How many Thai women are active in the sex industry?
How many Thai women have ever worked in the sex industry? A question that came to mind after a friend of my wife decided to take that step at the age of 40.
Mia Noi: a mistress in Thailand
A significant number of Thai men have a mistress or a 'second' wife. In Thai: a Mia Noi. This phenomenon is part of ancient Thai culture.
Tino Kuis gave a very favorable book review of 'Woman, Man, Bangkok. Love, Sex and Popular Culture in Thailand by Scot Barmé He read this book in one breath as if it were a political thriller and promised more. Here again a contribution based on Barmé's book. About polygamy or polygamy.
Child at home
My New Zealand neighbor John is considering moving back to his home country. Here's the thing: as a butcher from Auckland, he often came to Thailand for holidays and he liked that. He got to know a Thai beauty, whom he invited to live with him and together they ran the butcher shop with great success.
The Mia Noi phenomenon in Thailand
This phenomenon of Mia Noi (conjunction, second wife, mistress) has spread to all levels of Thai society. Stories of important men in society who have several wives can be found in various media.
“Is adultery natural? Of course, of course….” (Fons Jansen, Conference 'The Electricians')
For quite some time I toyed with the idea of writing a story about sex in Thailand. Always a popular topic, also on this blog. Not strange, because nothing human is foreign to the expat. But not a story about Pattaya, the go-go bars, ladyboys, tomboys, the entertainment districts in Bangkok, the gay saunas or the karaoke bars in the countryside. No. A story about thinking about sex and marriage in Thai society, and the changes therein.
Chris regularly describes his experiences in his Soi in Bangkok, sometimes well, sometimes less well. All this under the title Wan Di Wan Mai Di (WDWMD), or Good Times, Bad Times (his mother's favorite series in Eindhoven). Today part 5: discarding both sides?
No confidence in infidelity
In most cultures, infidelity is a taboo, even in Thailand, where infidelity is almost a tradition. Despite this, it is still considered objectionable.
Khun Peter goes Thailand, part 2.
The taxi driver does not know the way to the hotel. The Ibis hotel in Soi Nana Bangkok. Because I was already afraid of that, I also printed out the address: 41 Sukhumvit Road Soi 4 Klongtoey – Bangkok. That also does not help. My girlfriend takes my reservation form calls the hotel and hands her mobile to the taxi driver. A wide grin is the result. It's nice that we're driving to the right place. After…