webfact Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Life with the farang abroad - no bed of roses, says German's wife Picture: Kapook BANGKOK: -- An Isaan country girl who married a German man and went to live abroad has gone online to say her life is no bed of roses. She has to work to survive. Seangpin Schuler posted a video saying: "Those who think that marrying a farang is a way to riches and an easy life - forget it!" Kapook.com featured the story about the mother of four who exchanged the north east of Thailand for Germany. Seangpin thought at first that her life would be easy. She thought she was lucky and her husband would take care of everything. An easy life beckoned but then the reality kicked in. The cost of living in Gerrmany compared very unfavourably with her life back in Thailand. Gone were the days of taking a growing family out for dinner and being able to pay just 1000 baht. In Germany you were lucky to get much change out of 5,000 or 6,000 she said. Even a small bunch of basil was 200 baht - often you just had to go without. Yes, it is not an easy life, she said. She has to find ways to make money to take care of herself and the children. She can't just expect her husband to take care of everything. She has to find her own way to survive. The video prompted a lot of online comment from Thais most of whom said no matter where you live and with whom, you have to work and get money to survive. It was no different abroad though it might be more expensive in many places. Source: Kapook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-10-31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 OMG now all the Esarn farmers will start to grow basil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachproperty Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Just another live testimonial that life in Europe is more expensive than Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezflip Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 All I can say is 'Welcome to the real world!'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 "She has to work to survive". Yes, welcome to the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 "She has to work to survive" Welcome to the 21st century. First thing I made sure with my missus is that she had a work ethic. She goes to work everyday like me. I'm looking for an equal life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldroj Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 "...She can’t just expect her husband to take care of everything..." !!! Hardly a revelation - how about their Thai husbands ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Sheesh, years ago (like, 15 or so) I used to have conversations with girls and they'd ask about living in Canada. I told them what they could earn as a waitress/cashier, shop clerk, etc and they all wanted to immediately move to Canada ! Then I explained to them how the government takes up to 33% of their salary right off the top in taxes and how they have to pay additional taxes on almost everything they buy, and may still have to pay even more taxes at the end of the year ! I also told them what a small apartment in a cheap (and not so nice) part of Vancouver would cost, and how much other things would cost. Yeah, they could make more money, but they'd also have to pay a lot more just to get by. Then I told them what the weather was like at that time (it was February and in Pattaya the temperature was down to around 20 Celsius while in Vancouver it was a mild 0 degrees) ! Once they realized that they quickly changed their minds about wanting to move there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 They are brainwashed to believe that the streets are paved with gold and that we are all millionaires. When i fist took my Mrs to Britain and we were there for three months it was the biggest learning curve she had ever been on in her life. Upon return she smashed the dreams of dozens of her old friends who all expected her to be telling them it was paradise there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezflip Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, Kerryd said: Sheesh, years ago (like, 15 or so) I used to have conversations with girls and they'd ask about living in Canada. I told them what they could earn as a waitress/cashier, shop clerk, etc and they all wanted to immediately move to Canada ! Then I explained to them how the government takes up to 33% of their salary right off the top in taxes and how they have to pay additional taxes on almost everything they buy, and may still have to pay even more taxes at the end of the year ! I also told them what a small apartment in a cheap (and not so nice) part of Vancouver would cost, and how much other things would cost. Yeah, they could make more money, but they'd also have to pay a lot more just to get by. Then I told them what the weather was like at that time (it was February and in Pattaya the temperature was down to around 20 Celsius while in Vancouver it was a mild 0 degrees) ! Once they realized that they quickly changed their minds about wanting to move there ! I am also from Canada and told the exact same thing. What really changed their minds was when I explained what a prenup agreement was and that they would not receive half of what the man owns... Strange how quickly they changed the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Cage Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 hahahaha som nom na Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 young girl 4 kids,, ? just askin !