The sharper edge to traveling in Asia

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 Good Manner: Is this Thai marriage or extortion?

The Good Manner: Love & Relationship Advice from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: Thai marriage or extortion? Dear Pa Farang,  A serious matter of money is endangering the relationship between me and my Thai girlfriend of one year.  I’m not a cheapskate, take her out to nice dinners, and buy her nice things.  She’s […]

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Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on why you shouldn’t give away your life savings to a bar girl

I really love Thailand.  Last week I saw an incredibly gorgeous lady on the skytrain, and as fate would have it, she got off at my stop.  I proceeded to follow her (as I had nowhere in particular that I had to be) and she walked into a candy store not far from the skytrain […]

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The Good Manner: Losing one’s girlfriend… to another girl!

The Good Manner: Love & Relationship Advice from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: losing one’s girlfriend… to another girl! Dear Pa Farang,  I have been with my girlfriend, Apple, for more than a year.  I’m very much in love with her, and we have talked marriage.  Unfortunately, I only see her two nights a […]

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Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee’s 5 rules for meeting a “good” girl in Bangkok

Last week we explored the best way to handle oneself when dealing with Entertainment Providers in LOS.  This week I want to venture into the realm of the “good girls.” More and more guys are coming to me for advice on how to meet a nice gal in Thailand. Many have tried a relationship with […]

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The Good Manner: When your lady friend has wrecked your apartment

The Good Manner: Love & Relationship Advice from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: When your lady friend has wrecked your apartment Dear Pa Farang,  My heart is heavy, and I am seeking your advice. I have just come home, and my apartment has been wrecked. I am a farang, in this country for six […]

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The Good Manner: When the lady is a ladyboy

The Good Manner: Love & Relationship Advice from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: my grifriend is a ladyboy Dear Pa Farang,  As a twenty-year military man now stationed in Thailand, I’m faced with something I never encountered at home.  I’m writing to you, because I can’t discuss this with anyone at the base.  I […]

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Bachelor in Bangkok: Those Generous Sponsors

A very common topic of conversation among local guys is the strange phenomenon of men who don’t live in Thailand full time but send money every month to an entertainment provider. We refer to these guys as “sponsors” or “providers” but generally the girls just call them “farangs.”  Well, there are some less flattering terms […]

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WoWasis introduces two exciting new weekly columns

This week, we’re introducing two new columns by veteran writers on the Southeast Asian beat. Pa Farang and Khun Lee each have unique perspectives on the social scene in Bangkok, and their opinions have value when dealing in social situations all over Asia. Pa Farang’s The Good Manner provides love advice to expat men and […]

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