Twice in the last week we've been approached by them , they are mostly farang women speaking Thai with their Watchtower magazine translated into Thai! My wife was overwhelmed by their attention and speaking her native language to a very friendly English woman in a supermarket was a rarity. I spoke to their male representitive and he got down to some pretty personal questions almost immediately so heaven knows what they were saying to the wife. I wouldn' t have minded only they could see we had our hands full with the kids. Has anyone else had a johovas shark attack recently only they appear to be targeting Thais here at the moment. A couple of other couples i know have similar stories.

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As a former mature student placed in halls of residence with predominantly international students (for my calming worldly peaceful nature i assume), they really do go for international students. The gist is that you're dislocated, you feel lonely, you're having a hard time adjusting, and thus you're ripe for the picking. Happens everywhere. Got hit up by them as a weigook in Korea. Its not just Thais, it's people noticeably not indigenous to that country. If you're Thai and start speaking in a broad Brum accent, they'll leave you alone and look for the next proper farang.

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They must be thinking they've hit the jackpot finding Thais,from the land of Sodom and Gomorrah out of country!

Have known them to target towns in Isaan, wasting there breath on my wife she is hardcore Buddhist.

Have known them to target towns in Isaan, wasting there breath on my wife she is hardcore Buddhist.

This is about the UK.

I love talking to them .Ive been invited to tea and a reading so many times ,

Didn't think they had them in Thailand tbh. Over here though I don't really mind them. I made it clear from day 1 I don't intend to convert but often end up getting into nice conversations with them about general life ect. One of the guys who works my area seems really nice and we even had them in for tea 1 day. Deep down I'm sure they mean well.

The aggressive jerks hounded my Thai wife in the USA with their crap.

They come by our house every week, in Phuket. I always pick up my chihuahua and try to "calm" him down with "Mephisto, shut up. Mephisto!!!!!!!". They usually walk away after that.

If they get their claws into you, then it's almost a guaranteed marriage break up, unless they get claws into both of you at the same time. I wouldn't let them withing 100 metres of my toilet, farang or Thai style!

Maybe they think Thai nationals are a fertile hunting ground for their propaganda to go to the trouble of translating their leaflets and learning thai?

If they get their claws into you, then it's almost a guaranteed marriage break up, unless they get claws into both of you at the same time. I wouldn't let them withing 100 metres of my toilet, farang or Thai style!

Eventually my wife locked the door and closed the curtains to avoid them.

They knocked in the door for 20 minutes.

Edited May 7, 201313 yr by SeaVisionBurma
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They used to knock on my door in the US about once a month, and this was out in the country.

A friend gave me a fairly short booklet. The JW's use the Bible as their reference, but they blatantly misquote it. Armed with this info, I invited them in once and challenged them. Not only did they never come back, but neither did any others.

Boo hoo. I got black listed by the JW's. I truly think they didn't want me "confusing" their converts.

If they get their claws into you, then it's almost a guaranteed marriage break up, unless they get claws into both of you at the same time. I wouldn't let them withing 100 metres of my toilet, farang or Thai style!

Eventually my wife locked the door and closed the curtains to avoid them.

They knocked in the door for 20 minutes.

'Look up the local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses on the net or in your local phone book. Get their address and write to them requesting to be placed on their 'Do not call list'. When out 'witnessing' JWs have a list of people who have requested them not to call at their address. They are obliged to adhere to this'.[/size]

'Some JWs get over zealous and ignore the Do not call list at times, but if this happens, ask for their first name and write a letter of complaint to the local congregation'.[/size]

It's better that you try to get them not to call at all,, just in case your wife is alone. They can be very persuasive, especially if she hears her own language. You can't be 'greng jai' with these people, they will eat into your soul in no time at all, if you let them.

Edited May 7, 201313 yr by SeaVisionBurma

When a JW says "We want to talk to you about god" reply with "Has he been naughty again? what do you want to know, I've got his wife on speed-dial"

They are just doing the perscribed mission work required by their leaders or whomever. For the most part they are young adults who are going thru a boot camp type mission.

