead of enjoying it, they threw it on their fire muttering "there goes the hospital's new mini-bus". Even better, Enfield old git in the library pointing to and reading the obituaries in the paper, muttering "Ha, ha, you're dead, I'm not". Tears of laughter rolling down my cheek!

As for the Vietnamese lady, I admire her enormously but my post about admiring her "get up and go mentality" was misunderstood by john b good - I actually meant that my enthusiasm for doing stuff had got up and gone, not my Thai g/f!

[mbkudu]

A lot of guys hating on a woman who has some great brains on her shoulders. Do i hear jealousy?

No jalousy, just understand the fact that most farang guys came to Thailand to avoid farang (and farang style) women.

This woman is actually quite the Asian woman stereotype if you ask me. In Thailand there are thousands of businesswomen just like her. Asian woman have a knack for doing business, usually starting out on a small scale and then growing bigger. It's their inate urge for gambling, taking a risk, that gets them going. I gave my wife a small amount of money years ago to start a small business and now he has turned it into one more small business. Any man that would 'run away'

from a woman like the woman in this article would be a fool. Obviously I don't know her on a personal basis but she looks good in print.

[mbkudu]

You make an interesting point Kevin. I remember going to trade school for autobody work when I was in my late teens. All of us had to buy a lot of expensive tools for the trade in order to graduate. There were four Vietnamese guys in our class. All their expenses were paid for by the US government. I did'nt understand it then, but I understand it now. Many of them lost everything including family members because of 'our' war with them; in my opinion a very senseless

war that could have been avoided by the US government; that's another story.

They deserve all the help they can get after all the pain they endured.

No You are talking about the ones that are still there,the ones that got out had the bread to do so.

Maybe we shouldn't have been there and maybe we should, I am not going to argue over it,,but the things that were given to all Viets in the USA was bullshit,,when a GI couldn't even get a vets loan to buy a home for his family and the Viets that wouldn't fight for their own country ran to the states and were handed thousands of dollars in credit to buy yachts,businesses and anything that they wanted was a little to fukin much to suit me.

Low/no interest loans with no payback for 10 years,,unheard of. And PFC O'Reiley living under a fukin bridge.

I'll agree with you on the GIs getting the screws. When my uncle came back from

Vietnam, he wasn't on holiday there believe me, he was shooting and getting shot at, and there was nothing for him in the US as far as support goes. The only guys getting support were the guys who were really f##### up, physically and mentally.

[ASIC]

She sounds ###### boring. Anyway she wouldn't want to go out with any of us losers here.

ASIC

[RDN]

She sounds ###### boring. Anyway she wouldn't want to go out with any of us losers here.

ASIC

First part wrong. Second part right.