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tutsiwarrior, on 34 minutes ago, said:

Indeed - do you work in a pharmacy ?

It happens, I think most are just curious about the dynamics, what, how, where etc…  people are naturally a little nosey.

I sometimes see the ‘girl-half’ of other mixed couples checking us out, again probably for the same reasons of natural curiosity in others, sometimes perhaps for comparison…

When I feel another guy staring in what I interpret as a lecherous manner, or what could easily be interpreted as rude or makes us feel uncomfortable I simply stare back, sometimes that’s enough.
Sometimes the offending ‘starer ‘is so lost in their own ignorance they are there, staring, oblivious of anyone else to such a degree they are up to their 2^nd knuckle in a bogey hunt !!....

I caught a guy out the other day – having a great old stare. Each time I looked at him he looked away, then when I’d turned and turned back, there he was staring again, and looked away. Something must have compelled him so much that he couldn’t help himself…

It’s not ok in Thailand to stare. No amount of cultural difference can explain simple impoliteness. Those who stare to the point of making someone feel uncomfortable are simply ignorant.


In India the staring was taken to another level, they group together and stare in crowds…  … and people (mostly young Indian girls) were actually coming up to my wife to have their photo taken with her… very strange!!

NanLaew, on Today, 17:30 , said:

Where did you get that milage from ?
My wife and I are looking at the same promotion but its 97,000 air miles for a business class return BKK-LHR (must be booked in June).

phuturatica, on Today, 17:13 , said:

I hope you weren't turning up at home in your PVC getup and then expecting your father to approve of your prospective suitor !

I dated quite the Spoilt B!tch a number of years ago... (a Thai girl), who at the time was studying an MA in the UK. When she met my family, one look from my mother told me all I needed to know... Wow, if looks could kill, Mother didn't like her at all but did her best to hide it !!!...  She was right of course, the girl in question was hard work and recipe for disaster on all levels... Mothers do know best I suppose, my mother had adored my wife since day one, the feeling is quite mutual and my wife often calls my mother for a chat.

One very minor issue though... The 'Mum' thing. In the West we refer to the parents of friends and our spouse by their first name, in Thailand its by Mum or Dad. My mother always tells my wife to call her by her first name but my wife simply can't bring herself to. I often see her tactically dancing around the issue and avoiding the use of her name while at the same time trying not to call her Mum !!!...
When speaking with me my MIL and FIL also refer to my Mother as Mommy and Father as Daddy !! - (but when speaking directly use names).