@Ruth ******

cultural differences through different lenses, but you both keep your little group think on what you perceive as right or wrong ...people also say the mother in law, and the doctor, and the police.. is that somehow disrespectful.. enough said 🤣😂🤣

@Ruth ******

lol.. my wife .. then would be seen as controlling a possession, the wife is different in that it signifies the most important person, not a possession, it is someone of shared power ... But again ....cultural differences 😋😅

@Ruth ******

lol .. simplistic and narrow way of looking at it .. the OP was not misogynistic, it was asking a question and framing it in a way that is different to yours, but now you find it easy to label others ... I think maybe the hot weather makes people jump too quickly to conclusions and judgement without evidence, but hey.. it's Facebook and everyone has an opinion .. my view on Australian cultural norms is very different to yours, but hey, I only lived there, what would I know 🤣😂🤣

@Giorgio *****

lol .. try Australia where the OP came from, calling someone "the wife" has more significance than calling "the dog" or "the plants" .. again, you fail to understand cultural differences and keep trying to frame it in your own cultural perspective ... Celebrate difference in culture rather than trying to put down those that don't fit your world view ... it's a big part of being in Thailand to be able to understand and learn to respect differences 😅😅

@Bob *********

yes, I understand but the multi entry tourist visas can pad out a few years....

I got 2 from embassies in my home country .. the last 2 I got 1 from Laos and 1 from Cambodia

@Bob *********

I did it that way for a few years until I hit 50 during the covid lockdowns, then went retirement visa option. .. the multiple entry tourist visa option worked really well

@Giorgio *****

yet you fail too understand the cultural norms of others countries that can use references that may seem disrespectful to your ways but be perfectly acceptable to theirs ...

@Robert **********

probably not racist at all .. but it definitely stinks if they decide before interview but make people trudge to Bangkok for no reason .. why not inform of denial prior to interview, then save people so much hassle .... All government bureaucracies are the same, no consideration for normal people .. it stinks

@Jacques *******

your confused (clearly), maybe it's you that drinks ...oops .. please do investigate ...😊👍