Reader-submitted Thailand stories covering first trips, nightlife, Pattaya experiences, relationships, expat life and successful marriages. Real experiences from visitors and long-time Thailand regulars.
My son has spent most of his life listening to me tell him how not to behave in Thailand. He managed to ignore 17 years of advice in about 6 days. My wife is Thai. We’ve been married 17 years and live in Louisiana. Our son, Tyler, is 24. Technically, he’s my stepson, but I’ve…
I had no idea things worked the way they did in Thailand. I mean, I knew they worked the way they did, but I didn’t realize what was actually happening. I might be moving ahead with things a bit here. But the reason I was attracted to Thailand and what was available there, and I…
My Thai girlfriend’s family currently think I’m an expert on pigs. I’m not. I was a plumber in Brisbane for 38 years. The closest I’ve ever come to farming was growing tomatoes badly. This started because I’ve got a terrible habit of pretending I understand Thai when I don’t. I’ve been coming to Thailand for…
Table of Contents Toggle Meeting My Thai Wife in Bangkok Money Demands and Emotional Pressure in a Thai Relationship Why I Went to Thailand Thai Girlfriend Expectations About Money and Lifestyle From a Bangkok Nightlife Worker to a Serious Relationship Why Dating a Bangkok Bar Girl Became Serious Life With My Thai Girlfriend in Bangkok…
Story 1: How I Met a Thai Girl in Pattaya He got played badly, sent her money twice for new phones and appendix operation and all the usual stories. I thought he was mentally ill because I believed that could never happen to me. I thought I had a good grip on reality. It was…
Table of Contents Toggle Meeting a Thai Woman in Bangkok The Secret My Thai Girlfriend Kept Meeting a Thai Woman in Bangkok That’s actually my first name. I’m 36 Australian and originally from Brisbane. I’ve never been married. I don’t have kids and I work remotely doing website development and online advertising. I first visited…
Meeting a Thai Girlfriend in Chiang Mai My name is Alan. You can use my real first name if you want. I’m 52 and from just outside Abedine in Scotland. I’ve worked offshore for most of my adult life. I’m divorced. I’ve got two grown-up daughters and I first came to Thailand in 2018. The…
A Life of Stress, Worry, and Hard Work A typical day for me throughout most of my life was a constant mix of stress, worry, and extremely hard work. For over 30 years, aside from weekends and very occasional holidays, there wouldn’t be a day where I would get out of bed any later than…
It was just a random thing that we decided we wanted to do, a bit of fun before we were due to go and meet some friends that we’d been to see a few times before. We were going to be a bit early, so we thought, “Let’s kill an hour. “ I’d always wanted…