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doremifasol Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Cinderella was not German nor Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAFO Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I can only laugh. When my wife(GF at the time) decided to go back to the US with me she was initially excited. After being there 3 months and me back at work full time she took it on herself to look for employment. At first she was happy as there wasn't any discrimination about her age. She went to work with a Thai we had met at a Temple in Fremont. She owned a restaurant/catering business. She worked a lot and her first check was crushed after she saw how much taxes they took. Then when she started to add it all up she found that after gas in car and other costs that she was taking home very little. She, like the gal in the OP, found it very hard to find certain spices and herbs and when she did had to pay a premium. She made due. In the end I am glad she had this experience. As she has told many of her friends while we were there, do not believe all of what you read on the internet or see in the news. Its very very expensive to live in America and you work a lot and make very little. She absolutely freaked when she saw what they took in my check. She is very happy to be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 She has to work to survive Welcome to the real world, too many Thai women think they can live of the backs of farangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintLouisBlues Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, colinneil said: too many Thai women think they can live of the backs of farangs Is this a new sexual position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokningar Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 2 minutes ago, colinneil said: Thai women think they can live of the backs of farangs. So not live on their backs with farnang ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 33 minutes ago, trainman34014 said: They are brainwashed to believe that the streets are paved with gold and that we are all millionaires. When i fist took my Mrs to Britain and we were there for three months it was the biggest learning curve she had ever been on in her life. Upon return she smashed the dreams of dozens of her old friends who all expected her to be telling them it was paradise there ! Trouble is a lot of them lie to save face and others believe them. My mrs keeps telling me her relative earns 100k baht a month working in a Post Office in the UK, every time I try to find out where this office is there is never any info. It's well known that waitresses earn even more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 What do some posters on here say? if you dont like it, leave and go back to your beautiful life back home. you're sick buffalo misses you and so does mum and dad. some of these girls have to realise that farangs aren't rich, it's a dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnniey Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 She didn't go because she love Gunther? Better than work bar. Better than servicing old Helmuts every night, surely. Ungrateful "Ai dtua". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Aaaaawwwww...poor kittie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Bill Burr does a great stand up bit on women moaning about how hard they have it. Of course he's exaggerating for comedy value, but some much rings true. Often you hear this "Being a mother is the hardest job in the world" Really? Is it? I'd have thought working down a coal mine was, but I guess taking care of children that 'you' so desperately wanted is much harder. There can be an air of arrogance with some women on what they are entitled to and what they should and shouldn't have to do. So lucky I found a woman who was taught that there's nothing in life for free. You're gonna have to earn it one way or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 59 minutes ago, beachproperty said: Just another live testimonial that life in Europe is more expensive than Thailand! But a new Benz is much cheaper in Jurrumanee, so is good beer and the meals are 3 times as large with much more meat. Food in supermarkets is also much cheaper than in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfish Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Well she could always go back to what she probably did when she met the German unless of course she was a uni graduate in which case she could apply for whatever she is qualified for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Looks like she's qualified for having kids and moaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguyfromanotherforum Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I am also from Canada and told the exact same thing. What really changed their minds was when I explained what a prenup agreement was and that they would not receive half of what the man owns... Strange how quickly they changed the subject.Prenup does not surpass family law in Canada. Also, no one receives half of what "the man" owes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) My wife runs her own business here in Oz, and her work ethic is staggering. Yes, she was shocked when the realisation dawned that what I had been saying about how expensive Australia is was true, but she is so grateful to be able to live here, and have the opportunity to make enough money that the extra expense here is more than negated. Poor Herr Schuler having met such an unambitious, ungrateful cow. Edit: She, too, was shocked about how much tax she had to pay - especially when her business turnover exceeded the compulsory registration threshold for GST (VAT)! Edited October 31, 2016 by jamesbrock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook23 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 She has to work! And germany is full with farlangs. And they suhpeek passaa jerman. And the pee is not always right. And police cannot BE bribed. And they dont take off their shoes. And THERE IS no bumgun: GERMANY.NO.GOOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 She married 45 year old "Shulz" who works in a Volkswagen factory down in Bavaria, he wights 140 kg and has problem with mobility so he have to work in the store where the salary is lower. On Sundays he wears lederhosen and goes to the OlenHaus to drink Ol with his buddies..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macksview Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 well done herr schuler, you saved some other poor bustard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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