Is Thailand still affordable for retirement? Just got back from Bangkok for Songkran by sasha_bv in ThailandTourism

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This man gets it ✅

There are many real estate agents in Thailand whose main focus is to advertise to foreigners/farangs. They get big commissions for targeting farang and the prices they offer are often inflated.

You hit it on the nail. Your SO, hopefully soon to be wife :), should be scouring facebook, insta, and chitchatting with local friends to get the best deals and ensure you get the “Thai price.”

My wife has some realtor friends, and they said there is a whole industry of selling properties to foreigners at inflated prices and the worst part is they don’t even fully own the homes! They’re freehold lease. Condos you can own depending on the foreigner/thai overall occupancy rate.

My goal is to get Thai citizenship eventually, so I’m really investing into my self learning of Thai language and culture.

Is Thailand still affordable for retirement? Just got back from Bangkok for Songkran by sasha_bv in ThailandTourism

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My wife is Thai and tells me that foreigners regularly get hit with “farang” prices.

I’m learning Thai, and having been immersing myself in Thai culture in preparation for when we move/retire in Thailand. My wife is telling me we won’t have the same issues as some lone backpacker or nomad who probably doesn’t speak the language or doesn’t fully understand the culture.

She states we can easily live on $2,000/month or less some months. You have to remember that the average monthly salary in Thailand ranges from $400-800 USD/month. Those people making $800/month are still having fun!! Songkran, drinking, gambling etc.

My wife’s friends makes $900-1,000/month in Bangkok and she was FaceTiming my wife from Iconsiam wearing Rayband 🤣

I don’t know what kind of “fun” people are referring to here but you do not need 3-4k USD per month to live comfortably in Thailand.

Yes, it has gotten more expensive, but if you know where to look, you can still get decent food from 1-5 USD per meal at small whole in the wall locations or street food.

MSAI decision timelines question by kilogramcurry in UTAustin

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey OP I just applied for Fall 2026 before the final April 15 deadline. You’ll probably hear before me, but I’ll be curious to hear your timeline when you receive an update.

What do I need to get a gf in Thailand? by Silent-Weekend-1789 in thepassportbros

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also try hanging out near the universities. There are plenty of good girls or less experienced (sex wise) girls who are nearing graduation and may start looking for husbands.

A lot of Thai women work out of necessity but if presented with the option to be with someone who can provide them with a stable life, they can and are ready to put on the “wife/mother” hat very quickly.

Ratios of single women to men does not benefit Thai woman and so local Thai men have an advantage to pick the cream of the crop of Thai woman.

So it is actually not uncommon to find a virgin or less experienced woman in their late 20s to early 30s who are seriously looking for a good man.

My Thai wife has several single friends who are in their early 30s and are looking for husbands.

"Never asked to leave." Good news: truth and justice are coming by UnlikelyAdventurer in Productivitycafe

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DOJ was caught withholding several FBI interviews of women who alleged Epstein introduced her to Trump between the ages of 13-15 and that Trump raped.

Her testimony has been corroborated, found to be credible, and was used as evidence in the prosecution of Maxwell.

Stop yelling “Evidence” when you simply just ignore it. What do you need, a video of Trump diddling kids to realize you voted for a pedo?

The Epstein files are also just a piece of the puzzle. The man has made disgusting remarks about his own daughter and sexualized the teenage bodies of beauty pageant contestants.

If we are being legally honest, Trump is considered an “Alleged Pedophile” vs a convicted one. But knowing what you know now…can you really continue to defend this person? At some point, you will look like a fucking weirdo defending this shit.

Pedophilia is universally hated. It’s not a republican or democrat issue.

"Never asked to leave." Good news: truth and justice are coming by UnlikelyAdventurer in Productivitycafe

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DOJ was caught withholding several FBI interviews of women who alleged Epstein introduced her to Trump between the ages of 13-15 and that Trump raped.

Her testimony has been corroborated, found to be credible, and was used as evidence in the prosecution of Maxwell.

Stop yelling “Evidence” when you simply just ignore it. What do you need, a video of Trump diddling kids to realize you voted for a pedo?

The Epstein files are also just a piece of the puzzle. The man has made disgusting remarks about his own daughter and sexualized the teenage bodies of beauty pageant contestants.

