I have been told (not asked) by my wife that her extended family is coming to stay at my house for new year. Mothers, fathers, uncles, cousins, nephews, grandparents and partridge in a pair tree. A small army for my two spair bedrooms. What is the most amount of thais you have had stay at your house for a holiday?

Always just 1 more. Same as pick up, always room for 1 more.

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Get a lock on your bedroom door and make sure there is a bolt on the inside to stop the hordes getting in and ensuring some privacy.

Thankfully, Ive never had the family to stay in any of my places.

Just remember that Thais can sleep anywhere, any time so as long as your floors are not vertical you should be OK!

Moved to expat forum.

You are being imposed upon, and your house is being used as a hotel.

You don't have the spunk of a rabbit! Stand up and tell your wife to limit the number of guests to a reasonable number.

If you don't, things will only get worse in the future.

I've been happily married here for 32 years and I dearly love my wife and two grown daughters, but I've never put up with nonsense like this.

sell tickets.

Tell her you are off to Pattaya for a week.

Always room for family - 3 days max.....

They enjoy experiencing the 1/2 Thai 1/2 Western hospitality - and enjoy giving them something different to experience.....fun to watch and be part of....

I can just picture 2 or 3 pick ups turning into my driveway with all these smiling, excited thais in the back with there small mattreses. Time for me to leave for a few days. Unfortunatly i got the home loan in my wifes name and she pays half the repayments and she is taking full advantage of it.

I looked up one afternoon to see a 10 wheel truck stop in front of our gate (also dead end road in front). I thought a workforce lost and needed directions. I heard someone in the mass of people unloading call my wifes name (garlic finished ) is translation so not real common name. These little people moved so fast i could not count them, I even tried sheep counting (groups of 4 or 6) grandfather taught me .but hopless lost count multiple times. Wife went to buy snackes for them (it took pickup to haul their haul)

After about 4 hours I invited the wife to take them ALL down to the river to see the high water, then send them on their merry way, in the opposite direction of our home. Wife told me later that several had asked to spend the night but we had 2 vistors already and that was the farang limit on any given night.

\Bare you teeth, go into crazy/stark raving nuts mode, or tell them you have been exposed to a life threatening desease and your under house arrest. If that does not work run and take wallet.

If you don't have a problem with it, enjoy the fun of having an entire family celebrate together. If you are not okay with it, put your foot down. The old lady will act upset, complain she isn't getting her way, and what not - then again, so do children.

let em stay in the house, get a hotel room for yourself.... turn it into your holiday.

For my first Thambun Baan about 15 guests stay for some days in my 2 bedroom house. We cleared the living room and verybody slept well on their mats. They also had no problems to share a single bathroom.

I was very concerned, first - but it was very easy. The guest made their own journeys or prepared/bought their meals. My only duty was to finance the food and beverage, of course.

But it was worth the investment, because the whole family is very loyal and helpful in many occasions.

The correct answer to the OP's question is an infinite number.

This is obviously your first time being exposed to masochism on this scale. You will learn much Grasshopper, but be wary.

Don't go anywhere near an MK or anything similar. Basically stay away from any food establishment with a menu.

Give your missus a fixed amount of cash (the amount is up to you), and tell her that's all there is to feed/entertain/cloth/buy gifts/show superiority with for the duration, and there ain't no more where that came from. She will (if she's got half a brain) budget appropriately and decide that dogfood cooked at home at 30B/head is a better option than a restaurant at 250B+ per head.

Be aware of the truck that will have an empty tank when they finally decide to leave and you will be asked to cough up the baht to fill it.

Remember that a "week" in Thai speak means as long as they are having a good time. Limit their enjoyment accordingly.

Make yourself absent when it's time to pay the bins.

Maintain a stupid grin on your face at all times.

Empty all your cupboards of anything remotely resembling alcohol.

Hide all your shoes and use theirs - always choose the best pair of flip-flops.

On at least one occasion, nick their truck and drive around for 2 hours to consume fuel, and then arrive home without saying anything. This is perfectly normal. Keep YOUR truck/car keys on your person at all times.

Beware when going out the door because you will break your neck on the huge number of footwear laying around.

Take every conceivable opportunity to pilfer cigarettes and whisky from the visiting tribe.

If you don't know the Thai for "what the F are you doing", or "don't do that", or "leave that alone", then learn it.

Best of luck Grasshopper - give us an update when you've survived the ordeals.

EDIT: I almost forgot the most important thing. Make sure your wife tells them the couch and the remote control are YOURS and when you enter the room, whomever is on the couch and is holding the remote will give you a big wai, depart the couch, and offer the remote to you IMMEDIATELY. The first time somebody fails to do so, throw yourself on the couch, grab the remote and change to an English channel while saying the F word repeatedly. This is similar to a soi dog marking his territory and will be instantly understood.

1 per 1 sqm !

But my bedroom and money box excluded;

Think Thai !

