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Thai women who marry Western men.
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 6:54 pm
by Kung-fu Hillbilly
Photo: AfP
By T. F. Rhoden
1 Jul, 2019
Love, Money and Obligation looks at the phenomenon of Western men marrying women from northeast Thailand’s Isaan region.
"Though a work of academic anthropology, based mainly on Patcharin’s PhD research, the book is still highly readable. It clearly and sincerely describes the communities in the Isaan region of Thailand, the women who inhabit these spaces, and the Western men who share their lives with them. Patcharin’s meticulous examination of the lives of Thais in one village, where some women have chosen to marry foreign men, makes for a fascinating read."
"Well-researched and easy to follow, Patcharin Lapanun’s Love, Money and Obligation: Transnational Marriage in a Northeastern Thai Village is a powerful reminder of how interconnected the world has become – and how love can develop between people from completely different backgrounds."
"This book goes against currently popular theories that see transnational marriage [in Thailand] as nothing more than a front for sex trafficking. The research captures numerous moments of this bias, particularly by Western women, who can see these relationships as material – or, even more crudely, transactional – arrangements."
"..She illustrates the similarities and salient differences of East-West marriages from the era of Portuguese traders in the 1600s to the Vietnam war years when American soldiers were in Thailand, culminating in the contemporary era where cosmopolitan marriages are a viable option across social levels."
"Empirically sound and equally enjoyable for the lay reader as for the academic, Love, Money and Obligation is an engaging read on the complexities and realities of international unions in our globalised world."
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https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-cul ... love-money
Re: Thai women who marry Western men.
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:05 pm
by phuketrichard
you got to stop reading articles in scmp
Thai women marry farangs cause they can get the stability no thai man can offer them>
you know there whole villages in Issan filled with mixed marriage couples and beautiful homes.
Re: Thai women who marry Western men.
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:23 pm
by Anthony's Weiner
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:05 pm
you got to stop reading articles in scmp
Thai women marry farangs cause they can get the stability
no thai man can offer them>
you know there whole villages in Issan filled with mixed marriage couples and beautiful homes.
Horseshit, name the villages, please! This is the same guy who claims there are whole villages in Isaan where all the daughters go to Pattaya and become hookers. Come on phuketrichard name names or admit you pull these tidbits out of your wazoo. I don t think you have ever been to Isaan and as it is 1/3 of the area of Thailand and 22 million people living here, a one night stay in Korat could hardly make you an expert.
Re: Thai women who marry Western men.
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:28 pm
by CEOCambodiaNews
Previous thread from 2017 on the studies of Patcharin Lapanun of Khon Kaen University on mixed marriages between farang men and Thai women:
thailand-news-and-discussion/western-me ... en#p209195
Re: Thai women who marry Western men.
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:49 pm
by Phnom Poon
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:05 pm
you got to stop reading articles in scmp
I agree with that
toxic propaganda
Teh rest you're (sic) post is nonsense
Re: Thai women who marry Western men.
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:15 pm
by Clutch Cargo
Phnom Poon wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:49 pm
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:05 pm
you got to stop reading articles in scmp
I agree with that
toxic propaganda
This.
Re: Thai women who marry Western men.
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:19 pm
by Kung-fu Hillbilly
clutchcargo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:15 pm
Phnom Poon wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:49 pm
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:05 pm
you got to stop reading articles in scmp
I agree with that
toxic propaganda
This.
so be it.
Re: Thai women who marry Western men.
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:39 pm
by phuketrichard
my Ex wife was from Khon Kaen>> and contrary to what you think, been all over Issan< Enough to know i'd never want to live up there. You think i just stay in the south?
I have asked my thai friend who told me about the village for the name and will post
PS: never, ever said all the girls from Issan go to Pattaya, Please dont attribute that to me.
Re: Thai women who marry Western men.
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:59 pm
by Anchor Moy
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:05 pm
you got to stop reading articles in scmp
Thai women marry farangs cause they can get the stability no thai man can offer them>
you know there whole villages in Issan filled with mixed marriage couples and beautiful homes.
Great photo btw, but did you read the article ?
As Patcharin correctly points out: “The phenomenon of transnational marriage is far more complex than a simple short cut to wealth.
“Rather, these marriages are situated in the processes of social transition and reproduction in the face of local-global encounters, in which gender, class, lifestyles, norms and practices regarding marriage and family are put to severe test, along with imaginings about a better life for all concerned.”
Re: Thai women who marry Western men.
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:04 pm
by John Bingham
Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:59 pm
Great photo btw, but did you read the article ?
As Patcharin correctly points out: “The phenomenon of transnational marriage is far more complex than a simple short cut to wealth.
“Rather, these marriages are situated in the processes of social transition and reproduction in the face of local-global encounters, in which gender, class, lifestyles, norms and practices regarding marriage and family are put to severe test, along with imaginings about a better life for all concerned.”
I tried reading that but ended up feeling like I was getting a brain-hemorrhage so had to give up halfway.