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I have been programming schedulers lately and one of the options is defining the beginning of the week as Sunday or Monday. Personally I always think of Sunday as the end of the week and Monday as of the beginning. However, here in Bangkok it is Monday morning, the beginning of the week while in North America it would still be Sunday evening, the end of your week. One could say my beginning is your ending :-) Dates, food for thought .. sorry.
Dates are a programmer's nightmare. By date, I mean calendar dates as opposed to dates, as in, may get lucky. The only date format I like is 2016-02-08 (yyyy-MM-dd) because they can be sorted correctly. Enough of calendar date.
Dates in North America usually cost at least $100 and that is just the run of the mill date, not the 'someone you was trying to impress' date. I feel sorry for males dating females in North America. You have to be on your A-game at all times. That means, showered, well coiffed and dressed, cologne, and whatever you do, no nose or ear hair present. Once well turned out, then you better be picking up the lady in a nice set of wheels as you will be judged by what you drive. Next comes the choice of venue for dinner and make sure if there is a movie involved, the lady gets to choose. Stay away from politically correct conversations and tend to agree a lot. Acquiescence is key. No give and take, just give. Now, if you did everything correctly you may or may not get lucky and if you get lucky you better be on your A-game again and be ready to perform. The problem with all of the above, is it is not sustainable in the long term.
Dates in Thailand are completely different. If you suggest an itinerary, the answer is always 'up to you'. However, it is usually best to go somewhere that has a choice of both western and Thai food and if you really want to impress, just Thai food. Going with Thai food only is also way cheaper which is a bonus. If you are a farang, you are assumed to be well off and you do not need to impress with a set of great wheels. The BTS, taxi, or motorcycle taxi are all good. Even walking is good for many Thai women, but make your decision on what type of shoe the lady is wearing. Doesn't really matter what you talk about because of the language barrier, but if you throw in a few self-deprecating remarks in Thai, she will find that funny. Above all else, Thais love to laugh and have fun!
Thais do not find personal questions such as how old are you, how much do you weigh, how many babies do you have, offensive. First off, because most of the ladies you are dating look like greyhounds or salukis, and they love to show pics of their kids. They all think they are too old if they are over 25 so not to worry.
They do like to experience different things so going to a new disco or night club is something they will enjoy. Ditto for going back to a 5-star hotel for a night cap. Your night out is going to cost you far less than in farangland, and unlike in North America, where you may of may not get lucky, in Thailand you will most likely get lucky. Farangs are rock stars in Thailand and many a Thai girl's dream is to hook a farang and get married. Instant promotion to a hi-so life style :-)
Your reward is a devoted (perhaps loving, but I am not sure what loving means anymore) partner. However, everything will be 'Up to you', which is not a bad thing. You can always surround yourself with farang male friends with whom you can have 'intelligent' conversations without being wrong all the time. It's all good.
An observation: 90% of the Thai women I smile at smile back ... almost no farang women I see are ever smiling. It is as if they come from the land of the perpetual frown. Why is that?
TTYL
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