mima_bk

The reason why these booths offer best rates is because they are not "in the airport" but they are technically in samut prakan, the province surrounding the airport. so if you want to change money at the airport always go there. it is like 10% better rate than at the other airport levels.

Idk, if i should write anything at all on this. i don't know you, and i don't know @mauRICE, but i did read some of your posts here and some of your blog. my first thought is wow, i'd like to be like this guy. this is not caring about the other person, other than how he can benefit me in this moment. and no emotional connection afterwards. besides "want to meet again". this, to me, comes around as being very cold emotionally. and i realize i can't be like this, even if i wanted to. idk if there is another side to you that you don't want to show. may very well be. but yes, dehumanizing is very much the optics you are projecting.

"not always" is doing the heavy lifting here.

It is interesting, but i think it would rather belong to the beer bar. but anyway. china is expanding it's influence all over south east asia. laos is basically a chinese vasall state. thailand may be moving slow on this, but they are moving steady. so it will repell this, as they did with chinese zero dollar tours. and they will eventually deal with indians sleeping on the beach in pattaya.

idk, these surveys rely on self reported behaviour. could also be that in japan you just do and don't tell.

One question would be how old are you and how old is he? What @mauRICE said is true, though I would have worded it less harsh. That you met on Grindr does not make him no moneyboy. Plenty of them are there. And on ThaiFriendly, HeeSay, Hornet, Romeo, etc. Often on all of them. Also I would advise that what you have is not dating, at least not in the Thai sense. There dating is in phases, like being friends, talking-phase / Khon Khui (คนคุย) which is half official, and then maybe being boyfriends (faen). What you have is a simple hookup - which is not bad at all. But don't confuse it with dating. Considering your question on faithfulness: Do you really expect him to live like a monk for months, waiting for you? Do you think that would make him happy? Because that should be your goal in a "relationship". Maybe he does not return your affection because he does not feel it, or maybe he protects himself because you would not be the first farang that just disappears after promising all sorts of things. You may want to look up Jai Yen (ใจเย็น) "cool heart". Best luck to you.

Of course they do.

I feel you, i am basically in the same boat like you in your first sentence. I don't think they are faithful, but in my mind he does not have to be. Just try to enjoy what you have with him and what the future brings is always an open question. Don't move there just because of him. If it's for thailand in general, ok; but if it ist because of him then you are in dangerous territory. And speak to him openly about what you want from him and the reason for you to move there. Mine gave honest answers, and this gives me more clarity if and how to move forward. For honesty of thai men in general you may like to google "thai gik culture". Considering gay thai men this is multiplied by 100. They like to hook up often and happily. You have to decide for yourself if you can live with that.

It is also helping me evaluate the fwb or what i have with my friend. Very interesting.

so i returned this weekend after i little over three weeks. i stayed at a very inexpensive but nice hotel in thonburi near where he lives. there were two local nightmarkets nearby and the the mall lifestore thapra. we spent a lot of time together and i met his two best friends he knew for many years (from school in nakhon phanom). for karaoke etc. one weekend before we wanted to go to koh chang he had to care for his nephew (6) because his sister was working. after she failed to pick him up in time we took the little one with us to koh chang. this was so nice, i am still beaming thinking back to these days. my birthday came up after we returned from koh chang and he chose a rooftop restaurant opposite wat arun for dinner. after dinner the staff surprised me with singing happy birthday an bringing a cake he bought alongside a beautiful handwritten card from him. i was really touched i have to admit. i am so happy how he includes me with his best friends and his family. this guy is the best thing that happened to me in a long time.

There are a lot of Isaan boys in Bangkok and Pattaya. My friend is from Nakhon Phanom 😜

arrived today, so glad i booked the direct flight from western europe.

Answer to question 3 would be just use the dating apps and the moneyboys will come to you. Thaifriendly, Grinder, Hornet, Romeo, Heesay. It is not like ordering from a Website but comes pretty close.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xn_XRg9Qeyw

Of course use condoms, i never suggested not using them. PrEP adds an additional safety layer. For the "free" part: I am of course writing from a western perspective, and in most western countries (also in Australia) PrEP is subsidised or free via health insurance.

Best advice is to get it via your doctor at home, and doing all the tests regularly (every 3 months). This way it is also free (or at a very small cost). The tests are important because If you should be HIV positive you need a different medication PrEP can damage your kidneys,bones or liver; especially if they are already under stress (@olddaddy!) You should check for other STDs Of course if you shop around some pharmacies (not the big ones; the mom-and-pop stores) you might be able to get it in Thailand without prescription. It's called Teno-EM. But i would not recommend that.

idk why we can't use the thai way to react to negativity here. jai yen - cool heart. just say nothing...

i will be there the whole month of march but i doubt i would want to meet haha

Same, i was rooting for orange too.

Thai PBS in english: https://www.thaipbs.or.th/election69/result/en/geo/area/1032?region=all&view=area and also live feed in english on youtube:

Friends of mine were at Wolfgang's Steakhouse recently and they said it's very good. Expensive of course.

I will be there basically the whole month of march. Most of the time will be an (illegal) workation, but I am looking forward to it. It is also a test if i could/want to live there long term. And to see how he reacts to it. One problem i have is that thai people simply can't or won't express feelings easily. They do so in actions or small gestures, but having them say something is like pulling teeth, so you avoid that.

I think Thais have no problem with seeing older farang with a much younger Thai man. They may or may not notice, but i feel they just don't give a fuck. I am little over fifty and my - idk, situationship - is 24, looking 18. If you respect Thai culture and keep showing affection in public to a minimum no Thai will bat an eye. After all he could just be my son. Sometimes you get strange looks from tourists, but i came to the conclusion long ago to not give a single fuck what strangers say or think about me. It rather makes me smile because it feels like a confidence boost.

Ok, I returned from BKK today. I don't really know what to write, but to thank you all especially @Travelingguy, @jimmie50, @mauRICE and @khaolakguy for your input. I really didn't discuss the moneyboy situation because it was "I know that you know, and you know that I know" situation. But the whole ten days with him were so sweet. and y I don't really care if he is or not. he still seems to be very much into me. I think your opinions have changed my view on this. Thank you. I will be back to Bangkok soon to see him again. And I am at peace with this.

I am contemplating exactly these questions for three weeks now. What I know is that I don't want to let go (yet).