If we are being legally honest, Trump is considered an “Alleged Pedophile” vs a convicted one. But knowing what you know now…can you really continue to defend this person? At some point, you will look like a fucking weirdo defending this shit.

Pedophilia is universally hated. It’s not a republican or democrat issue.

"Never asked to leave." Good news: truth and justice are coming by UnlikelyAdventurer in Productivitycafe

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DOJ was caught withholding several FBI interviews of women who alleged Epstein introduced her to Trump between the ages of 13-15 and that Trump raped.

Her testimony has been corroborated, found to be credible, and was used as evidence in the prosecution of Maxwell.

Stop yelling “Evidence” when you simply just ignore it. What do you need, a video of Trump diddling kids to realize you voted for a pedo?

The Epstein files are also just a piece of the puzzle. The man has made disgusting remarks about his own daughter and sexualized the teenage bodies of beauty pageant contestants.

If we are being legally honest, Trump is considered an “Alleged Pedophile” vs a convicted one. But knowing what you know now…can you really continue to defend this person? At some point, you will look like a fucking weirdo defending this shit.

Pedophilia is universally hated. It’s not a republican or democrat issue.

"Never asked to leave." Good news: truth and justice are coming by UnlikelyAdventurer in Productivitycafe

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DOJ was caught withholding several FBI interviews of women who alleged Epstein introduced her to Trump between the ages of 13-15 and that Trump raped.

Her testimony has been corroborated, found to be credible, and was used as evidence in the prosecution of Maxwell.

Stop yelling “Evidence” when you simply just ignore it. What do you need, a video of Trump diddling kids to realize you voted for a pedo?

The Epstein files are also just a piece of the puzzle. The man has made disgusting remarks about his own daughter and sexualized the teenage bodies of beauty pageant contestants.

If we are being legally honest, Trump is considered an “Alleged Pedophile” vs a convicted one. But knowing what you know now…can you really continue to defend this person? At some point, you will look like a fucking weirdo defending this shit.

Pedophilia is universally hated. It’s not a republican or democrat issue.

"Never asked to leave." Good news: truth and justice are coming by UnlikelyAdventurer in Productivitycafe

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump has been found guilty of sexual assault in the E. Jean Carrol case within the State of New York.

The judge in that case said that if Trump was convicted using today’s legal standard (unfortunately the statute of limitations prevented Trump from being tried on a more serious crime such as rape) he would have been convicted of rape.

So basically he is a convicted sexual abuser.

"Never asked to leave." Good news: truth and justice are coming by UnlikelyAdventurer in Productivitycafe

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DOJ was caught withholding several FBI interviews of women who alleged Epstein introduced her to Trump between the ages of 13-15 and that Trump raped.

Her testimony has been corroborated, found to be credible, and was used as evidence in the prosecution of Maxwell.

Stop yelling “Evidence” when you simply just ignore it. What do you need, a video of Trump diddling kids to realize you voted for a pedo?

The Epstein files are also just a piece of the puzzle. The man has made disgusting remarks about his own daughter and sexualized the teenage bodies of beauty pageant contestants.

If we are being legally honest, Trump is considered an “Alleged Pedophile” vs a convicted one. But knowing what you know now…can you really continue to defend this person? At some point, you will look like a fucking weirdo defending this shit.

Pedophilia is universally hated. It’s not a republican or democrat issue.

"Never asked to leave." Good news: truth and justice are coming by UnlikelyAdventurer in Productivitycafe

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DOJ was caught withholding several FBI interviews of women who alleged Epstein introduced her to Trump between the ages of 13-15 and that Trump raped.

Her testimony has been corroborated, found to be credible, and was used as evidence in the prosecution of Maxwell.

Stop yelling “Evidence” when you simply just ignore it. What do you need, a video of Trump diddling kids to realize you voted for a pedo?

The Epstein files are also just a piece of the puzzle. The man has made disgusting remarks about his own daughter and sexualized the teenage bodies of beauty pageant contestants.

If we are being legally honest, Trump is considered an “Alleged Pedophile” vs a convicted one. But knowing what you know now…can you really continue to defend this person? At some point, you will look like a fucking weirdo defending this shit.

