alocacoc Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 hours ago, ezflip said: All I can say is 'Welcome to the real world!'. How's that? This implies Thailand is not a part of the real World? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMagician Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Vacuous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 hours ago, fruitman said: OMG now all the Esarn farmers will start to grow basil... And hope to flog it to a TV channel in readiness for a remake of Fawlty Towers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 hours ago, beachproperty said: Just another live testimonial that life in Europe is more expensive than Thailand! Four kids ! wonder if they are her husbands or earlier. With 4 kids life is no bed of roses anywhere and LOS is not so cheap anymore. Imagine putting that lot through private schools here . When I'm in NZ my Thai wife works as it is to boring for her doing nothing and helps lighten the financial burden. She should be grateful, maybe she is bored with the husband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Stardust314 said: Yes yes u work too much hard BUT that is way your western nations DYING. you work too much for banksters ,corporate capitalism, rich CEO s.., emigrants..and more "vampires" And how do you suppose things work here - or don't? Edited October 31, 2016 by Jonmarleesco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaBoy Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 she forgot too add how much income they get + all social + pension benefits vs thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 An off topic nonsense post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAFO Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 57 minutes ago, alex8912 said: To bad she learned that lesson. I know many in the USA and other countries who work hard and make a lot of money. Sometimes they go to a University to do this and others go to a good trade school and make well over 150K per year. They raise children with real values and work ethics and have a great live. In their spare time some grow amazing spices and vegetables too!! I agree. My wife has a masters degree in Nutrition/nursing. She worked for 10 years a nurse manager in BKK until we left. We both felt she would be able to apply some of it and at least find a job at a hospital. She was denied for every place she applied. Sadly the US doesn't readily accept other countries educational accreditation. She researched and found she could take a 2.5 year nurse trade program but the cost was nearly $40K not counting supplies, books etc(More like $60K when done). She couldn't get a grant because I made too much money. We knew at the time we would only be in the US about 3 to 4 years so she stated it did not make a lot of sense to spend upward $60K only to leave. But to your point, some (not a lot) find their ways as you mentioned. I question the $150K figure but nevertheless they are gainfully professionally employed. They come at a much earlier age in life (My wife is early 40's) and make a run at it and some can make a lot of money. But to the OP's point, Life is no bed of roses when the gal moves to the husbands home country. Look at how the foreigners bitch about living in Thailand. There is cultural shock, climate issues, home sick, lonely, and if your wife has any values probably feels bad that the man is making all the money and she is not contributing. The proverbial "Rose Colored Glasses" goes both ways. In the end most end up working in restaurants for other Thai people. Vietnamese and Filipinos the same. She was offered some good money to stay to run the catering side of the business as she had built up a good reputation but she said the hours are too long, the people are pushy and demanding and the government takes too much away from her check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdavies99 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Classic Forrest Gump!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fvw53 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 35 minutes ago, cyberfarang said: Have you heard the one about the porn star and the old man? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ex-porn-star-ditches-adult-9152174 Many Thai women think the Farlang is their ticket to a life of ease and plenty. the same thinking must have gone through the head of the Thai woman who was compared to Cinderella after she married a billionaire dream prince ...but he probably forgot to tell her that earlier he was sued in an American court by a girl friend to whom he transferred his HIV condition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungnorm Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 She is lucky to get a job with that hair coloring. She must be a lazy Moo as all the Thai ladies I have known (quite a lot) in the Thai community in aussie like work and all are hard working. Sure its not like watching rice grow like she obviously did in Issan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 hours 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 ! There's more: Many in my extended Thai family firmly believe the following; in all 'farang / very successful ' countries the leader is fabulously unbelievably wealthy and personally gives every citizen a very big monthly salary. Therefore when there are elections everybody should just vote for the richest candidate. Examples often quoted by family: Clinton, Bush, Obama, Lee Kwan U, Queen Elizabeth, last couple of presidents of China. This obviously has connotations in regard to recent Thai political history. There was one argument for a while whether abhisit or thaksin was the local richest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 hours ago, mercman24 said: young girl 4 kids,, ? just askin !! well, she had sex four times, obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Now if her story is disseminated widely enough in Thailand, it just may prevent a lot of ageing foreign men who really believe 'she lub me longtime' from losing everything?? It's an ill wind that blows no good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 5 minutes ago, R123 said: In otherwords, she has to actually do a bit of work for a change apart from just opening her legs.......and of course we already know why this race are considered by many as the laziest in the world.... Laziest In the world? Have you spent any time In the Pacific Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa?? There would be some serious contenders for that title out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 56 minutes ago, Graemej100 said: Basil, as we know it - European basil, grows very fast in Thailand but because it grows fast it has zero taste - as we know it. I had it in our garden and it grew well, also tasted the same as in Europe. But my misses forgot to water them so they died. I still wished i knew where to buy it though, and also pine-nuts and parmesan cheese (that one i know where to buy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
