Dear
Hillary,
Did you catch the item about Thai men being the most
unfaithful in the world, and Thai women being the second most unfaithful. Do you
believe them? From memory the men were over 50 percent (the most unfaithful in
the world) and the Thai women about 60 percent (and they were second in the
female unfaithfulness list). Sure, there are plenty of people who cheat on their
spouses, but 60 percent? I just don’t believe that six out of every 10 Thai
women is off somewhere. It makes me very wary of having another Thai girlfriend.
Lester
Dear Lester,
Yes I have seen the survey which was commissioned by
Durex, the condom manufacturers, with the idea of scaring people into wearing
condoms I think (which isn’t a bad thing, of course). So, as a friend of mine
has said, Thailand with the number one unfaithful males, and the number two
female cheats, won a gold and a silver in the Durex games, which is better than
we did at the Olympics. However, my Petal, I do think that you should take the
figures as being presented with a bit tongue in cheek. The number of people
interviewed works out as only 800 in each of 36 countries, so it is not as if
all of Thailand’s ladies replied to the questionnaire either. There’s about a
few million females here, not 800. Divorce statistics all over the western world
run at about 50 percent of first marriages too. Just remember my Petal, that
there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. Hope you find the lady right for
you!
Dear Hillary,
Do you believe the BS about Thai women being the biggest
butterflies in the world? It was in the papers last week. Where do they get that
BS from? Sure the bar girls are there for one thing, but they are not the
biggest group of women in Thailand. My experience, if that’s anything to go by,
is the opposite. Most Thai women are all stitched up in the MF relationships if
you ask me.
James
Dear James,
Please read my reply to Lester above yours. No I do not
believe that BS (as you so nicely put it), but believe it to be a marketing ploy
by Durex, which I think might just backfire on them. They certainly will not be
number one in popularity in Thailand!
Dear Hillary,
Each week you seem to get letters from all these saps who
fall for the “Hello sexy man” routine from the first girl they meet in a bar.
Your cartoonist even uses the line in some of his very funny cartoons. This has
been going on for years. Are the men tourists who visit Thailand all a bit dim,
or what? Surely a pot-bellied 60 year old beer swiller can’t possibly believe
that he is sexy. If he is that stupid, that might even explain why he then buys
the 18 year old a house, a car, a motorcycle for the “brother” and a chunk of
gold rope for her, and then comes back next year and complains because she
didn’t wait for her “sexy man” to come back.
Wilf
Dear Wilf,
Petal, I think you need to be a little more charitable.
Why is your 60 year old here? Because he is bored and lonely, and Thailand
offers him the chance to be a sexy man for three weeks. What would he have done
with the money anyway? Drink it, I suppose? So he has a wonderful memory of an
18 year old who thought he was sexy in this warm tropical country and is waiting
for him. The disappointment when he finds she didn’t wait is soon forgotten as
the new 18 year old girl at the bar thinks he is sexy as well. Thailand is
heaven for three weeks (and hell for the other 49)!
Dear Hillary,
I seem to be besieged. My wife’s family has come to stay with
us. Her brother and her cousin and her mother are all staying in the house with
us, which was going to be one week, but they’ve been here for three months. They
all stay in the one room which I think is a bit unhealthy, and there’s no sign
of them leaving. They are quiet and sweep up and tidy around the place, but this
wasn’t what I really expected. I asked my wife about it but she just says it’s
OK and they’ll be going soon after the brother and cousin have got jobs and
mother is just having a holiday. Is this normal, Hillary?
Harry
Dear Harry (the House Husband),
This is what Thai society is all about, my Petal. Family
reigns supreme, and it is usual for them all to sleep in the same room. It’s not
unhealthy. It is Thai. When you got married, you joined a Thai family. After
all, you married a Thai lady and chose to live in Thailand. You would have to
expect that Thai culture will be dominant. This is your wife’s immediate family.
You can always try to find them jobs - in a far away city. Lots of luck!