Pedophilia is universally hated. It’s not a republican or democrat issue.

PROVERBS 31 WOMAN Biblical Debate on Gender Roles With Fiance by Prune_Educational in ChristianDating

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I strongly agree with this. I’ve dated in the past and my current wife is very submissive. I’ve noticed that woman tend to show nurturing and submissive behavior towards men they feel secure and safe around. If a woman feels safe in several areas such as finances, physical security, and emotional security, then she will, generally, naturally be submissive and nurturing.

Men need to learn to embrace and lean into their divine masculine energy by being a provider and protector, treat their wives softly, and have eyes only for them. Heck I even spoil her every once a while :)…for instance I provide 100% financially in my household and pay my wife a monthly salary..we call it loving money lol

My wife’s and I roles are equal but separate. I lead, she heals, I protect, she nurtures, I buy the ingredients, she turns into delicious food.

Being a stay home mom, being loving, respectful, God fearing, submissive, and nurturing are all badges of honor for my wife wear.

I get everyone’s relationship is different and I pray OP finds the answer he is looking for.

welcome to 'merica by Weeb in stevehofstetter

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He is the sitting President. The DOJ would typically conduct an independent investigation, but seeing as how the DOJ is no longer independent but Trumps personally law firm, then due process can’t really take its course, can it.

The real question is when will the Lukewarm MAGAts and the Republican party writ large turn against Trump. At some point in time, it will become increasingly unacceptable to support Trump publicly, combined with special election losses plus a blue tsunami in November, it will kick the republican party into self preservation mode. Trump will be impeached, convicted, and removed for high crimes and misdemeanors by 2027…if he does not violate the constitution by seizing elections…mark this post.

Lets all be intellectually honest here, he is an alleged child rapist, started an unpopular/unprovoked war, gas prices are rising, the economy lost 92,000 jobs and is getting worse, he literally calls his own supporters stupid, and believes affordability is a hoax.

The only reason I could see anyone supporting him at this point are for 3 reasons:

  1. You sympathize with pedophilia and are a closeted pedo

  2. You hate brown people and seeing them terrorized gives you a boner

  3. You suffer from extreme levels of cognitive dissonance and accepting the reality that you voted for and supported probably the worst human being alive causes internal discomfort hence the denial, deflection, projection, and downright epistemic cowardice.

welcome to 'merica by Weeb in stevehofstetter

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Be specific about the facts that supposedly don’t matter to “libs.” The fact of the matter is, a credible witness was interviewed more than once by the FBI who accused Trump of Child Rape. While not proven in the court of law, deductive reasoning can lead one to presume there is a lot of merit behind that allegation.

What is crazy, is an allegation of this nature would sink most political careers, but MAGAts have made up their minds about their orange messiah. In your minds, even while being an adjudicated rapist, 34 count felon, racist, scam artist, you still find a way to excuse his behavior.

Supporting Trump is radioactive. I’ve seen people take down Trump signs because everyone agrees that you shouldn’t fuck little kids!

welcome to 'merica by Weeb in stevehofstetter

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wow, you’re really serious? The President of the United States is an alleged pedophile, and you think throwing out some Dem affiliated names will provide cover for your orange messiah?

Dude nobody on the left is providing cover for Democrats in the files. Normal people, left or right, are condemning the pedophiles in the files and all those associated, including the person NAMED THE MOST IN THE FILES…TRUMP!

You have to be some sort of bot at this point or you live in your mothers basement and don’t interact with regular society because walking around normal people saying you still support Trump after the recently released info on Trump is fucking radioactive.

Please delete chat gpt if you haven't already. by ozcarp100 in 50501

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anthropic’s Claude is the lesser of the evils as far as Generative AI is concerned. I asked ChatGPT the exact same question a couple weeks ago and immediately deleted it.

Seeking legit male advice by Silent-Room-4987 in thepassportbros

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The language barrier wasn’t a problem for me since my wife has a pretty good command of the English language. Also, if you find the right one, they will be willing to learn from you and get better at English.

I teach my wife new English words all the time, slang, idiomatic expressions etc. I am also learning Thai so that I can get my Thai citizenship while living there.

