Hillary
It’s only $2,000 till next month
Dear Hillary,
I see letters to you every week and most of them deal with money. Farangs being called ATM’s, loans needed, “salaries” for live-in...
Looking for a lawyer
Dear Hillary,
My girlfriend was living with another foreigner 10 years ago in Bangkok. He was doing some real estate deals, and at one point...
Picking a lady
Dear Hillary,
Is it always confusing when a chap is trying to take out a “proper” Thai lady, rather than one of the girls from...
Settee shenanigans
Dear Hillary,
I am writing to you with a sad cautionary tale. Briefly, a lady from Buriram who I met in 2003 worked as a...
Boys night out
Dear Hillary,
Once a week I have a night out with the boys at work. Usually this means I get home in the wee small...
The dangers in bus travel
Dear Hillary,
As a Thai woman, please tell me why Thai women are so tactile? When I was on a long distance bus, a Thai...
Save the Sucker campaign
Dear Hillary,
How many of the people who write to you are genuine? Many of them are amusing, but rather unbelievable. Just how dumb can...
Sad old duffers?
Dear Hillary,
Generally speaking I think it is the older guys rather than the youngsters that need the warnings about Thai girls. Most youngsters do...
Look out for the wealth hazards
Dear Hillary,
There are so many things for a tourist to do in Pattaya, why does any older chap just frequent the bars (of which...
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