Thread: Do I need a work permit?

I call him Jim when I'm there.

Originally Posted by Hovis

don't call him 'Jimmy'.

If he,s got red hair I,m afraid its Jimmy

Originally Posted by scrapmetalband

Yes it seems that there are many that have had bad experiences with Thai's and Thai wife's,in a lot of ways,not just money.If I tell you that My wife is one of the most honest person I've ever known,you'll say,Oh no not another one.The fact is,she is,

Lying is in their culture and is integral in their concept of maintaining face, doing business and generally living in Thailand.

Originally Posted by Hovis

And if you're ever in Christie's - don't call him 'Jimmy'.

What about Christie?

Originally Posted by scrapmetalband

Yes it seems that there are many that have had bad experiences with Thai's and Thai wife's,in a lot of ways,not just money.If I tell you that My wife is one of the most honest person I've ever known,you'll say,Oh no not another one.The fact is,she is,

Here we go again,prox. 40 million women in Thailand but for sure mine is different.Good luck mate.

You are wasting your time Mate, the customer base isn't there. None every survive. I arrived in Rayong in 1996.

People do make money here.

But, I would not invest one baht into this corrupt cheating shitehole of a country, and it's getting worse day by day. Some thais might well seem honest to you OP, but there are significant cultural differences... My missus is also very very honest with money, but she's Thai thus she just presumes that she is always right and has a natural right to everything at all times; violently and irrationally so...

Many years ago, when I lived back West and had a life... I did international business development. After 6 months working with Thai companies I stopped doing business with the market, it just wasn't worth the grief with their childish business nature... much easier to make an honest buck elsewhere.

Thailand is set up to steal your money. Full stop. Nonetheless, good luck. You won't listen of course, nobody ever does, and 90% get burned...