thailandist Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I know a Starbucks employee who is dating a farang girl. They seem very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackArtemis Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I have known quite a few of these couples and through my observations I have created a stereotype. Hippy styled western girls date Thai guys, and for the majority it seems the Thai guy falls into one of the following categories: artist, musician, bar owner. Most of them have long hair or dredds, usually a bit of facial hair and crap quality tattoos. I don't know the financial situation, but I can speculate that the guy is making very little money. they have indeed little money... like the Thai multi-millionaire (developer of 9 moo baans with hundreds of homes) i know. i live in one of his communities where he sold recently the last plot of land (1.4 Rai) for 16 million Baht (28,500 Baht / wah²) will ask him next time we meet what kind of instrument he plays and why he wastes money on haircuts. Again, I talked about it being a prevalent stereotype that I have seen. It does not mean that I do not know of other couples, like my friend who is a professional drummer for Grammy records and his farang wife. Business owners, hotel and restaurant owers, etc where the Thai man is quite educated and affluent, but I see more of what I mentioned before. I have also met a lot of divorced couples, but that's not so different to to the foreign man / thai woman divorces I see too. And the divorced couples are across the board. Let's use a round number, if I know 10 Thai male / foreign female couples and 7 of them fit my stereotype is it wrong to state my observations and state that they are merely observations? When it comes down to it, I really don't care who marries who, it's their lives not mine. All I can do is hope any couple the best. And I am not trying to be an ass either, I just realized my original post is coming off in a way I didn't mean it to. My interactions, for right or for wrong, has led to that stereotype. Sorry if it was irksome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bander Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) Do women married to a Thai national have the same visa requirements as a man and if not, how does it differ? It differs in the way that foreign women married with thai man get thai ID card after a few years, I met a Canadian school teacher in Chiang Mai who was married to a thai male, she always payed for him in restaurants and bars, wouldn't surprise me if she payed "sin sot" to marry him as well Edited November 11, 2013 by bander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIHUAHUA Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Yes, he is a Rhasta man with the hair, you know what I mean. Well he met this young girl at his bar here in CM and got her PG. Well the family invited him to go back to their country (Sweden) and he did but that was four or five years ago and I've seen him back here in CM alone since. So yes, it does happen. By the way his English was very good so he was able to talk her up. Back then he was a sweat looking boy and the visiting girls just loved him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPI Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Do women married to a Thai national have the same visa requirements as a man and if not, how does it differ? They don't, but for the life of me I can't tell you what!!! Old timers disease?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breaker Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Yes, I had seen couple of times a Russian female with Thai man in Pattaya. But it is just exceptional cases, it's happen very rarely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucie Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 A more interesting question is: Do they pay Sin Sod, or do they receive Sin Sod? Neither, in my case! I was tempted to bring the subject up with his mum just to see the look on her face! There is something special about a female that marries a Thai. Thank you... I think. There's also something special about a Thai man who marries a Western woman - he doesn't get the kind of wife that he had always expected to get: he is expected to do housework, he has to accept a more equal relationship, and he spends his life trying to explain to his mother that he doesn't mind that! I've seen a Thai man and his farang wife and their children quite often in Central World shopping center and in an around Ubon. Thai women with farang men are ubiquitous around the larger cities in Thailand, the other way around, not so much. That'll be me in Ubon, then. I have been in Thailand for 17 years, and over the years, and the many places I have worked, I have met quite a few other Western women who marry (or live with) Thai men. To date, I don't know any apart from me that are still together (though I have lost touch with a couple). So, yes, it happens, and I think increasingly often, but it is pretty hard to keep it going. The majority of Thai men still expect to be senior in the relationship, and find it hard to accept the woman's independance. I, for example, sometimes go out for a night out with friends. I roll up at 2am, very drunk, trying not to alert the neighbours to my state... but I fail, and then my husband has to endure their subtle remarks about how he has a disobedient wife... I should add that this is a VERY rare occurance, but that's enough to get comments! Western women expect to be treated as equals, and expect a relationship based on trust, communication, etc. The Thai Man is a pretty uncommunicative species, on the whole, when we get down to really talking about feelings, so it's hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayroo Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I have known quite a few of these couples and through my observations I have created a stereotype. Hippy styled western girls date Thai guys, and for the majority it seems the Thai guy falls into one of the following categories: artist, musician, bar owner. Most of them have long hair or dredds, usually a bit of facial hair and crap quality tattoos. I don't know the financial situation, but I can speculate that the guy is making very little money. hippy western girls love that rasta style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sms747 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 obviously they are desperate losers who could not find a boyfriend at home, well that's what a lot of western women say about us married to Thai ladies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sustento Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I know a Thai guy who moved to the UK to do a PhD in gas turbine technology sponsored by Rolls Royce who married a local girl and opened a Thai restaurant. Does that count? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunpa Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) Yes, I know 2 couples... Have always wondered how much he pays her pr. month, what bar she worked at, how much he sends home to her family every month and how they manage to buy a house in her name here in Thailand. Will have to ask them, next time I meet them... But sure feel sorry for the girls...having to sink that deep... Its sad. Edited November 11, 2013 by khunpa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevozman1 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) I remember a pretty famous Thai Tennis player some years back dating a hot western woman. Western female/Asian man is not overly common in general but yes I have seen fair amount of these couples in Thailand, mostly on islands where the couple usually consists of super cute Thai man with a plain Jane western woman. I was friends with one Thai guy some time back on Koh Samet who had 3 western girlfriends and was doing pretty dam_n well for himself. He was a very handsome devil, no homo. Edited November 11, 2013 by kevozman1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauGR1 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 obviously they are desperate losers who could not find a boyfriend at home, well that's what a lot of western women say about us married to Thai ladies. Love the irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudel Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Yes there are some ,even a lady from my home country married to some hill tribe guy and loves to shuvv it up everybodys face ,hes got shit and she paid for it big time,so daphne from belgium care to explain please...