Does Sinsot (Dowry) Still Happen Among Modern Thai Women?

@Nick ***************

the biggest was bt3million, with 20 baht gold

@Surf *****

look at what kool breez said highly accurate.

@Jo *********

i live in thailand since 12 years ...ans have thaï wife and son.

That s why i Saw so much foreigners married here , make home , buy car and After 2years ...bye bye .

A looooot !

Go Marry in thailand , bye bye your money thats a fact on 90%>

Most of sincer and durable relations are based on sincerity and a kind of love .

Traditions in thailand are for thaï peopole !

You are not thaï right ?

This is a buiseness !!! Especially near buriram and issan !

You Can respect the tradition its ok .

One if the best tradition in Thaïlande is ton be Marry with an (rich and old if possible) ambulant ATM 😉

Anyway maybe you are happy if you have to buy the girl to them parents ...500.000 thb.

Personaly i have money but pay for have a girl better go Pattaya cheap more .

We married here , made Big party , up 100people..

Music dancers , beers whisky ...and 3baht gold (45g100.000 thb ) for my wife .

12 years later she still have the 3baht gold.

@David *****

make sure speak with future in laws not the girlfriend. Ours gave us a house.

@Joseph ***************

in our own countries we never took advantage of foreigners, wake up

@Nishant ***********

Here's a different one. Asked about sinsod about halfway.

@Nishant ***********

Tried to find it. But couldn't.

@Nishant ***********

if you are really educated- and culturally nourished (as I assume you being from india) - than this post conflicts ! You have to figure out yourself in context of your spouse and in-laws and deal with culture! See it’s like CASE TO CASE BASIS !

@Nishant ***********

I didn’t want to debate!

Admit facts and reality- india is ultra progressing but nowhere it can stop dowry in Rajasthan or in fact any region! If you can’t handle the customs and rituals it’s difficult to adjust for you since this is Asia after all-

I married a "farm girl" put herself thru Uni started 2 businesses. Owned her own condo and a paid for truck. Gladly paid..it helped pay for a decent house for her mom and dad.

@Eric *********

fancy a straightener you grass

@Tom *******

Best investment I ever made... married in a rural village. Most beautiful wedding ever. She is priceless!!

@Tom *******

Real in the sense that if they can get it out of you they will.

In terms of caring about it as a real aspect of their culture and not just a way to grub some free cash? Not really.

From what I’ve seen of people I know who were asked for it, many parents will happily ignore more common cultural traditions of weddings if you pay up the dowry (like a traditional Thai wedding ceremony in favor of a western one) so you can see where a lot of these people sit in terms of actually caring about tradition.

At any rate, unless the girl is a virgin, fairly young, is supporting the family and will stop supporting the family after marriage, it’s not even in line with tradition.

I’ve seen parents ask for sinsod for 30 something daughters with multiple kids who were also expected to perpetually help them out financially

@Tom *******

I did the same 2009 and was upfront. No sinsod given. Wasnt a problem.

@Miguel ************

Nothing to do with ownership of anyone, it’s respect for their tradition.

@Nishant ***********

the only time I have witnessed it was when I went to my ex sisters wedding in Kam Phang Phet, they were both Thai and the husband gave 50,000thb. It went on for like 3 days drinking lao Khao at like 6am and slaughtering pigs to eat it was mental 😂

Probably depends on the family. I don't know exact numbers, I just remember reading posts in the past.