I found a long time ago, this type normally ask, in their opening speel, "are you a christian". My answer is 'I lean toward the Catholic doctrine, as they have a Purgatory, with my lifestyle, etc I feel this is my best chance, this takes place while opening a beer and offering them one.

Yeah I used to be a bit mean to the hardcore Christians etc, when they wanted to talk to me, I'd invite them to catch up in a bar lol. But later I felt a little bit bad about that, they are just doing what they think is right, and trying to, in their view, help people.

Foreigners are good targets for them, some of my foreign friends in NZ have converted away from Bhuddism and I'm not surprised that they are specifically targeted. As having religion as an important part of your life, then going to another country where no one practices that religion, can be difgicult, especially when you are having a tough time already and don't have many social networks.

I think I'd be a good idea for you to maybe introduce (carefully) your wife to a religious circle, or a few since the choice is upto her, in the UK. Bhuddist, Christian or just something you feel comfortable with her being, and people who are simply friendly and understand her situation. As it would help her with finding her own friends etc, and something to fill the religious void (I think there is a Thai Bhuddist temple in the UK which is the sister temple of one in Chiang Mai, that would be ideal for her probably to feel a little more at home religiously and to perk up her faith in Bhuddism)

Thing is, all Thais I know wouldn't hand over 10percent of their weekly income to become a JW.

God, an imaginary friend for adults:D

They are just doing the perscribed mission work required by their leaders or whomever. For the most part they are young adults who are going thru a boot camp type mission.

I found a long time ago, this type normally ask, in their opening speel, "are you a christian". My answer is 'I lean toward the Catholic doctrine, as they have a Purgatory, with my lifestyle, etc I feel this is my best chance, this takes place while opening a beer and offering them one.

Tell them your a Satanist...scares the sh*t out them, or better still tell them your Roman Catholic and see them run for the hills

Edited May 7, 201313 yr by Soutpeel

An acquaintance of mine (on a mission) invite a group of Jehovah's Witness, whom he had met on the street, into his house. After making an impelling case for the value of his Marxist-Lenist philosophy and his radical interpretation of Trotsky's anarcho take on organised religion, they somehow expediently left and never returned.

They pounced again today!

Seven of them in China town, mostly Thai.

The wife and her friend started preaching Buddha, forewarned is forearmed (in fact the wife has been looking forward to a showdown since their last ambush on us and the kids)

The farangs in the group where starting to get concerned that they might lose their Thai preacher/converts back to Buddhism and moved on to the next supposedly unlikely converts.

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...or you could completely ignore them and walk on by.

I asked one once.

"Are you willing to be responsible for my soul?"

He left rapidly....

Nowt to do with Thais, but they knocked on our kids door on Xmas day. Tell your wife if the JW have their way, no more birthday parties.

Why are the JW always as ugly as can be? I guess attractive people don't need god.

They are just doing the perscribed mission work required by their leaders or whomever. For the most part they are young adults who are going thru a boot camp type mission.

I found a long time ago, this type normally ask, in their opening speel, "are you a christian". My answer is 'I lean toward the Catholic doctrine, as they have a Purgatory, with my lifestyle, etc I feel this is my best chance, this takes place while opening a beer and offering them one.

Tell them your a Satanist...scares the sh*t out them, or better still tell them your Roman Catholic and see them run for the hills

Back home in Austria they focus on Roman Catholics.

If you are Atheist, you are difficult to convert. If you are Roman Catholic you have already the christian believe and the same god, only need to change the organization.

It works 2 ways. I was once approached by two Bible-clutching Thais who's opening phrase was "I want to talk to you about god".

Fortunately the hinges on my door were well lubricated:)

An acquaintance of mine (on a mission) invite a group of Jehovah's Witness, whom he had met on the street, into his house. After making an impelling case for the value of his Marxist-Lenist philosophy and his radical interpretation of Trotsky's anarcho take on organised religion, they somehow expediently left and never returned.

I had a nice chat with them over evolution and genetics. That did the trick as well.

Good to know you can scare them away with

Atheist

Commie talk

Evolution theory

I got told, but don't know if it is true or just a make up story, that a friend of mine asked them, if they are this sect with the free sex between the members. They also left quickly. (Again not sure if the story is true).

Direct them to the nearest Mosque, that should have interesting results.