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudel Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Yes there are some ,even a lady from my home country married to some hill tribe guy and loves to shuvv it up everybodys face ,hes got shit and she paid for it big time,so daphne from belgium care to explain please...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceSmith Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Do women married to a Thai national have the same visa requirements as a man and if not, how does it differ? No money required in bank for Visa or extension. If the Thai husband earn 15k a month, the foreign lady can apply for Thai citizenship. I hope this tidbit of information doesnt get around, or we may see an explosion in the numbers of expat ladyboys soon….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post janejira Posted November 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2013 I've know of quite a few foreign women with Thai partners-myself included. I'm an American woman with a Thai partner. Several. Especially among students. I met my now fiance 5 years ago when I was a student here in Thailand. I have known quite a few of these couples and through my observations I have created a stereotype. Hippy styled western girls date Thai guys, and for the majority it seems the Thai guy falls into one of the following categories: artist, musician, bar owner. Most of them have long hair or dredds, usually a bit of facial hair and crap quality tattoos. I don't know the financial situation, but I can speculate that the guy is making very little money. I wouldn't classify myself as hippy-styled, though I did occasionally listen to the Doors in high school. Does that count?My guy doesn't own a bar, nor is he an artist or musician. No tattoos either. I have met a few women whose Thai partners fall into the category that you created; however, most of the couples I have met do not. The people you meet may depend on the rounds you make in Thailand. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackArtemis Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 The Thai Farang couples who I know myself or through friends don't fall into my stereotype. But I see this match more often while out and about town and they vastly out number the rest. As I said, I don't care either way and hope all couples the best, just reporting observations. Sent from my iPod touch using ThaiVisa app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 In CM I met an American female missionary (25ish) with a hill tribe Thai fiance. She complained that his family expected her to pay for everything. So SHE pays for the sick buffalo, broken down pickup, granny's operation? Good to see it's not gender based, and equality has really hit Thailand. The foreigner, regardless of gender, is seen as the milking cow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123stop Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 obviously they are desperate losers who could not find a boyfriend at home, well that's what a lot of western women say about us married to Thai ladies. Yeah they thought they were in the frying pan, now they've got another responsibility they must pay for. Whose complaining about overweight middle aged farang ladies? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sustento Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 One thing that's very apparent in this thread is the presumption of white male entitlement. LOL (as they say). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevozman1 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 One thing that's very apparent in this thread is the presumption of white male entitlement. LOL (as they say). and what is also very apparent in TV these days is an increase in judgmental over opinionated types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1w4yR1da Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 This is TV. Just look at any thread featuring black or arab men. 60% of the board are complete miserable human beings funnily enough trying to insinuate that I'm a troll when they themselves are the biggest trolls of their sad, racist, bigoted lives. Often they move to European countries like Germany where racism against non-European immigrants and guest workers is rife. At least farangs in Thailand don't have that problem. Really? Racism is rife against westerners in this country. Maybe not to the extent as with immigrants in eastern Europe, but it's still there. You'd have to be blind or a total Thai-apologist not to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farang000999 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Very common in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSnapper Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 obviously they are desperate losers who could not find a boyfriend at home, well that's what a lot of western women say about us married to Thai ladies. That's a good one! The typical Western bigotry: a male sex tourist is the scum of earth. A female sex tourist is a strong, independant woman who takes what she deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaraC Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 obviously they are desperate losers who could not find a boyfriend at home, well that's what a lot of western women say about us married to Thai ladies. That's a good one! The typical Western bigotry: a male sex tourist is the scum of earth. A female sex tourist is a strong, independant woman who takes what she deserves. Gosh you guys enjoy perpetuating your own cliches' dont you... The fact is that most women (particularly expats) are too busy enjoying and living life to notice what others are up to. Just as most female members on here who have Thai partners are too busy getting on with normal life to feel the need to write about it or discuss it...thats why you dont hear about it much. But of course, that wont stop the same old same..so carry on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somtampet Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I am an Australian female with a Thai husband. We have been together 5 years, have a Muay Thai business and own a hotel in Sukhumvit, so lifes not all bad have to admit it is much easier for a Farang woman to get visas etc.I do admit though that I got one of the good ones who is loyal,faithful and my best friend. I have seen a lot who think it's perfectly acceptable to have more than one woman! Many western men think that way too,but they would throw out their gf/wife if she did it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sustento Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 One thing that's very apparent in this thread is the presumption of white male entitlement. LOL (as they say). and what is also very apparent in TV these days is an increase in judgmental over opinionated types. Been looking in the mirror again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somtampet Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 obviously they are desperate losers who could not find a boyfriend at home, well that's what a lot of western women say about us married to Thai ladies. That's a good one! The typical Western bigotry: a male sex tourist is the scum of earth. A female sex tourist is a strong, independant woman who takes what she deserves. Gosh you guys enjoy perpetuating your own cliches' dont you... The fact is that most women (particularly expats) are too busy enjoying and living life to notice what others are up to. Just as most female members on here who have Thai partners are too busy getting on with normal life to feel the need to write about it or discuss it...thats why you dont hear about it much. But of course, that wont stop the same old same..so carry on... I agree with most of what u say.I knew 3 western girls who even paid for sex with barboys and beach rats,male of course lol.Not many i have met acted like this,but many guys i meet act like this lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSnapper Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 You don't see so many Western female sex tourists in Thailand, because it's not their major destination. There are hundreds of thousands in Africa, Turkey, Arabic countries and the Carribean, though. They are all supposed to be "strong independant women". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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