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5, 4, 3, 2, 1 .   . . .. .

Never mind, guys.  Looks like this forum is one of those "Where can I get german sausages" or "Where can I  get some creamed, chipped beef."  Then, there are the post letting the farang business owners pat each other on the back.  "Oh,
I had a wonderful 180 thb breakfast at English Joe's Brothel and Breakfast."

Folks, my question was simple and straight forward, I don't go out with bar girls, and I am looking for a new GF.

Their business principles work for them, why worry about it?

You think to much.

Use cash!    

necronx99, on 2012-04-09 15:05:09, said:

onionluke, on 2012-04-09 15:16:37, said:

Bloody ornithologists.  Leave the poor birds alone

SC

Expats in general.

elwood, on 2012-05-15 21:56:21, said:

Yeah, unless you want to be "suspended ... Like a kid put on a timeout" best to not criticize something a TV Moderator supports.

LucidLucifer, on 2012-05-18 17:43:53, said:

If it had derogatory undertones I would be smacking my wife on a daily basis. What do you want the Thais to call us then? I have no problems with being called a Farang, a Rosbif or whatever, because I have a sense of humour. You can use virtually any racial epithet in an insulting manner, come to that Christian names as well.
Sorry. I forgot, we don't say Christian names any more, that is discriminating.

I realize most of our readers know little about Thailand but the attached photo is a common theme in Thai comic books.

I don't think it represents a male dominant theme.  

One thing I really love about Thailand is the near-universal total lack of respect for work and career.

Family comes first by far, friends a close second. Comfort and ease, not worrying about tomorrow, enjoying the moment.

The cultural programming I grew up with sees this as "lazy" and "bad", valuing goal-oriented striving, improving yourself work work work above everything and most people end up unloved and alone.

I think they've got their priorities straight, no one ever lay on their deathbed wishing they'd spent more time at the office.

But of course you have to live with the consequences of your choices.

Balance is the hardest thing.

thaibeachlovers, on 2012-05-12 16:58:46, said:

Probably the same proportion that believed he strangled himself alone in his hotel room.

thequietman, on 2012-04-27 01:10:55, said:

Actually I've known some that have put themselves in a position to be so abused she'd be prosecuted back home.

The mind boggles, my theory is some are masochists.

brit1984, on 2012-05-13 09:58:02, said:

Some wives are better than a bad pet, some are worse than a good one. Some men like to keep pet snakes, I prefer my pretty ponies.

Whatever floats your boat dude.

It's not a uniquely Thai thing. I worked in the backwoods of China in the early 1980's and on a road construction job there we had women doing all the hard, dirty manual work of using hammers to change large boulders into road-grade gravel whilst the men got to drive the trucks and sleep and play cards while they waited for the 'rockettes' as we named them to make up a load. Generally women worked and men goofed off.

Also in China, we had a team of local land surveyors that consisted of very conscientious girl surveyors and their male supervisors and drivers. The guys were always goofing off and playing games to 'impress' the girls and simple work jobs took forever. We recommended that we replace the entire team with women. The Chinese client suggested that because the women can't drive and are the obvious cause of distraction, they will be replaced with men so the hard working girls got canned instead and we ended up with an office of dipshits.... that could drive.

I worked for Aramco in an office environment totally devoid of women of any sort. Work got done but sometimes the decision making took second place to immense and absurd, testosterone-driven levels of debate and conjecture, I sometimes longed for the modifying influence of the professional, qualified lady engineer on these sessions. Even a having a pretty face at the receptionists desk would have answered a prayer! I did find that the very senior local management of Aramco did have their own Private Secretary's and Personal Assistants that manned desks outside their bosses offices just like senior management in more 'aligned' countries.

The OP has witnessed nothing out of the ordinary for SE Asia and yes, the women here, like the women anywhere else in the world, are the glue that holds the handbasket together.

Women are the strength of most countries.  How many women waste their time posting trivia on TV?  No, they're keeping the household going.

Yes it is definitely a Thai trait, amazing to behold.

I guess they figure a smaller share of something they're sure some people will spend money for is better than taking a risk of starting a business that there is no evidence people will spend at. That reminds me. Got to get moving on opening my new shop called Just Spatulas!

cooked, on 2012-05-11 01:14:23, said:

I would avoid any white guy who I suspected of being this crazy.
(just realized that includes most white guys in Thailand)
(just realized the last line made me appear sexist, so pointing out I also avoid white women)