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Pa Farang on hotel scams overseas

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s scam unveiled: Why am I paying unadvertised hotel “fees”? Dear Pa Farang, Recently, I stayed at one of Bangkok’s better hotels. I headed out to dinner and a night on the town, came back around 1 pm with an acquaintance, and we were […]

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How can I stop my Thai wife from gambling? An answer from Pa Farang

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang  This week’s dilemma: How can I stop my Thai wife from gambling? Dear Pa Farang, I’ve been married to my 23 year old Thai wife for about a year now. I’m a farang guy that retired to Thailand, living comfortably. We bought some land near […]

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Why is my expensive Thai hotel is ripping me off with a 10% dining-in service charge?

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s scam unveiled: My expensive Thai hotel is ripping me off with a 10% dining-in service charge Dear Pa Farang, I routinely stay at one of the top Western hotels in Thailand, and eat frequently at its top restaurant.  Each time, a 10% “service […]

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WoWasis sex book review: ‘She Comes First’ by Ian Kerner

Writing a book on oral sex techniques to be performed on women is a pretty serious undertaking. As Ian Kerner, Ph.D., the author of She Comes First: the Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman (2010, ISBN 978-0-06-053826-2) unveils, there’s a lot of there there. There’s a lot to like about this book, provided the […]

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Pa Farang on My old Bangkok haunts are going away. What’s happening?

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: My old Bangkok haunts are going away. What’s happening? Dear Pa Farang, Hi there–greetings from the US. I used to live in Bangkok 1989-1990 on Soi Polo off of Wireless Road. There was a fantastic streetside restaurant there that did fantastic grilled […]

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Pa Farang answers: Why can’t my American boyfriend keep his butt clean?

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: Why can’t my American boyfriend keep his butt clean? Dear Pa Farang, I am a Thai lady, and my American boyfriend showed me your column. He’s away, so I’m writing. He never keeps his butt clean. He leaves poo marks all over […]

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American woman gets financially fleeced by male Asian lover

The Good Manner: Advice on Asia from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s question: Do women ever get financially robbed by male Asian lovers?  Dear Pa Farang,  We’ve all heard dozens/hundreds/thousands of stories about western guys getting cheated out of their money by Asian gals. I’m curious, does the opposite ever happen? Do western women ever get […]

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The tuk-tuk driver took me on a wild goose chase in Bangkok

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: The tuk-tuk driver took me on a wild goose chase  Dear Pa Farang, I agreed to pay a tuk-tuk driver 50 baht to go to a temple. Instead, he drove us around to two different gem shops.you to gem shops, and finally […]

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Is skin-lightening cream a danger?

The Good Manner: Advice on Asia from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s dilemma: my Thai girlfriend uses skin lightening cream Dear Pa Farang, I would guess that like many other western men are like me, and appreciate and enjoy the dark beautiful skin color of their Thai wives and girlfriends. Lately, my GF has started to […]

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Pa Farang’s advice: am I being set up by a Thai lady in Macau?

The Good Manner: Advice on Asia from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s dilemma: am I being set up by a Thai lady in Macau? Dear Pa Farang, I’m Korean-American, but work in HK and frequent Macau saunas once in a while.  I don’t even look at the Chinese girls.  My eyes shift directly to Thai girls […]

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