Friends or family?

By Gringo
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February 7 2022

Friends? No, a Thai, whether male or female, has no friends. That is, not in the sense of the word friend as I prefer to use it.

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In just a few days, it will be exactly XNUMX years since the kingdoms of Thailand and Laos officially established diplomatic relations with each other. Of course, this was not the first time in history. In the distant past, not only had there been regular diplomatic ties between the two countries, but also feudal serfdom and occupations.

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Reader question: Missing friendship in Bangkok

By Submitted Message
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July 8, 2020

Here is my question regarding: missing a friendship in Bangkok. I understand that this blog is not a dating site, however I am definitely not out on a date 🙂

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If you follow Belgium in Thailand a bit via social media, for example through the Facebook page of the Belgian embassy in Bangkok, then you know that Belgium and Thailand are celebrating the fact that both countries have been friends for 150 years.

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Living in Thailand becomes a lot more fun when you integrate into Thai society. Ton advises to look beyond the expat clique and went looking for places where only Thai people came. Despite the language barrier, he manages to befriend Birth.

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Reader question: Friendships in Thailand

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March 25 2015

I have a question that I have been running into for years regarding friendships in Thailand.

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Reader question: Did I misjudge this Thai lady?

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December 30 2013

Berth met a Thai woman on a dating site. He only wants friendship but the lady wants more. His question is can you also befriend a woman in Thailand like in the Netherlands? Or is he naive to think so?

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Do you remember him? Flipje Tiel, the fruit boss of the jam factory “De Betuwe” in Tiel. Eat a lot of jam, save points and you could get books from Flipje Tiel. Books in which Flipje experiences all kinds of adventures with animals such as Miss Sheep, Bertje Big, Flapoor Elephant. Jasper Monkey and much more. There is a very nice website about Flipje Tiel with lots of nostalgic photos and descriptions of the factory and the fruit owner.

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