To the OP:
I found that the ones who work a job will often offer to pay depending on how frequently you see them. From my experience the ones who have jobs and are looking for more than one or two nights of fun above their pay grade work hard to distinguish themselves from greedy Thai women and one way they do this is by paying especially when you invite them out.
If you ask a Thai girl out, especially if you have not know or long or she gets the impression that you will not be around for long, expect to pick up the check. If she invites you out with her friends then you should pretty much demand to split the check (obviously covering her share and yours). If she plays stupid then excuse yourself and leave because when Thais go out as group from what I have seen 9/10 the check is split between everyone.
Quote: (10-04-2012 11:31 AM)IainMuirs Wrote:
A lot of Thai girls don't really seem to have any interests or hobbies. You ask them what they like to do and it's the same response from everyone of them "shopping, movies, hanging with friends, internet". They tend to only like Thai food, with Korean or Japanese being the exception. They are quite clueless about what going on outside of Thailand...even inside of Thailand sometimes.
Many Thais are literally ignorant. I was with a buddy who teaches English once and his Thai friend was telling us that they don't learn things like geography and world history in lower and middle school.
They do have hobbies and interests, many just have trouble communicating them to non-Thai speakers and to be honest most of their interests would probably bore the shit out of non-Thais anyway. I often found myself wondering if some of the Thai girls I met stopped developing mentally at the age of 14 because conversations with them sometimes reminded me of conversations I had with girls in high school.
Quote: (10-06-2012 01:46 AM)murrb Wrote:
I was reading on lonely planet forums and a few people were saying that all the thai women will charge you no matter what.
How can you make it clear ahead of time that you aren't here to pay for sex without being a total asshole?
If you don't want to pay for sex then stay away from venues that are filled with prostitutes and freelancers. I've heard tons of stories about guys saying that they did not know a woman was going to ask for money, but I find most of them to be bullshit. If you exercise some common sense it will be pretty clear when she expects a transaction. For example, if she barely speak English and is willing to leave with you after meeting in a club and knowing you for 5 minutes then alarm bells should go off because not matter what you think of your game that's not what won her over.
I did not try the Thai dating sites but talked to tons of guys who told me to: avoid the free sites, be wary of any woman who shows too much interest too quickly and don't be afraid to drop a chick who gives you a weird feeling.