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I dated some thai women and one pattern that I noticed is that after 30 (sometimes even a bit before) they are *VERY* fast in relationship?

EXAMPLE ONE:
I dated this girl. She was 27. In BKK. Worked in a hospital.

She was cute and nice.

We got in a first date. We just had a brief kiss.

And she already started talking like we were engaged.

She invited me to stay her home for one week. To do travel together.

She was already planning like we were engaged!

I was overwhelmed about her talking, she talked like we were meeting for months, and we just had 3 videocalls and one date

EXAMPLE TWO:
Women in her 35. Worked in the bank.

Even in this case, in the first date, she was talking like we were both evaluating if we we will become a couple.

We didn't even kiss.

She even started talking about marriage, kids...

In both cases I got bit scared and retracted, both of them started sending storied about "heartbreak" (????).

I learned that what we think about "love", "heartbrake" is quite different.

I had other similar date and two friends told me is not uncommon in Thailand.

It's this a thing in Thailand to be so fast in dating or I was just unlucky?

In these cases I should talk with them about the need of taking time on know each other or is better to move on?

I would like to get my boyfriend a small gift to show my appreciation. He tells me he is a simple man and that I don't need to give him gifts. I'm 36, American. He is 39 and Thai. Any suggestions??

What thai people like to talk about?

I want to be friends with thai person, but she hardly continues the conversation, so I just ask her how her day was. Maybe Thais just like sending memes and don't talk much? Help me find some topics for conversation, I don't know what to ask her to get the conversation going.

Hello. I'm hoping someone here can help me. My child has an assignment to prepare a small food sample for a cultural exhibition at their elementary school. Can you suggest something that can be easily prepared at home and held at room temperature that many children would like? Thank you!

Hey Everyone.
I am Travelling to Thailand in coming July. I will be arriving at BKK and then have domestic flights to Phuket and Chang Mai.
I will be arriving from ISB.
Is it allowed to carry my personal pod (1x) and e-juice 30ml (1x). Has anyone been successful or caught?
I have heard mixed reviews some say it’s very easy others say they got caught i am very confused.
Pls drop your recent personal experiences down below.
Also ik its a bad habit that has to be left but i dont wanna deal with withdrawal’s on my vacation.
Any help would be very appreciated.

Hello everyone! I’m an international fan, and I’m searching for this band. I have tried everything to find anything about them in English with no luck, so I’m turning to Reddit. I’m curious about their social media pages, articles, and names in English. Also an English captioned videos would be great too! Thanks ☺️

Hi, I want to do a driving license for tuk tuk and use it only for myself - no commercial usage whatsoever, just to drive by myself with my family in the passenger seats. But the longer I’m looking for info, I’m getting more and more confused. Can a foreigner with DTV visa own and drive tuk tuk in Bangkok?

As the title says, I'm keen to be put on a blue house book. I am a dual citizen of Thailand (Thai mother, British father), and ultimately want to get my Thai passport. As I am in my mid 20's, I can no longer do the whole passport process in one clean swoop at my embassy which is a little inconvenient.

As far as I am aware, once I register my birth at my areas Thai embassy, I will then have to get a Thai national ID before I am able to get a Thai passport (on another note, I had a thai passport when I was a toddler, but the embassy has no record of this or my birth so it appears I will almost have to re register my birth).

Of course, to get a Thai national ID, you must go to a local amphoe with the head of house in order to be added to that specific household (as far as i'm aware). My trouble is I am not in close enough contact with my Thai family that currently live in Thailand, and I cannot speak Thai yet (which is obviously a major hurdle). Similarly, my mother is unwilling to make the journey to Thailand solely for this reason. I was just wondering if anyone had been through a similar process, or if there is some sort of workaround. I am planning on renting in bangkok if that is useful information.

Really appreciate any advice anyone has 😄

Hi! (Please excuse my English, I’m a French speaker so it’s not perfect).

Context: I live in Belgium and my native language is French. My husband was born in Belgium to Thai parents. He speaks Thai with them (as they don't speak French very well), but at home, we speak French.

I’m pregnant, and we want to teach Thai to our child since it’s the grandparents' language. However, I see a few challenges: first, my husband isn't perfectly bilingual. Since he has always lived in Belgium, his Thai is basic—mostly conversational. For example, he doesn't know 'baby vocabulary' like stroller or diaper. He also isn't used to speaking Thai at home; he only uses it with his family.

I'm looking for resources to help my husband teach Thai to the baby, such as picture books, talking toys (to learn colors, numbers, etc.), or audiobooks.

One more detail: My husband cannot read Thai, so he can't read a traditional Thai book to the baby. Do you have any ideas or suggestions?

I am cleaning up an old Thai film poster painted by the legendary Tongdee Panamus. He painted the logo for the film, and I've worked on it in Photoshop. I want to make sure I didn't mess up the script. Can someone tell me what this text means? I THINK I know - but I want to be sure. Thank you very much in advance.

https://preview.redd.it/3ao15u0y7uzg1.jpg?width=1740&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d3a53014a9a1c82514ba263e12ca13f0110cfe3

What patterns in word structure and choice make Thai surnames sound natural? I’ve been wanting to change mine, but what I’ve came up with made me feel unsure about the word order feeling natural both written and spoken. I’ve been liking “มณีภา-“, and have tried using ending words like ศิรินทร์, สุวรรณ, and ภิรมย์. But not sure what locals/fluent speakers think of the vibes.

Edit: Yes, I’m mixed Thai.

Do you just split evenly, or does everyone pay for what they ordered?

I’ve been in so many situations where it gets confusing (especially in bigger groups), so I’m curious what most people actually prefer and what works best.

Also, has anyone found a method or app that makes it really simple?

Would love to hear how you all handle it.

I want an easy way to learn it because it kinda looks so hard fr

There’s a Thai tv series I watched two years ago and enjoyed. It’s a family revenge/drama with an evil matriarch. There is a scene where the matriarch fakes a coma and strangles a family member (daughter or cousin) with an iv cord in the hospital. Does this ring a bell to anyone?