davo2212 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 G'day all, i have had a thai girlfriend for roughly 2 years. She used to have a decent room/box last visit. This time not. I am on the end of a months holiday and we took the vip bus last night from Amnat Cheroen to bkk. We flew there. I hadn't booked any accomodation due to coming to bkk a night early so i slept in her new room on the floor with no a/c. And peter (the coackroaches) I didn't like it/ how she is now living. She is a hairdresser and has lived in the Sukhumvit area for 20 yrs or so. Do i help? I have told her that she survived ok before we met you should b ok without me sending you money. I feel a little uncomfortable knowing she lives like this. I don't want to become a sponsor but we got a hotel early this am and i am watching her sleep in a decent bed with a/c and she looks happy. Thanks for your ideas in advance! Sent from my GT-P7500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted May 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2014 You are the 10000000000000000000000000000000000th that felt sorry for a bird here..........I did........... Years on I wish I wasn't such a softy................ 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) "G'day all, i have had a thai girlfriend" Your faith was strong but you needed proofYou saw her bathing on the roofHer beauty and the moonlight overthrew youShe tied you to her kitchen chairShe broke your throne and she cut your hairAnd from your lips she drew the HallelujahHallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah...Baby I've been here beforeI've seen this room and I've walked this floor (you know)I used to live alone before I knew youAnd I've seen your flag on the marble archand love is not a victory marchIt's a cold and it's a broken HallelujahHallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah... Edited to add some lyrics all the best and good luck ... Edited May 20, 2014 by David48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chiang mai Posted May 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2014 I'm with TA on this point, it's easy to feel sorry for people here but the fact is that they live that way and have done so for a long time. Maybe if the relationship develops into something more over time, then you can think about being charitable, for now, I wouldn't even think about it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Naam Posted May 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2014 i also had a Thai girlfriend. she was a hostess on Air Siam. that was 40 years ago, my weight was 20kg less... my stamina was 1000% of today's... ahhhh nostalgia... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Are you certain that you didn't transpose some numbers there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Berkshire Posted May 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2014 OP, you want to know what's worse than living in a dump? It's being offered a few days to live in luxury, and then going back to the dump. You're not doing her any favors. Once you show her the good life, you need to do better than just a few days on your vacation. Unless you're prepared to share her with some other guy who will offer more. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Anything in Bangkok would be better than Amnat Charoern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Anything in Bangkok would be better than Amnat Charoern. Be good for a Visa Run though? ... opps, they don't allow that any more ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan96822 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 My brother met a gal in Thailand. She was from Isaan. Good looking. No Pam Anderson, but that is not the point. First time I went there, I speculated that I would be shot in the back of the head. A roll of toilet paper was on the "dining room" table. A female roommate was passed out. Two days later he and her had a verbal argument about where to eat on Suk / Soi 3 @ 3 am. I went to Hillary Bar. Whats the point? TIT. No lecture. No point. No sense. But I will be back. Sooner. Not later. Sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AnotherOneAmerican Posted May 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) Was that her real room, or her show room to make you feel sorry? Plenty of girls that have a really nice house, but pretend to live in a toilet so Mr. Right Knight will give them money. Edited May 20, 2014 by AnotherOneAmerican 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprime Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 She should send you money because you ride buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 My brother met a gal in Thailand. She was from Isaan. Good looking. No Pam Anderson, but that is not the point. First time I went there, I speculated that I would be shot in the back of the head. A roll of toilet paper was on the "dining room" table. A female roommate was passed out. Two days later he and her had a verbal argument about where to eat on Suk / Soi 3 @ 3 am. I went to Hillary Bar. Whats the point? TIT. No lecture. No point. No sense. But I will be back. Sooner. Not later. Sooner. I have a toilet roll on the table, think we all do . Not second hand though............... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rhodie Posted May 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2014 The problem is when you give a bit they want more. And when you give more they want more than that. Don't start. It never stops. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 She would very rarely sleep in that room. She will probably have many farrang boyfriends who take her to their hotel rooms. When it's your turn, take her to your hotel room. Don't pay for her to stay elsewhere when you go back home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Hmm, troll city in this thread! Ever think the OP and his G/F might be slightly more normal people than you're used to seeing in Thailand! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apiwan Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Hmm, troll city in this thread! Ever think the OP and his G/F might be slightly more normal people than you're used to seeing in Thailand! Probably . However a box room on sukhumvit for 20 years. Alarm bells are ringing for me. The OP should spend a bit more time with her here. Not splashing the cash. Try to meet some of her friends. Get a better picture. Years ago I was shagging a Chinese bird living in a room above a take away on Holloway rd. Her living arrangements were terrible. Didn't think of sending her any money. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 OP - what soi at Sukhumkvit, upper, lower of mid, a number might help ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Was that her real room, or her show room to make you feel sorry? Plenty of girls that have a really nice house, but pretend to live in a toilet so Mr. Right Knight will give them money. Absolutely......spot on. Why doesn't the OP arrive unannounced next time and just follow, and see if she really lives there..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) Not saying this is true in your case, but lots of these ladies have decent places with other gals/boyfriends..... and keep an odd room on the side for appearances (of being single/poor). My ex just passed away, and I found out just now that she had a husband that I was supporting for 8 years. When I did my visits to my kids, they lived in a shoebox apartment with no food on the shelf. This was just a decoy. Their real home (I never knew of) was elsewheres. Edited May 20, 2014 by slipperylobster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benalibina Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) Troll or not........sad to see that trying to do good is a weakness. Says it all, as many have experienced. Edited May 20, 2014 by benalibina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Not saying this is true in your case, but lots of these ladies have decent places with other gals/boyfriends..... and keep an odd room on the side for appearances (of being single/poor). My ex just passed away, and I found out just now that she had a husband that I was supporting for 8 years. When I did my visits to my kids, they lived in a shoebox apartment with no food on the shelf. This was just a decoy. Their real home (I never knew of) was elsewheres. Sorry to read that guy, BUT I do know of others.