Girlfriend's mother has just lost major face

[jamiejambos]

Give her fuck-all mate,this is just a game that thais play when their daughter"s meet falang boy-friend,,,,,,,baht mak mak,be as tough as them and refuse every time they ask for money.they will soon get the message and leave you alone..and if your girl ditches you because of it....GOOD RIDDANCE.I am giving you sound advice after 12 years in thailand.just keep saying nik noi tang and mean it !!!!!!!!

[DrB0b]

only if they exist at the same time

What? Like ancient Hebrew Culture and Christian Western Culture or ancient Greek Culture and Renaissance European culture?

[Rural Surin]

only if they exist at the same time

What? Like ancient Hebrew Culture and Christian Western Culture or ancient Greek Culture and Renaissance European culture?

...or ancient Chinese?

[DrB0b]

only if they exist at the same time

What? Like ancient Hebrew Culture and Christian Western Culture or ancient Greek Culture and Renaissance European culture?

...or ancient Chinese?

What, you mean those guys who invented paper and movable type but yet never quite managed to get to grips with the concept of books? No, I don't mean them. It would do you some good to become familiar with the idea of "Inclusive Cultures" and "Exclusive Cultures".

If you want to take part in discussions like this you need to both learn something about what you're talking about and the ability to express yourself. You're very verbose in other threads yet on threads like this you seem to be only capable of making very short and very silly statements. The limit on TD posts is about 1,000 lines, if you have a point to to make there is nothing to stop you making it clearly and at length.

[albarb]

What happened...???

While the topic is a very interesting issue - the Laste few pages totally lost the subject matter...
Can somebody PLEASE bring this Thread back onto line??

[OhOh]

The requirements to add to the tread suddenly became difficults when DrBob demanded an understanding of "Inclusive Cultures" and "Exclusive Cultures" and a post of circa 10,000 words

become familiar with the idea of "Inclusive Cultures" and "Exclusive Cultures"

1,000 lines, if you have a point to to make there is nothing to stop you making it clearly and at length

[koman]

The requirements to add to the tread suddenly became difficults when DrBob demanded an understanding of "Inclusive Cultures" and "Exclusive Cultures" and a post of circa 10,000 words

become familiar with the idea of "Inclusive Cultures" and "Exclusive Cultures"

1,000 lines, if you have a point to to make there is nothing to stop you making it clearly and at length

Only read back a couple of pages, but I think I understand what DrBob is getting at.

In thread after thread you get someone making a point; taking a stand and attempting to explain themselves. Inevitably this is then blitzed with vapid one line posts from people who never really take a stand or make a point, but instead make every effort to undermine those that do. It's unproductive and fucking annoying. Usually the whole thread just gets bogged down and those with anything useful to contribute just move on.

We were dealing with a guy with a Thai wife/GF and a MIL trying to extract endless amounts of cash out of him. Somehow, Roman, Greek, Chinese and Arab cultures came into the plot......man this Thailand shit gets complicated at times..

[sunsetter]

^who the fuck are you, knobhead?

waahheeyy!!!

[sunsetter]

blitzed with vapid one line posts from people who never really take a stand or make a point, but instead make every effort to undermine those that do. It's unproductive and fucking annoying. Usually the whole thread just gets bogged down and those with anything useful to contribute just move on.

just like my post above? or in general like, just saying

[sunsetter]

everything that needs to be said about this matter has been said, then repeated over and over,he is going to get his pants pulled down or he is not, simple as that

[sabaii sabaii]

Only read back a couple of pages, but I think I understand what DrBob is getting at.

In thread after thread you get someone making a point; taking a stand and attempting to explain themselves. Inevitably this is then blitzed with vapid one line posts from people who never really take a stand or make a point,

We were dealing with a guy with a Thai wife/GF and a MIL trying to extract endless amounts of cash out of him. Somehow, Roman, Greek, Chinese and Arab cultures came into the plot......man this Thailand shit gets complicated at times.

That is due to people like yourself who add there own bits, without even reading the whole thread, making it even more confusing.

[koman]

blitzed with vapid one line posts from people who never really take a stand or make a point, but instead make every effort to undermine those that do. It's unproductive and fucking annoying. Usually the whole thread just gets bogged down and those with anything useful to contribute just move on.

just like my post above? or in general like, just saying

Actually no, a one word post does not qualify as vapid......

[Rural Surin]

Only read back a couple of pages, but I think I understand what DrBob is getting at.

In thread after thread you get someone making a point; taking a stand and attempting to explain themselves. Inevitably this is then blitzed with vapid one line posts from people who never really take a stand or make a point,

We were dealing with a guy with a Thai wife/GF and a MIL trying to extract endless amounts of cash out of him. Somehow, Roman, Greek, Chinese and Arab cultures came into the plot......man this Thailand shit gets complicated at times.

That is due to people like yourself who add there own bits, without even reading the whole thread, making it even more confusing.

....*sigh* and then pretending they're connected with the original topic of the OP. Nonetheless, this can be a very common item - an initial theme that eventually becomes sidetracked. It is what it is.

[koman]

Only read back a couple of pages, but I think I understand what DrBob is getting at.

In thread after thread you get someone making a point; taking a stand and attempting to explain themselves. Inevitably this is then blitzed with vapid one line posts from people who never really take a stand or make a point,

We were dealing with a guy with a Thai wife/GF and a MIL trying to extract endless amounts of cash out of him. Somehow, Roman, Greek, Chinese and Arab cultures came into the plot......man this Thailand shit gets complicated at times.