When you open your gate , the house is free for anyone who enters;

Your fridge with drinks are sure not BIG enough !

Have a fun !!

enjoy - life is short !

If you will be a good host and they are satisfied,

they will be happy to recieve your invitation for next years too !!

how many thai can u fit in a house?

Give me the inner dimensions of every room and roof space of the house...and the height, width,depth of every Thai you have available, and I'll give you an answer.

We had a big celebration at the village school in our other house in Surin, when one of my Thai nieces, who plays for the Thai Women's National Football Team, won the Gold in the SEA Games in Myanmar. We had around 20 sleeping on our living room floor and 6 in the bedrooms. We have a large living room which regularly is used by the Mother-in Law and our relatives as a place to crash out. Next year she is playing in the World Cup in Canada, if she wins or even gets a place, everyman and his dog is likely to be crashing at our place during the celebrations.

Sleeping on the floor is part of Thai culture, reminds me of some of my parties during the '60s.

69 sounds a good number

You are being imposed upon, and your house is being used as a hotel.

You don't have the spunk of a rabbit! Stand up and tell your wife to limit the number of guests to a reasonable number.

If you don't, things will only get worse in the future.

I've been happily married here for 32 years and I dearly love my wife and two grown daughters, but I've never put up with nonsense like this.

It happens at my place but only when I am away, and I don't worry about it.

When 'the boss' is home guests are few and far between......no not Bruce Springstein.

4 per square meter....last count..

My plan is as follows. 10 minutes after they have arrived and i have said hallo and welcome i will leave for a friends apartment who wont be there in jomtien. My house is in pattaya. I will return at about 9pm to share a beer or two and then go back. I will avoid all trips to the market. I paid the sin sod about 3 months ago at my wedding and will remind them this when i have a joke with them and say "mai mii tung" which means i dont have money. Then i promptly go and keep returning and doing the same thing until they leave.

How many Thai's can fit in your house ===== As many as THEY want

Tell her you are off to Pattaya for a week.

... and lock up the Whisky at your place.

Plus the keys to any vehicle.

If you don't take this sage advice ...

Tell her you are off to Pattaya for a week.

Then take this advice to limit the damage.

The correct answer to the OP's question is an infinite number.

This is obviously your first time being exposed to masochism on this scale. You will learn much Grasshopper, but be wary.

Don't go anywhere near an MK or anything similar. Basically stay away from any food establishment with a menu.

Give your missus a fixed amount of cash (the amount is up to you), and tell her that's all there is to feed/entertain/cloth/buy gifts/show superiority with for the duration, and there ain't no more where that came from. She will (if she's got half a brain) budget appropriately and decide that dogfood cooked at home at 30B/head is a better option than a restaurant at 250B+ per head.

Be aware of the truck that will have an empty tank when they finally decide to leave and you will be asked to cough up the baht to fill it.

Remember that a "week" in Thai speak means as long as they are having a good time. Limit their enjoyment accordingly.

Make yourself absent when it's time to pay the bins.

Maintain a stupid grin on your face at all times.

Empty all your cupboards of anything remotely resembling alcohol.

Hide all your shoes and use theirs - always choose the best pair of flip-flops.

On at least one occasion, nick their truck and drive around for 2 hours to consume fuel, and then arrive home without saying anything. This is perfectly normal. Keep YOUR truck/car keys on your person at all times.

Beware when going out the door because you will break your neck on the huge number of footwear laying around.

Take every conceivable opportunity to pilfer cigarettes and whisky from the visiting tribe.

If you don't know the Thai for "what the F are you doing", or "don't do that", or "leave that alone", then learn it.

Best of luck Grasshopper - give us an update when you've survived the ordeals.

EDIT: I almost forgot the most important thing. Make sure your wife tells them the couch and the remote control are YOURS and when you enter the room, whomever is on the couch and is holding the remote will give you a big wai, depart the couch, and offer the remote to you IMMEDIATELY. The first time somebody fails to do so, throw yourself on the couch, grab the remote and change to an English channel while saying the F word repeatedly. This is similar to a soi dog marking his territory and will be instantly understood.

Well done guys ... you have nailed it

You are being imposed upon, and your house is being used as a hotel.

You don't have the spunk of a rabbit! Stand up and tell your wife to limit the number of guests to a reasonable number.

If you don't, things will only get worse in the future.

I've been happily married here for 32 years and I dearly love my wife and two grown daughters, but I've never put up with nonsense like this.

I agree. They will do it if you let them do it. Besides i would charge them for staying at my house. Not many would show up.

Always just 1 more. Same as pick up, always room for 1 more.

ALL of them!!!

sell tickets.

Yes preferably with different class like first, business and economy for instance!

Lighten up,

It is after all, Christmas time..... So it's time to visit, and you may learn from it..... Just expect the sardine dilemma, many bodies laying on the floor, maybe gambling all night, and waking late in the morning..... toilet no problem, they have the great outdoors.....

Live and learn, but most of all have fun.......