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post amykat Posted May 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) OP, you want to know what's worse than living in a dump? It's being offered a few days to live in luxury, and then going back to the dump. You're not doing her any favors. Once you show her the good life, you need to do better than just a few days on your vacation. Unless you're prepared to share her with some other guy who will offer more. OMG, Berkshire, I can't believe you said this!! We ALL sometimes live moments of life that are better than our regular life!! I used to work for a privately owned company where the owner had a 30 million dollar private plane. I was lucky enough to enjoy several flights on that, and many of them were vacations, not even work!! Should that guy have bought me my own ...or offered me a lifetime of first class tickets on commercial airlines?? What about nicer than normal dinners, we have all had, at someone else's expense, or even our own. Can't ever eat "regular food" after that? Even at our own expense, we all give ourselves special things from time to time. If we could only upgrade to having those things ALL the time, than nothing would ever seem very special would it?? I gave "myself" a vacation to a small Tahitian island some years ago, and got one of those $1000++++ a day over-water bungalows. It was awesome! I dream about doing it again, and think I will do it again. If I had continued to live there, until now, I would be broke of course, but I am sure, pretty damn bored as well. And something else would seem like a dream, like some snowy mountains in Utah. I think we should all be grateful for the luxuries we are offered from time to time, no matter where they come from, and it makes life nice to look forward to things, enjoy special moments, etc. These things will not be the same, obviously, for every person. Edited May 20, 2014 by amykat 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MantisMan Posted May 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2014 " feel a little uncomfortable knowing she lives like this. I don't want to become a sponsor " Well, instead of becoming a sponsor, you could buy her something she could use? Maybe an AC or a fan? Maybe a new mattress? Kitchen wares? New scooter? I have a girlfriend and she knows I cannot be her sponsor, but I do get her gifts that she can use and live with. She appreciates that just as much. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfsailor Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 My brother met a gal in Thailand. She was from Isaan. Good looking. No Pam Anderson, but that is not the point. First time I went there, I speculated that I would be shot in the back of the head. A roll of toilet paper was on the "dining room" table. A female roommate was passed out. Two days later he and her had a verbal argument about where to eat on Suk / Soi 3 @ 3 am. I went to Hillary Bar. Whats the point? TIT. No lecture. No point. No sense. But I will be back. Sooner. Not later. Sooner. I have a toilet roll on the table, think we all do . Not second hand though............... When on the table it should be referred to as rotating napkin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post arjunadawn Posted May 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2014 The answer to your question actually has little to do with her, or the posters here. The answer is you! Regardless that this is how she has always lived, or must live; irrespective of the valid points raised here by people with some real wisdom; who do you want to be? Is there a way that you can modestly change something in her world without injuring yourself, her pride, or enticing her to accept handouts? In my estimate, 2 years is a long time. Do you love this girl? Even if you are not in love with her, do you love her enough that should you never see her again, you would still deeply wish her love, peace, and health in her life? If the answers here suggest the man you would be as you grow older, then you should consider making a difference in this woman's life- if you are able. If, in the end, you get taken for a ride, or made a fool- so what! You don't invest in people because you are sure of a return. You invest in people when/if its the right thing to do, and you do it as much for your own soul as their own life. It makes no difference if a million other Thai women screwed people over. If you care about her, and can change her life, and you wish to see this, than consider doing it! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneAmerican Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Not saying this is true in your case, but lots of these ladies have decent places with other gals/boyfriends..... and keep an odd room on the side for appearances (of being single/poor). My ex just passed away, and I found out just now that she had a husband that I was supporting for 8 years. When I did my visits to my kids, they lived in a shoebox apartment with no food on the shelf. This was just a decoy. Their real home (I never knew of) was elsewheres. Bad luck there, why didn't the kids tell you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 ......you don't know if she owns 3 houses....because of people like you...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjunadawn Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 " feel a little uncomfortable knowing she lives like this. I don't want to become a sponsor " Well, instead of becoming a sponsor, you could buy her something she could use? Maybe an AC or a fan? Maybe a new mattress? Kitchen wares? New scooter? I have a girlfriend and she knows I cannot be her sponsor, but I do get her gifts that she can use and live with. She appreciates that just as much. MantisMan actually puts my thoughts into practice with some useful ideas. I have over the years bought 3 motorbikes, put two people in school, one into masters program, and little things here and there. Why? Because I wanted to. Do like MantisMan suggests; perhaps this is your middle way solution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted May 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2014 The answer to your question actually has little to do with her, or the posters here. The answer is you! Regardless that this is how she has always lived, or must live; irrespective of the valid points raised here by people with some real wisdom; who do you want to be? Is there a way that you can modestly change something in her world without injuring yourself, her pride, or enticing her to accept handouts? In my estimate, 2 years is a long time. Do you love this girl? Even if you are not in love with her, do you love her enough that should you never see her again, you would still deeply wish her love, peace, and health in her life? If the answers here suggest the man you would be as you grow older, then you should consider making a difference in this woman's life- if you are able. If, in the end, you get taken for a ride, or made a fool- so what! You don't invest in people because you are sure of a return. You invest in people when/if its the right thing to do, and you do it as much for your own soul as their own life. It makes no difference if a million other Thai women screwed people over. If you care about her, and can change her life, and you wish to see this, than consider doing it! There is a bigger picture for those of us who have seen that picture. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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