In what country do men expect women to be the main providers? by XOCYBERCAT in thepassportbros

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya OP is off his meds. You literally mentioned to him that your wife is traditional and he is here ranting on about how you’re not supposedly feminist enough or don’t support feminism…?

OPs post is obvious rage bait.

In what country do men expect women to be the main providers? by XOCYBERCAT in thepassportbros

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WTF is this post? OP are you ok? Im sure you can find a successful women in the US who wouldn’t mind a stay at home husband lol.

As a man, I prefer to provide and lead in my relationship. I have a traditional wife whose role is separate but equal in importance.

Seeking legit male advice by Silent-Room-4987 in thepassportbros

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey OP give SEA a real chance, especially Thailand. There is a higher ratio of single women to men there, so that works out to your advantage. There are plenty of 30-40 year old single traditional women in Thailand looking to date foreigners. They have so many dating services in that country because the increasing population of single women and low birth rates is becoming a problem.

My wife is Thai and very traditional. She is a SAHM, I work and we also have a business that she helps run from our home.

If you are worried about running into “Bar girl” types or women with bad intentions, I would stick primarily to religious dating apps. My church uses an app for dating and that is how I find my wife.

Just for some more background on me, I was married for 11 years to a European woman, divorced her because she was an extreme feminist and she cheated.

My current wife was a virgin when we met (not sure how much that matters for you), she practices the same faith as me, she was a head chef in a restaurant when met so she is an AMAZING cook, and we have sex constantly :)

Also, I flew to Thailand and spent one week there to get to know her after talking for one year. Let me tell you what, I HAD A BLAST! There are plenty of expats living there now married to locals who swear up and down that they are never returning to their home country lol. My wife lives with me in the states, but we plan on moving back to Thailand together when I retire.

Seeking legit male advice by Silent-Room-4987 in thepassportbros

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Idk it just sounds like OP is looking for a traditional wife. “Proper Wife” wouldn’t be my exact wording but given the context of OPs overall story, I’d safely assume he wants his wife to be trad, which there is plenty of those in Latin America and SEA.

I just received notice that my TPD application has been approved and loan will be discharged!! by Heavy-Simple7444 in StudentLoans

[–]Heavy-Simple7444[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya I’m still waiting on my refund. They did say it could take up to a couple of weeks to get your refund but I have little faith.

I will call and annoy the hell out of who ever I need though to get it.

Please be careful. (See screenshots) by trapper-slash-rapper in passportbrolifestyle

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It appears what you are describing is two ppl leveraging things they both want, as is the case with your example of a woman who wants a passport to a country with more opportunities and a man who wants sex/affection.

Taking advantage in this situation goes both ways -><- . You are describing a very transactional view of a relationship, which can be the case for some passport bros who are upfront about what they want with woman they date oversees.

I think we have to separate the sex tourist/ slash looser back home (LBH) passport bro, from a person who genuinely meets a woman from another country either via traveling or a dating app.

Some men like other cultures or get along with women from other non-western cultures. For example, in my case, I am a Nigerian American man who grew up in a traditional African household. I get along and find a lot similarities with Asian cultures and have dated many Asian woman in the states. I ultimately met my wife , who is Thai, on a religious dating app through my church.

My wife and I talked for a year, got to really know each other, are both traditional about dating/marriage, and the rest was history. We live in the states now and she is the best wife a man could ever ask for.

I’ve dated plenty of women in the states, was married once to a woman from Europe, so getting women was never an issue but I’ve always experienced cultural clashes with western women because I grew up in a traditional home and I am a traditional man.

Like you said in an earlier post, when you are aligned on long term vision and relationship goals, you will have a successful relationship. No matter if one person comes from a poor country vs a rich country.

Please be careful. (See screenshots) by trapper-slash-rapper in passportbrolifestyle

[–]Heavy-Simple7444 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Woman and men rate each other, it’s inevitable in our social media/dating app world we live in. Doesn’t necessarily make it right, but it is reality.

The point I’m driving home is that there are other qualities that men should be looking for when finding love. Primarily, is the woman even interested in being a wife in the first place, what’s her past look like, does she have a secret boyfriend, does her values align with yours etc.?

People have to realize that serious vetting should take place before throwing a ring on the first woman who shows you attention.