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Comment on Scam Culture Part 1: Is Vietnam Even Worth the Trouble? by Anwar

Anwar — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:58:23 +0000

I find things like that in a great deal of places i have been over the years. I’ve had similar experiences in Romania and in Thailand. I think there are many reasons to go to a place despite some of the downsides and the hassles and scams. I mean travel is meant to get a taste and experience for the world and there will be both great experiences and poor ones i believe. Interesting article and great to hear you want to go back. I have yet to visit Vietnam but it is on my list of places to see.

Comment on The Truth About Thai Girls: 5 Things You’ve Got All Wrong by Philly

Philly — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:18:19 +0000

Howdy,
I met my wife in Thailand. We were married last year, Im fairly young 24 and met her in a bar. She is great and pretty young also, actually 1 year older. I am not rich and she knew that from day one. I actually wanted to marry a Thai lady and went there looking to find a partner for life. It was very difficult. Your normal Thai girl is pretty shy and hard to approach. I spent 1 month looking (not in bars) and came up short. Without Thai friends or connections inThailand it was very difficult. On my last night there I went to a bar and met my wife, she is really amazing and its hard to believe that I found her where I did. She told me most girls that work in bars are nice and respectful but just really need the money and normally lack a full education.

I asked her wether the young Thai ladies that get around with the old gross looking fat tourists would actually love them,… she said yes why not? as long as they are nice to her and play a role in looking after her and her family most of them will genuinely love him forever. I do not know many white girls that would do that and it is strange to me. I never thought I would meet my wife in a bar in Thailand and some of you are going to judge me for it. I never used those bars for what they are, I took an amazing woman out of that environment and couldn’t be happier.

Comment on The Truth About Thai Girls: 5 Things You’ve Got All Wrong by Kimberly Juchnowski

Kimberly Juchnowski — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:32:07 +0000

Thanks for the comment Willy.

I’m so glad that you found someone who makes you happy, sounds like the two of you have a very loving relationship. Buddhism is one of the things that attracted me to Thailand. The natural and low profile lifestyle you described is hard to find in other parts of the world.

Comment on The Truth About Thai Girls: 5 Things You’ve Got All Wrong by Kimberly Juchnowski

Kimberly Juchnowski — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:27:37 +0000

Hi Steve,

Thanks, I’m glad you like the article, and the book too. They are both aimed at helping people understand what’s really going on with the whole bar girl situation, and James did a great job of getting some very important facts out there.

Comment on When in Thailand, Speak Thai by 4 Sweet Thai Drinks You Have to Taste | Travel Blissful

4 Sweet Thai Drinks You Have to Taste | Travel Blissful — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:14:30 +0000

[...] Having fell in love with travel back in 2006 when she spent 7 months overseas, Kimberly Juchnowski knew she had to find a way to stay on the road. This prompted her to start her own website, tikikiki.com where she blogs about everything from straightening out the misconception about Thai girls to what it’s like relocating to the land of smiles and having to learn Thai. [...]

Comment on The Truth About Thai Girls: 5 Things You’ve Got All Wrong by willy

willy — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:41:52 +0000

Greetings from Singapore! Nice article by the way. Well, girls over here are kind of worst then what most people think about Thailand. Not in the sense of bar girls and such etc. but more likely to describe about culture and lifestyle, i would say in a small island-country like this things gets around pretty quick. As most average/nice girls here are very material, they coming over for your credits and posh car if you had one based on my own experience.

Now I had settle down with a thai wife married for years and had a kid currently residing with me of coz, we knew each other from chonburi (near pattaya). Anyway I can say that I have come easy with my lifestyle, no stress, have nice thai food daily, everything comes easy including my own pocket. They are looking toward comfortable living more then wealth.

Singaporean are high paced country and everyone one looking toward how to earn more and comparing each other’s wealth at most time. And most people from 3rd world are not able to keep up with the pace here. So any one who are able to reside here without worries and other people are having good positive mindsets. I see very little Thais over here. That explains why i love my wife. We share the same culture. Like we both are buddhism, be natural and low profiles, had stir fried foods unlike grilled food and burgers daily, what mainly Asian blood had we communicate in Thai (she tought me and i learned myself) so there is no conflict and easy to understand each other.

if you go other parts of Thailand like chonburi, southern Thai non tourist attractions and such you will not going to see westerners around, people there often mistaken me as thai people, and the fact that i can speak thai too. well there are many fair skin Thai people around too

Comment on The Truth About Thai Girls: 5 Things You’ve Got All Wrong by Steve

Steve — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:54:30 +0000

Very many men go to Thailand and fall in love with a thai bar girl and don’t understand what went wrong when she cuts him off… poor guys…

Great article, and I love the book you are linking to! Bought it a while ago.
I recommend reading it!

Keep up the good work!

Steve

Comment on When in Thailand, Speak Thai by Kimberly Juchnowski

Kimberly Juchnowski — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:14:24 +0000

Hey there Chris:)

Of course it’s easy to get by in Thailand as a tourist without learning a single word of Thai, but more and more people are coming here for 3-4 week holidays and it really does enhance your experience if you can speak a little Thai.

I started the Transparent language byki Thai course before I came, and although i’m not fluent (yet) being able to have some basic conversation skill has gone a long way. Local people have invited me to join them for dinner, offered to show me where locals eat and shop etc. I know it’s saved me a bit of money too;)

Hope you have a great holiday season!

Comment on The Truth About Thai Girls: 5 Things You’ve Got All Wrong by Kimberly Juchnowski

Kimberly Juchnowski — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:23:15 +0000

Yes, of course there are plenty of Thai girls who prey on Western men, and that doesn’t make the situation any better, but it does not mean that ALL Thai women are like that.

Your use of the word devour is less than respectful. And if you call fraternizing with prostitutes “having fun” then you are a part of the problem.

Comment on The Truth About Thai Girls: 5 Things You’ve Got All Wrong by A.Thomplinson

A.Thomplinson — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:41:19 +0000

Yeah right… there are plenty of Thai girls who have been preying on white men for doggone years … plenty to go around for whites to devour – have bahts, can have fun!!