A Wonderful but expensive Wife
Below is an inspirational letter written by a Falang to an advice columnist (similar to Dear Abby letters). He wants foreigners who're looking for good Thai brides to know that there're some good (but expensive) ones out there. The advisor's response follows his letter.
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Dear Hillary,
I read your column every week and enjoy your comments to your posters. You have a great sense of humor! I must be in a small minority however, because I don't have anything to complain about. I am married to a Thai angel who is everything I ever dreamed of. I met her online, and when I first started writing to her she said 'I am not a bar girl! If that's what you're looking for, get lost! ' I had a feeling right then, that I was heading in the right direction. After reading so many sad stories from other farang gents, I feel really blessed! My wife is a tenured school teacher in a government school. She is attractive, intelligient (sic) , good with money, a great cook and a passionate lover! Needless to say, her parents drove a hard bargain when it came to negotiating the sin sot, but she was worth every baht. We're getting ready to build a little house in Selaphum and I'm looking forward to many wonderful years with my little angel and her sweet family as well. I hope my letter offers a little hope to those fellas who are wondering if there really is someone out there for them.
Dave.
Dear Dave,
It is indeed nice to read of successful marriages between foreigners and Thais, as I generally only hear of the disasters. So your wife is a school teacher, I see. Get her to go over some spellings for you each morning, my Petal. It is 'intelligent' not 'intelligient'. Yes, you can find your soul mate through on-line dating, but you must be very careful and not commit to anything before meeting your angel. That reminds me of the book by Mike Smith called Bangkok Angel. Worth a read by all foreigners who are wondering about mixed marriages. By the way, actually I am against the concept of the sin sot, unless there is a similar return if the marriage fails. A wife is not a commodity to be bought, sold or traded.
Prostitution in australia
Hello VL,
Thanks for your comments.
However, I note that you did not challenge the main premise that there is more prostitution in Australia than in any Asian country.
Do you agree or disagree.
In my little town, a developer wanted to build a brothel. The townspeople protested. Demonstrations, sit ins, presentations to mayor, and both members of parliament.
To no avail.
The brothel went ahead with government consent.
Yet Australians castigate asian countries for their perceived roles as sex destinations and rampant prostitution.
A couple of years ago, I came across, and confronted, a delegation of stone faced Australian feminists in Angeles City. They had gone there to clear up the prostitution business. When I set out the basic information about prostitution in Australia, and suggested that if prostitution is such a blot on society, they should fix up their own country first, before they come to fix up some other country. They realized that they were being hypocrites, and they packed up and went home.
A small blow struck for freedom.
G
[QUOTE=V Lenin; 1298850]Funny you should talk about the difference between perception and reality. Because whatever Australia you live in, it isn't the same one I live in, that's for sure.
Let's iron a few things out:
Firstly, yes, I have no doubt your local paper has a half a page of ad from prostitutes. But I do not believe for a moment you can organise P4P with children by one phone call. If you can, it certainly isn't through legal means, and I hope the law finds you and you have a long and brutal time in prison.
Secondly, the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is NOT a sex tour! It's a Pride March! There is a world of difference, but being from a small town, you probably don't know the difference, do you.
Thirdly, the brothel of which you speak will not have "hundreds of rooms". It will have 40 rooms and 21 waiting rooms. That's. 61 rooms. Only 2/3rds are for bookings. It'll be 24 hours, but they won't be alone in that aspect. It will be the biggest in Aus, but far from the biggest in the world.
Finally, it's been years since I was in Kings Cross (it is a dirty shithole) , so I can't directly comment. But, St Kilda is far from the hotbed of P4P action it may have once been. Apart from the streetwalkers, which plod action has whittled the number down some what, there is but ONE legal brothel in St Kilda, perhaps 2 or 3 illegal rub and tugs (not telling you where they are either) , zero strip clubs, and 3 adult bookstores. Hardly Nana Plaza, is it?
In fact, if I was going to look for some P4P action, St Kilda would be the last place I would go.[/QUOTE]
