thehelmsman Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I don't have a Thai partner. Is Partner not a term reserved for a gay's significant other. That would explain some of bikey's comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I don't have a Thai partner. Is Partner not a term reserved for a gay's significant other. That would explain some of bikey's comments. No, it's not. Again, the obsession with homosexuality, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I don't have a Thai partner. Is Partner not a term reserved for a gay's significant other. That would explain some of bikey's comments. No. It is used by many people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I don't have a Thai partner. Is Partner not a term reserved for a gay's significant other. That would explain some of bikey's comments. No. It is used by many people. I would use wife or girlfriend, never partner. Partner always seemed (to me) to indicate a gay relationship or someone that was somehow unworthy of marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceanbat Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Partner is more appropriate for these modern times.It is not a given that people who are in a relationship will be married (like in the past) even if they are living together with kids etc. It can be used for married/unmarried gay or straight. I actually prefer it as it removes any of those awkward moments one can encounter from time to time. OB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo202 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I haven't forgot, the last time I went with a farang women, it was back in the uk on a drunken night out with my mates. I can't remember much about the night out but remember waking up in the morning with a smile on my face thinking I'd pulled a stunner, turned over, looked at the beast, turned back and slept till she left. That was about 8 years ago now and I doubt I'll do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Hill Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Sorry, I forgot that everyone here met their Thai partners at hiso events. Where did you meet yours? I met my English wife in a bar! Yeah but was she working there? Could you barfine her? What a nonsensical question,it seems cypress is obsessed with money,stipends and all the rest,why is that i wonder,possibly because he has none? Still trying to dig and failing miserably I was trying to show that the circumstances under which he met his English wife would have been completely different from those under which many men here meet their Thai wives. As for my finances, they're none of your business but I live very well, thanks. Have a nice evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kekalot Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) personnaly I am very attracted by Thai women but I know there are subjects I can discuss only with farangs, because Thai are not interested in them I fully agree with this. I met a Thai woman in Mueang Phetchaburi which I thought to be quite normal and lovely Alas, shortly later, I figured out that most questions were met by "I don't know", "up to you" or just plain no answer. (which I eventually found quite annoying) It quickly became quite boring.. now, I expect that most people would be thinking "well, language barrier".. not this one, her English was quite fine but she lacked interest in talking about anything, had no opinions on anything when asked and had nothing to talk about ever. when I came back home for work for 4 months she kept asking me "what are you doing?" and "did you eat yet?" every single day even tho I had told her I work every day and mostly stay home in cold Canadian winter I have read I think on this page something that was saying that the education system was a cause for this, because it relies more on rote learning and they are never quite thought critical thinking, to discuss or question anything I have met Thai ladies with next to zero English skills that made 20x more efforts to try to talk to me. Edited March 9, 2015 by kekalot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) personnaly I am very attracted by Thai women but I know there are subjects I can discuss only with farangs, because Thai are not interested in them I fully agree with this. I met a Thai woman in Mueang Phetchaburi which I thought to be quite normal and lovely Alas, shortly later, I figured out that most questions were met by "I don't know", "up to you" or just plain no answer. (which I eventually found quite annoying) It quickly became quite boring.. now, I expect that most people would be thinking "well, language barrier".. not this one, her English was quite fine but she lacked interest in talking about anything, had no opinions on anything when asked and had nothing to talk about ever. when I came back home for work for 4 months she kept asking me "what are you doing?" and "did you eat yet?" every single day even tho I had told her I work every day and mostly stay home in cold Canadian winter I have read I think on this page something that was saying that the education system was a cause for this, because it relies more on rote learning and they are never quite thought critical thinking, to discuss or question anything I have met Thai ladies with next to zero English skills that made 20x more efforts to try to talk to me. Why should a Thai be interested in your cultural norms? Thailand is a rural agricultural country, most Thais were born and raised in rural areas, and Thais generally talk about subjects appropriate to that economy and environment. Most western conversation is pointless, want to talk about politics? Why? you don't have any say in who gets elected. Ad infinitum ........ Edited March 10, 2015 by MaeJoMTB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kekalot Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Why should a Thai be interested in your cultural norms? Thailand is a rural agricultural country, most Thais were born and raised in rural areas, and Thais generally talk about subjects appropriate to that economy and environment. Most western conversation is pointless, want to talk about politics? Why? you don't have any say in who gets elected. Ad infinitum ........ There's nothing to argue about here, I was agreeing with him and included my story about one particular lady. I do think it's rather global that if you have no opinion on anything and nothing to talk about, no hobbies, etc.. People will attempt to initiate conversation a few times and then give up. I have met plenty of other well educated and some not so educated Thai women that had plenty to say about hundreds of topics and I have 0% interest in politics there or anywhere in the world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Why should a Thai be interested in your cultural norms? Thailand is a rural agricultural country, most Thais were born and raised in rural areas, and Thais generally talk about subjects appropriate to that economy and environment. Most western conversation is pointless, want to talk about politics? Why? you don't have any say in who gets elected. Ad infinitum ........ There's nothing to argue about here, I was agreeing with him and included my story about one particular lady. I do think it's rather global that if you have no opinion on anything and nothing to talk about, no hobbies, etc.. People will attempt to initiate conversation a few times and then give up. I have met plenty of other well educated and some not so educated Thai women that had plenty to say about hundreds of topics and I have 0% interest in politics there or anywhere in the world. I've not found any women EVER that I was interested in conversing with. I've found very few men worth speaking with, let's face it, expats in Thailand aren't generally the most interesting people in the world. But I have plenty of pals who I like to run and mountain bike in the jungle with, no need for them to talk, they just need to keep up. Would happily do it alone, but there is always the change of meeting a snake, hitting a tree, etc. So it's good to have someone to raise the alarm (and vice versa). Conversation is vastly overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) You've never met a woman you wanted to talk to? Wow. I generally find women more interesting to talk to than men. Edited March 10, 2015 by SoiBiker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElisabethA Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 As a white western female (is there a masculine/feminine difference in the usage of Farang?) moving from an Arabic country I'm really looking forward to being totally invisible in Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) You've never met a woman you wanted to talk to? Wow. I generally find women more interesting to talk to than men. The brighter you are, the more difficult it becomes to converse with those lesser beings. You should have no problems talking with anyone. (I suspect you couldn't keep up either) Edited March 10, 2015 by MaeJoMTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 You've never met a woman you wanted to talk to? Wow. I generally find women more interesting to talk to than men. The brighter you are, the more difficult it becomes to converse with those lesser beings. You should have no problems talking with anyone. Ignoring your latest childish insult - do you really see women as 'lesser beings?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 You've never met a woman you wanted to talk to? Wow. I generally find women more interesting to talk to than men. The brighter you are, the more difficult it becomes to converse with those lesser beings. You should have no problems talking with anyone. Ignoring your latest childish insult - do you really see women as 'lesser beings?' I see almost everyone as lesser beings. (no sexism from me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorramone Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Hard to talk about 'farang women', considering it emcompasses both anglo-saxon and continental women. I can't say there's many American women I've enjoyed talking to. But spend a day with an interesting french or italian woman... it makes you realise how poor the education system in Thailand is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thehelmsman Posted March 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2015 So basically we've come to point where farang women = fat and ill tempered Thai women = prostitute Basically...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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