givenall Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I don't see anything wrong in contributing to you good life. Nothing is for free in this world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 50 minutes ago, evadgib said: Did the price of Basil, meals etc go up further when it was her turn to pay? Yup, in Jurrmanee we extort Thai people (only Thai) and ask them a triple price. IF they don't bargain they have to pay that. A fresh basil plant in the supermarket (whole plant in a pot) costs 1-2 euro and you can even transplant it so it keeps on growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 hours 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 ! Yeah, but who brain washes them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguyfromanotherforum Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I think people are being too hard on a Thai girl (woman?). It should also be the guy's responsibility to familiarize himself with a Thai culture and not lure someone into some backwater German town where she would have no one to socialize with and advance herself in some way. If Westerners are truly intellectually superior to some Isaan lass, then they should be able to see things in advance about how certain situations are going to play out. My wife keeps in touch with a lot of Thai women in Canada. Half of them are miserable for the exact same reason. It really has nothing to do with money, but with empty promises the guy has made to bring his little trophy gal into the "civilization". Totally his fault for being an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 What is the point of complaining? This woman asked for it herself thinking she could bring great wealth to her family. Go tell the whole Issarn community about it and stop wasting media space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 hours 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 ! Yes the land of the Golden Goose which of course during the time of year you state lays a frozen golden egg. Once you slice up the egg each slice does not go very far. Also as you state the first person waiting with their hand out is the Taxman. This girl looks rather young and seems to still be on a learning curve. In this life you either work or go to the bank and borrow it and if you borrow it you need a job to pay it back. What a vicious circle. Talk the husband into moving back to Thailand if he is over 50. Live like a millionaire on his pension and throw away your winter boots and mittens. The grass always looks greener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 14 minutes ago, smotherb said: well, she had sex four times, obviously Lies all lies could be quads or iVF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananafish Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 So hang on, Farangs aren't all rich with easy lives in their own countries where everything is given to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedom4life Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 You have business living in Germany..your home is Thailand. You're just assisting in degrading the economy there...not going to explain it, if you don't know why, then you're not ready for the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycallahan Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 The women are more expensive in Germany too, hence the import. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinL Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 2 hours ago, Thechook said: ........ A thai lady has far more options and oportunities abroad than a farang does in thailand 1 hour ago, Johnniey said: Why? Because most farang don't bother to integrate or even ask about how to get citizenship. Hell, most don't even learn the language then complain about having no rights lol lol Many of us DO choose to integrate & learn the language - to different levels of proficiency, admittedly, but we do try to learn - and when we ask about citizenship we find out that, without paying income tax immediately prior to application, we're absolutely ineligible for consideration. We don't all have the benefit of being long-term expat workers here Johnniey, as I believe you are, or we're beyond the time in our lives when we want to restart work so that we qualify for Thai citizenship. Not for us the luxury of being considered good & suitable people, integrating with Thai society and generally being 'good blokes' so we can be considered as citizenship candidates. Rather than being considered for citizenship because we don't harm local society, we have to prove we're a positive benefit. Nothing wrong with that but we could do without the likes of you then berating us for not integrating and asking about citizenship. How many foreigners in 'our own countries' have gained citizenship without working a day or paying any income tax at all? They just keep their heads down, comply with the rules & regulations of society - as do the vast majority of foreigners here in Thailand who will never be eligible for citizenship - complete the paperwork, pay the fees and HEY PRESTO! a passport arrives on their doormat one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfish Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I did not know bar girls needed a uni degree, just shows I'm getting old Apparently they do, how else can you explain all the old basterdes on TV married to 22 year old uni graduates? [emoji23] Sent from my SC-01D using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANFROMBOCA Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 she just married the wrong guy................. another cheap german story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 They seem to think we were all born on a mountain of money, I wish. Nothing annoys me more than farangs giving excessively large tips and other misguided generosity, only reinforces the belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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