My friend just got engaged and has agreed to pay a 1 million baht sinsod, plus 10 baht of gold, plus the cost of the wedding.

This is to an Isaan girl. She's 20 years old, EXTREMELY traditional with high morals, along with her family, a virgin and intends to remain one until her wedding night. She's also stunningly attractive, extremely intelligent (in her second year of university with a near perfect GPA), and very charming with a wonderful personality. She claims that she's been approached by numerous rich Thai men wanting to marry her, but has turned all them down as she doesn't want to marry a Thai. Her family is poor, but not farmers. They live in a small town near the Laos border.

My friend is middle aged and has a good paying job and is well off. During the negotiations for the dowry, he was originally asked if he could pay 2 million baht and was told that the going rate in the area for farangs to pay for a such a bride was about 1.4 million baht and up. He told them he didn't have that much cash but only had 1 million so they said they'd accept that and he then agreed.

I don't think it's going to hurt him to pay that much, but I'm just wondering if inflation has really taken hold in the sinsod recently, or was this a case of "price gouging"? Does anyone have any recent data on the going rate of a sinsod in Isaan for a farang man marrying a highly desirable bride? I haven't heard of any sinsod being this high in the BKK area, except in the case of high society couples, but I'm not sure if the situation is different in Isaan where the sinsod may be viewed as the last chance for a family to get out of debt. BTW, there was no mention of returning any of the sinsod after the wedding ceremony.

erm..... thats alot!

Any amount is too much.....

here we go again

What's Thai for "Sucker"

Edit / Troll ??

Edited November 1, 200520 yr by mrbojangles

too much - for middle class till lower include cheap charlies

not much - for Richy Rich, Bill Gates and Mohamed al-Fayed ..etc

Her virginity is worth about 20 thousand so what's the other 980000 for?

Another FOOL and his money.

Unless it is agreed that they get it ALL back which is what it's SUPPOSED to be.

Go buy the women if it's not the case. Let's see 1 million baht divided buy..........

If not a troll, his friend is stupid.

Edited November 1, 200520 yr by Kringle

This is a troll post guys, don't waste your breath on it.

The guy only has 1 post to his name, and this is the topic he chooses? Pu-lezzzzzz.

So don't get your dander up ranting about an imaginery 1 million baht dowry for a poor Isaan girl, it's just this idiot's brain farting.

Mods would do well to lock this thread, but if not, just leave it be. Don't feed the troll.

Her virginity is worth about 20 thousand so what's the other 980000 for?

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I'll give her 50K

Ouch! I don't know of any babe I would give Baht 1mil for the box the cherry came in, but not my money and certainly not going to be my honey.

Sorry!

1 million baht given to a poor family in the village? Sounds like they just won the lottery.

It's SUPPOSED to be for SHOW that the girl has a good husband to be and will take care of her NOT that the family gets the money. Oh how stupid some people can be.

He should do himself a favor and make it an equivalent amount of Microsoft (or whatever) stock certs. $25k. Don't use cash if there is any doubt in your mind.

Maybe wise to call in a valuator first....

A 20 year old virgin in Issan...&lt;deleted&gt; it, I'd make it at least 2 mill.

A 20 year old virgin in Issan...&lt;deleted&gt; it, I'd make it at least 2 mill.

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Doubtful of the "virgin" status?

A 20 year old virgin in Issan...&lt;deleted&gt; it, I'd make it at least 2 mill.

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Doubtful of the "virgin" status?

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All jokes aside Brit, the man must have taken her for a road test.

Waiting on Felix's response - seems to be stuck for the last hour!!

Waiting on Felix's response - seems to be stuck for the last hour!!

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A bit like Marco Polo when he told his wife he was popping out for Chinese..

Waiting on Felix's response - seems to be stuck for the last hour!!

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A bit like Marco Polo when he told his wife he was popping out for Chinese..

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No pay off either from Felix!!

During the negotiations for the dowry, he was originally asked if he could pay 2 million baht and was told that the going rate in the area for farangs to pay for a such a bride was about 1.4 million baht and up.

Get him to ask for the Thai price then. Bloody double pricing.

Sounds like a bit of a dodgy family IMO, first asking for 2 million, then telling him thats the farang price and all that.

Has the dude honestly not shagged her yet? Perhaps he could get a swift one in, then phone the parents after and ask for a dscount.

I think your friend must be a virgin, except that in his case it's the brain which hasn't been used yet.

If he's getting the money back, and it's just for show, then there's no problem with playing along with their tradition.

But if they're keeping it, and the wedding won't go ahead without it, then he's effectively making a purchase, regardless of the amount it's costing him. I know that the idea of buying a wife doesn't sit very comfortably with me

Each to their own

can you put a price on love

certainly expensive at 1 mill

Doesn't mattrer. He'll probably pay it in the end no matter what.

My friend just got engaged and has agreed to pay a 1 million baht sinsod, plus 10 baht of gold, plus the cost of the wedding.

This is to an Isaan girl.  She's 20 years old, EXTREMELY traditional with high morals, along with her family, a virgin and intends to remain one until her wedding night.  She's also stunningly attractive, extremely intelligent (in her second year of university with a near perfect GPA), and very charming with a wonderful personality.  She claims that she's been approached by numerous rich Thai men wanting to marry her, but has turned all them down as she doesn't want to marry a Thai.  Her family is poor, but not farmers.  They live in a small town near the Laos border.

My friend is middle aged and has a good paying job and is well off.  During the negotiations for the dowry, he was originally asked if he could pay 2 million baht and was told that the going rate in the area for farangs to pay for a such a bride was about 1.4 million baht and up.  He told them he didn't have that much cash but only had 1 million so they said they'd accept that and he then agreed.

I don't think it's going to hurt him to pay that much, but I'm just wondering if inflation has really taken hold in the sinsod recently, or was this a case of "price gouging"?  Does anyone have any recent data on the going rate of a sinsod in Isaan for a farang man marrying a highly desirable bride?  I haven't heard of any sinsod being this high in the BKK area, except in the case of high society couples, but I'm not sure if the situation is different in Isaan where the sinsod may be viewed as the last chance for a family to get out of debt.  BTW, there was no mention of returning any of the sinsod after the wedding ceremony.

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He's getting off easy. Many guys pay 2 million for bargirls.

If he really wants love and respect from the family he should ante up the 2 million.

In the end it will work out to about 1 million a year for the duration of the marriage.

If he has a normal sex drive he can count on about 6-7000 baht per ST.

a virgin and intends to remain one until her wedding night. 

I wonder if you get a written guarantee with that promise?

a virgin and intends to remain one until her wedding night. 

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I wonder if you get a written guarantee with that promise?

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white satin sheets and if theres no spilt red wine then it should be 100% refundable ...

get a good contract written up and im sure he'll be fine

perhaps first time with the groom to be counts as "virgin"?