@Giorgio *****

also, in what way have you actually tried to be helpful and answer the questions from the OP .. all I see is your rant about how you respect and love your wife too much to use the word "the" ... Yet you have no problem to put down a person who asks a simple question rather than stretching your delicate sensibilities to try and accept any possible cultural differences and be helpful ... Of course you just couldn't be wrong because as you say, you love and respect your wife too much .... Strange you have to make that sort of statement, it's like you need to prove it to her for some reason ... Me thinks thou doth protest too much .. 🤣😂🤣 ..

@Giorgio *****

you mean he never called her "the wife" to your knowledge .. but he might have used many cultural norms for your gross delicate self, such as blowhard, whinger, the old man, and the big bastard ... All of which have meanings you just won't understand, but it's ok that "your gross", I think your grouse, 😋😊👍👍

@Ruth ******

yes, the mother in law, the father in law, the brother in law, the sister in law.. treating people as significant without stating they are possessions or beholden to you .. non possessive and respectful .. thanks for asking "the question" .. at any point have you answered the OP posts question, or do you just like the intellectual debate about the phrasing of part of his question that you don't like when looking through your cultural lense.. I actually have contributed to answering his question whilst also listening to your view on how the world should fit in with your feelings on the words "my" and "the" ... Can you follow your own words now and "...Enough said". Or would you like to continue to educate me into your group think concerning Australian culture and how you find it lacking ... Maybe send further replies to the Australian Embassy so you can address your concerns straight to the Australian Government to address this cultural issue nationwide ... Go to the root of the problem ... I am sure your view will be appreciated in helping address the Australian misogynistic cultural norms ... Good luck with that 😁👍😊

@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