tips for newbies in thailand. (please contribute)

[Rangsitreppin]

-Its not the thais you have to worry about its the farangs.

-careful who you talk to in the street sometimes better keep your head down and say nothing.

-chang gives changovers.

-Thai people like it when you seem happy.

- dont be stingy about 50 baht here or a hundred baht there thailand dosent like extremely cheap charlies and it will work against you in the end.

- make friends with thai people they can be good fun too.

Please contribute.

[sirineou]

How much? and where?

[worgeordie]

Just be aware whats going on around you ,use common sense,especially

after you may have had a few drinks, and yes,even your own countrymen

can take advantage of you,Thailand seems to attract more than its share

of untrustworthy people.

regards Worgeordie

[Crazy chef 1]

-don't post on TVF at 07:11 in the morning troll topics...

[pgrahmm]

Take all the rules/schedules/perceptions that applied to your former country and flip them 180 ..... now you are in a better starting point to see/know and accept Thailand....if you want to remain stuck in the old country thinking best go back there because this place can break you down in many ways if you cannot adapt yourself.... also stay away from hanging/living at the bar scene = quick (pleasant) self destruction.....

[Rangsitreppin]

agreed

[NickJ]

And the phrases......I met her in a restaurant or I have a real one.....dont sit well with most folks as they are almost never true.

[kelboy]

don't sleep with girls with bigger feet than you.

[chrisinth]

If 'she' looks too good to be true, smells too good, tastes too good, and carries out a perfect reverse parking after driving you home to 'her' apartment,

be very, very careful about what happens in the next hour..........................

[elgordo38]

Play the field take a year to fall in love. Sometimes a stray look and a smile here can be misconstrued as a commitment. Watch the girl to see if she cuts and runs to return home often and never live in the boonies where home is it will prove to be boring. For the first while here if your feeling randy order in there is lots of pay for play girls here. If you meet the right one plead poverty and see if she really loves you. Never have a joint bank account and look over your shoulder when you punch in your pin number. Rent a condo close to everything (I live in one now) Check and see if she is a modern girl and not a family bound one. It took me 4 years and some serious money loses to find the right one. I am 77 and she is 26 great gal. I laid it on the line when I first met her and she accepted the deal and never strayed or stolen from me well she is a real jewel I hope you find her twin sister. P.S. Never get sucked into buying or building her a house its hers period.

[Suradit69]

-don't post on TVF at 07:11 in the morning troll topics...

-Its not the thais you have to worry about its the farangs.

And don't assume everything posted on Thai Visa is true. Most of the alleged "scams" or "new immigration's rules" are posted by very confused people.

Anything that describes something to do with "they" or "them" or otherwise attempts to sum up 66 million diverse individuals based on the poster's experience with one individual or that makes the assumption that everyone in Thailand is just like a few people they "know" who work in a bar on Walking Street is nonsense.

Assume that these things are usually posted by those whose total exposure to Thailand is from a perch on a bar stool and/or those who spent their entire lives within 50 km of where they born and now find themselves totally at sea.

Edited March 29, 2015 by Suradit69

[Neeranam]

Never marry a Thai until you've lived here a minimum of 5 years.

Never build/buy a house until you've been married for at least 5 years.

[LindaLovelace]

Be a little discriminating. Don't grab and marry the first woman you see. My husband grabbed and look what he got.

[pigeonjake]

dont listen to half you read on here, make your own way in life, youll be old enough to make your own decisions,

just be carefull

[i claudius]

Believe what the mirror tells you ,i doubt you are a hansom man ,and girls working in bars are just that "working" remember that.

[Ban Merry]

Believe what the mirror tells you ,i doubt you are a hansom man ,and girls working in bars are just that "working" remember that.

Agree,

Don't fall in love with a bar girl. Give them a good tip for the night but nothing else. Don't go to Isaan looking for a good girl unless you're around KK university.

[arunsakda]

Do not get into a physical altercation with a Thai.

Do not purchase a home to be registered in a womans name.

Do not open a business.