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Thai Women and Money

by Anonymous June 20, 2010 Relationships

Having dated my fair share of Thai women over the years one common trait seen in many of them is an inability to exercise financial discipline. No doubt there are many Thai women who are responsible with money but most seem to take the attitude that Buddha will provide and see no reason to put [...]

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Why Do Cute Thai Girls fall for Farangs?

by Danny.Nomad January 22, 2010 Bangkok Nightlife
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Interracial relationships involving Thai women and foreign men are about as easy to spot on the streets of Bangkok as the ubiquitous carts selling noodle soup. Why do many Thai ladies choose to pass over Thai guys and date white men from halfway around the world? After all, most foreigners don’t speak much Thai, know [...]

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On being a Western woman in Thailand

by BKK Blue January 20, 2010 Expat Life
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It is not always easy being a Western woman in Thailand, I know: I’ve been here for over 10 years. On this Bangkok Diaries website alone, the amount of slander and hate-talk directed at Western women is a good representation of the larger anti-Western women dynamics in the country. In addition, I have seen innumerable [...]

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Strangeness on ThaiLoveLinks

by Billy Bangkok January 17, 2010 Relationships
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I was sitting in front of my computer trying to get some important work done and I got an email from Thai Love Links telling me that someone had shown an interest in me. Of course, I this was really important work so I immediately stopped what I was doing and decided to check out [...]

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Thai Lady Caught Lying With Lie Detector

by Admin November 1, 2009 Relationships
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A really good video first mentioned on the Big Mango blog. Basically, boy meets Thai girl on the internet. Boy marries girl. Boy brings Thai girl to live with him in England. Boy starts to hear rumors from Thais that his girl cheating on him. Boy takes girl on national television to take lie detector [...]

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Dispelling the Can’t Get Laid at Home Myth

by Anonymous September 8, 2009 Bangkok Nightlife

Recently in a thread called “Am I Invisible” a commenter named Jack made the following addition to the thread: I am a young, decent looking guy, with an narcisistic personality bordering on jerk and I get more action in the West. I can get a woman every night of the week if I want (I [...]

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Hot or Not? What Thai Girls Look for in a Foreign Guy

by Danny.Nomad August 11, 2009 Bangkok Nightlife

Given the huge cultural differences between Thailand and the West, its not surprising that what’s hot in one culture may not be all that in the other.  In the two years I’ve lived in Thailand, I’ve seen guys that would be considered pretty average back home end up with super hot Thai girls.  On the [...]

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Mee and My Dad

by Admin June 17, 2009 People

A really interesting documentary by a filmmaker who’s 60 year old father decided to marry a bar girl only two years older than himself. He travels to Thailand to meet his new mother, attend the wedding, and figure out if his dad has found true love or has simply gone off the deep end. Mee [...]

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10 Profile Tips For Thai Girls on Social Networking Sites

by Ruai June 13, 2009 Popular

You always see tips for guys on online dating and social networking websites but most of the advice for women is geared towards safety. Nobody takes the time to tell women what they’re doing wrong on their profiles and how they might improve their chances of landing themselves a nice farang. Size Does Matter Gals, [...]

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Boom and Bust

by Richard April 5, 2009 Bangkok Nightlife

Before my good friend Chris died (see my story In Memory of Chris) I was fortunate enough to have spent some time with him in Bangkok. It was some years ago now when The Beer Garden was just about the only place on Soi 7 where you could get a drink. Unlike today it was [...]

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