That is due to people like yourself who add there own bits, without even reading the whole thread, making it even more confusing.

....*sigh* and then pretending they're connected with the original topic of the OP. Nonetheless, this can be a very common item - an initial theme that eventually becomes sidetracked. It is what it is.

Actually ...I responded to the OP way back when this thread was still responding to the subject at hand. I offered a small bit of advise for what it was worth...even got a bit of green, I then came back today for a quick visit, and posted an opinion on the way things evolve on threads when the one line wonders eventually fuck it up with inane comments. I believe my point is proven. Now off you go and sniff some more glue... . .

[sabaii sabaii]

1,000 lines, if you have a point to to make there is nothing to stop you making it clearly and at length

[/quote]

Only read back a couple of pages, but I think I understand what DrBob is getting at.

In thread after thread you get someone making a point; taking a stand and attempting to explain themselves. Inevitably this is then blitzed with vapid one line posts from people who never really take a stand or make a point, but instead make every effort to undermine those that do. It's unproductive and fucking annoying. Usually the whole thread just gets bogged down and those with anything useful to contribute just move on.

We were dealing with a guy with a Thai wife/GF and a MIL trying to extract endless amounts of cash out of him. Somehow, Roman, Greek, Chinese and Arab cultures came into the plot......man this Thailand shit gets complicated at times..[/quote]

Koman, He was asked ONCE for some money for a party.

You are saying you agree with 10,000 word posts, but you can't even be arsed to read through the "vapid one line posts" on this thread before adding your speculations

[koman]

You are saying you agree with 10,000 word posts, but you can't even be arsed to read through the "vapid one line posts" on this thread before adding your speculations

I never said anything about agreeing to 10K word posts!!....and my comment about vapid one liners was meant as a general statement about how people with nothing to contribute insist on undermining the thread with vapid comments. I specifically stated "thread after thread" which should be a clue that I was not just referring to this particular thread. I simply expressed an opinion. I was not trying to start a pissing contest. Carry on now....be as vapid as you like...

[DrAndy]

Only read back a couple of pages, but I think I understand what DrBob is getting at. In thread after thread you get someone making a point; taking a stand and attempting to explain themselves. Inevitably this is then blitzed with vapid one line posts from people who never really take a stand or make a point, but instead make every effort to undermine those that do. It's unproductive and fucking annoying. Usually the whole thread just gets bogged down and those with anything useful to contribute just move on. We were dealing with a guy with a Thai wife/GF and a MIL trying to extract endless amounts of cash out of him. Somehow, Roman, Greek, Chinese and Arab cultures came into the plot......man this Thailand shit gets complicated at times..

so you think posting vapid paragraphs is a better way to go?

make some contribution yourself instead of whingeing, if there is anything new to post on the topic

you sound more and more like Nobswife, but he flounced so you can't be

[bellagrego]

Seriously, Bruno. You are a novice in a tank full of seasoned sharks. Only time and experience will toughen you up to deal with this total thai bullshit. been there, done that and survived. You set the rules, you make the game, you support the gal. Take no garbage and believe no threats, simply don't give a fuck about her family or her tears. You, her direct needs and forget the rest. give one warning and then take a hike. There are one million waiting and wanting to take her place, without the drama.
it's hard when you are pussy whipped and under the influence of TGF syndrome, but you can do it if you try. Give one inch and live in misery for all time in Thailand.

[horet]

:mid:

So, after coming back from the dead, my tgf's brother has recovered from a serious case of blood poisoning which cost the family dearly as he never had medical insurance. Not the first time emergency funds have been accumulated to help him out - although blood poisoning is hardly his fault - but he once knocked of a motorcyclist in his car, whom, threatened to sue his ass unless he could come up with 250,000 baht pronto!

The tgf's mother gave took a loan out with the bank as collateral and my tgf worked in bkk to pay back this debt, taking up a mia-noi role with her thai boss in order to help pay back the bank whilst her brother - well I dont know what his was doing to help pay back his debt! Nevertheless, the debt was repaid (about which point I met her in Bkk for the first time) and never knew this story until recently.

Now, he is well and maybe karma is unkind to him, and decided to become a monk. He is married and works for his wife's mechanic shop for a paltry wage - they are Thai Chinese - and wavered the sinsod in order to procure his cheap services to the family business. My tgf's father died of liver abuse and left the mum on her own now for some time and the Thai-chinese family announced they wanted to throw a big F***k off party in his honour and that she should contribute half - around 25k - towards the cost of this, which is next week.

They know that her daughter is with me, yes a farang, and according to my tgf, they are really using this as an excuse just to see how rich or poor we really are as my tgf's mother rang her up stating that we have to pay 25k.

Trouble is, I don't have it! I have gone back to University and what little money I do earn through my part-time job I divide amongst my needs and that of my other half's. Needless to say, it wasn't good enough for the mother in law and announced my tgf is no longer welcome back home as a result of a major loss of face.

I tried asking my tgf why her brother had not planned ahead and consider this possible eventuality, but that is very much wishful thinking on my part. So now I am stuck with a pissed off mother in-law (of sorts) and a tearful girlfriend who now questions her mother's cursed words of "why are you with a farang if he no money"

Of course when I explain that I am studying in order to get a good paying job, it falls on deaf ears and the damage is now done with regards to this loss of face.

[Wayne Kerr]

Man … my missus' family was just happy their gal had husband "laaw mak mak". Any money talk and I promptly fk off to one of my special places for a few weeks, gotta keep’em guessing about ya true intentions I reckon.

Good luck with the studies bro and the fun that lie ahead …