Discussing Thai-Farang Relationships - With an Uncommon Twist [Season 4, Episode 15]

Everybody knows that intercultural relationships in
Thailand are most likely a Thai woman with a foreign man, but
things are changing! It's not as common, but there are plenty of
farang women in relationships with Thai men - partnerships that
carry their own unique set of challenges!


Greg interviews Sam Ormond, an Australian and long-term
Bangkokian who has been married to a Thai man for many years.
Greg and Sam discuss stereotypes of Thai men that may tend to
scare away western women, although Sam notes that while these
stereotypes may be true of some Thai men (especially younger
ones), there are plenty of fantastic Thai men out
there. 


Sam also shares several interesting anecdotes about her
unusual life as a farang wife in Thailand, from filling out
paperwork that doesn't even have options for women, to the unique
requirements of being married to a Thai man who (temporarily)
enters the monkhood - and their "re-marriage" when he came back
into civilian life!


There's also a discussion of Asian stereotypes in pop
culture, and the fact that Greg really needs some Thai male
friends!


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